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GTA VI, WoW release could cost economy serious mone
Cleveland.com • • technology
Key Points:
- Three highly anticipated video games—“Grand Theft Auto VI,” “World of Warcraft: Forever,” and “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” remake—are set to be released in early November, with WoW and Zelda launching on Nov. 4 and 5, and GTA VI on Nov. 19.
- The release of GTA VI is expected to cause significant disruption, with estimates suggesting the U.S. economy could lose $1 billion in productivity due to hundreds of thousands of people taking time off to play.
- GTA VI has already sold approximately seven million units, generating $675 million in profits, and Rockstar Games projects that sales could reach $2 billion before the official release.
- GTA is known for its open-world gameplay in the fictional city of San Andreas, WoW is a massively multiplayer online game with millions of concurrent players, and Zelda is a single-player adventure game.
- The economic impact of the releases of WoW: Forever and the Zelda remake remains uncertain.
