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Grand Theft Auto VI Is the Most Successful Game Nobody Has Played

It is the most valuable entertainment product of the decade, and it does not exist yet. On anticipation as an asset class, the Polymarket bet, and the week you could finally pre-order a game nobody has played.

Grand Theft Auto VI cover art: the criminal couple Jason and Lucia in Vice City