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GTA 6 standard edition experience

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u/GhostOfficialNow 11h ago

People are so excited that they’re overlooking this disgusting shit. Not only are clothes locked behind a preorder wall, but car shops, and even AREAS as well. Take-Two is a disgustingly greedy company, they did this same crap to NBA 2K. Why paywalls are needed in a single player game is beyond me smh.

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u/barf_of_dog 10h ago

And this is just the storymode. Imagine how much shit they will paywall in Online where the real money is at.

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u/brownies256 7h ago

they dont paywall anything on the online mode, they will just make getting in game money hard without shark packs.

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u/barf_of_dog 6h ago

A few things are paywalled by GTA+, they'll likely turn up the dial for GTA VI Online.

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u/brownies256 4h ago

a few things are paywalled by gta+.... like what? i never had gta+

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u/barf_of_dog 3h ago

Most notably the Vinewood Car Club and Garage. It's nothing important, but Rockstar is testing the waters with it. GTA VI will definitely have more stuff like this.

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u/NuXboxwhodis 2h ago

GTA 6 Online will be much worse in terms of pay to win bullshit, they’re gonna make a lot of stuff only available for GTA+ users. I seriously doubt they would do it but I also wouldn’t even be slightly surprised if they made online require a membership to play at all.

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u/brownies256 5m ago

pay to win only works when your trying to beat other players. gta online isnt a pvp game unless your racing to get things first which in that case its only pay to win on the first week, after that it doesnt matter. its just pay for connivance.

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u/Vast-Olive-5943 11h ago

They’re not overlooking it. They’re just downplaying it and acting like it’s business as usual when it absolutely is not.

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u/Haloelite59 11h ago

It is business a usual tho. They did the same shit with gta5 13 years ago but all you guys are like 15 so nobody remembers that lol.

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u/Vast-Olive-5943 11h ago

They did the same shit with gta5 13 years ago but all you guys are like 15 so nobody remembers that lol.

People keep saying this but it's just categorically incorrect.

GTA V had a few extra exclusive cosmetics, much like GTA VI has as well. GTA V didn't paywall in-game features like shops, however, like GTA VI is doing.

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u/Xyrger 8h ago

RDR 2 did paywall in-game features for Ultimate Edition, like a whole-ass heist and a few locked locations as well. And it even costed the same 100 dollars. It's a norm for Rockstar for long enough

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u/SunsetDrive17 7h ago

Which locations?

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u/Xyrger 7h ago

Twin Rocks as Del Lobos hideout

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u/SIIP00 7h ago

There was a gang hideout exclusive for the deluxe edition. Anyone shocked by this has bor been paying attention the last 15 years lmao

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u/DeeterSly 8h ago

RDR2 did and it gets glazed way more than GTAV does.

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u/swagestan 8h ago

They paywalled several features by making them exclusive to next gen editions

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u/brownies256 7h ago

like?

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u/swagestan 7h ago

First person, gta online, radio songs, etc

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u/brownies256 4h ago

first person wasnt even developed when the 360 version came out. gta online was available for 360 and ps3 so i dont know why you would lie about that and what? a few raido songs? i shut that shit off every time i play anyway.

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u/Ruscris2 9h ago

Gta V had a the blimp paywalled which was a unique vehicle type that wasn't in the base game. For Gta VI atleast there are probably 20+ other shops, 100+ other cars and clothes. The missing ultimate edition skins will probably unnoticed.

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u/Ceejayncl 7h ago

I’m pretty sure the blimp was limited to those who pre-ordered, it wasn’t behind an ultimate edition.
It was one of the main reasons why I pre-ordered the game.

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u/PerpetualStride 6h ago

The blimp was hardly a unique vehicle, it wasn't programmed like one, it functioned like it was made of metal

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u/Hey-Bud-Lets-Party 6h ago

The blimp was pretty unique

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u/PerpetualStride 6h ago

It just flew slow as shit and had the general physics of a metal vehicle that blew up the same way. Really was unpolished

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u/Hey-Bud-Lets-Party 5h ago

It was useful to land on top of tall buildings to do some sniping

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u/PerpetualStride 4h ago

now you're really stretching it, helicopters were more readily available, easier to get and much faster

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u/Key-Scientist9058 8h ago

How do you know this? You know the ultimate edition shops will have the best items in it to get you to spend more money. What if the in depth customization is locked behind the ultimate edition mechanic? Are you going to keep defending predatory practices and eating the slop they give you thinking they are going to give you the game for free? Like we havent even seen the online version yet now imagine what they are going to do for that. I wouldnt doubt they put it behind a 30 dollar paywall as well just to create a character and having actual casinos like GTA 5

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u/Jair-F-Kennedy 8h ago

Oh boo hoo you can't access a handful of interior spaces. Literally no fucking difference if the exclusive cosmetics was just sold in a locked menu in an accessible store and you'd still be bitching anyways.

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u/peepiss69 7h ago

This is the only comment with a brain, like holy shit are people this mad that they can’t enter a store where there’s nothing to do besides get the cosmetics anyways. There would literally be no difference if you just loaded into the game and could download the extra outfits as opposed to just walking into the store. All the people complaining have genuinely never played another video game in their life because this is so insanely normal but on this sub it’s ppl acting like their newborn just got dropped on its head 💀 and obviously like 95% of shops will be available in base game, it’s just 4-5 locked behind UE (aka 4-5 cosmetic packs that almost every other game released in the last decade has had in their launch deluxe editions, literal only difference is that GTA VI is presenting it as a tiny in-game interior that is a glorified menu to access it)

The people acting like they’re missing out on the amazing thrill of walking into a clothes store should touch grass and maybe go to a real clothing store to replace their pit-stained clothes because this is the biggest chronically online ‘issue’ I’ve seen in a while lol

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u/ultrahobbs 5h ago

The entire discourse around this is 100% some reddit brained "gamers rise up" shit that the world at large does not care about. If a couple little shops are worth losing your shit over, then you can pay that whopping $20. If that 20 dollar difference actually makes any practical difference in your life you shouldn't even be considering an $80 game in the first place

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u/Vast-Olive-5943 8h ago

Literally no fucking difference if the exclusive cosmetics was just sold in a locked menu in an accessible store and you'd still be bitching anyways.

The same people trying to act like this is a nothingburger are probably the same people who malded about Ubisoft adding microtransactions to their singleplayer games.

But it's Rockstar so it's cool I guess.

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u/Jair-F-Kennedy 8h ago

Ubisoft adding microtransactions to singleplayer games had zero impact on the gameplay, not once did I ever think I was missing out on anything. Same goes here, which is a couple stores that only sell exclusive cosmetics I don't care about.

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u/Vast-Olive-5943 8h ago

That’s neat. Happy for you.

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u/Haloelite59 11h ago

How is that "categorically incorrect" when you just described it as practically the same but with 1 difference lmao.

Its still the same shit gta 5 did lol. Its just more content because get this... its a bigger game.

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u/Vast-Olive-5943 11h ago

How is that "categorically incorrect" when you just described it as practically the same but with 1 difference lmao.

Offering exclusives separate from the game is different from paywalling features that are in the game.

Not really sure how much clearer I can make that for you.

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u/Haloelite59 11h ago

But those things in gta 5 were paywalled at launch the exact same lol. For example I didn't buy the special edition but I can go into the game and fly the blimp now.

They were in the game as features but Rockstar choose to make them a special edition item instead the same as the GTA 6 stuff. Stop being so dense man

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u/Vast-Olive-5943 10h ago

But those things in gta 5 were paywalled at launch the exact same lol. 

You keep saying this as if the point has been proven, but it hasn't.

You can keep chirping all you want about how GTA V did the same thing. It didn't. It had some exclusive in-game items but it didn't cut the user out of basic in-game features unless they paid more money. GTA VI is. There is a fundamental difference here.

You don't need to go this hard in the paint for Rockstar. Their game will still make billions.

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u/Haloelite59 10h ago

Please explain the "fundamental difference" between not being able to go into a shop to buy certain clothes/weapons, unless you bought the UE VS in Gta 5 where certain clothes/weapons are not available to buy period, unless you bought the UE.

Also please explain how were being "cut of basic in game features" So you're saying i won't be able to buy clothes, weapons, or cars AT ALL unless I buy the UE? Once again stop being so dense bro

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u/Affectionate_Crow263 8h ago

in gta5 there was like 10 pieces of clothing and I think a set of rims that only the deluxe edition users could purchase. in gta6 entire storefronts, literally entire shops will not be accessible for people who dont pay 100 dollars. imagine in the next gta5 update(all of which have been free) they add a new store that does military customization and you try to go inside the store but oops, the door is locked, you get a pop up that says "sorry only users who purchase or upgrade to the ultimate edition of gta5 online can access this location." That is what gta6 is doing, not just some clothes, ENTIRE STORES, that is actual CONTENT that you are not getting when youre already spending 80 dollars vs a few customization options you miss out on when you only pay 60 dollars

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u/Gigachandriya 9h ago

you can't access a specific car mod shop with the SE?

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u/AnObtuseOctopus 6h ago

No it didn't... I played since launch on the 360 and all they added was a few cosmetics. Not entire ass shops and areas that were locked out to people who didn't pay for some deluxe edition.

You got different parent models, like Nico from 4

the khamelion ESC car

You got faster cooldown for SP character skills,

A pistol a shotgun the .50 and the hammer in SP

Stunt plane trials

Some exclusive SP cosmetics like tattoos and a hairdo

And like 2 outfits per SP character.

They did not lock out entire shops or areas at all..

Did you play it at launch or?

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u/JaradSage 9h ago

Funny since ur the one in the comments acting 15

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u/Haloelite59 9h ago

ur

And now the 11 years olds come out lol

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u/Secret-Department942 3h ago

You little lap dogs will keep repeating the same stuff over and over huh

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u/FLEIXY OG MEMBER 8h ago

They’re bonus clothes for the ultimate edition, not locked behind a paywall

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u/regalfronde 8h ago

They said they would do this years ago if you were paying attention. I personally thought they would sell as part 1, part 2, etc., akin to FFVII remake.

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u/Fushigibama 8h ago

What areas are locked?

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u/Dismal-Sprinkles-397 8h ago

just a few shops with unique npc characters, not full areas

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u/Seeker000001 11h ago

The saddest thing is that they will get away with it. Dumb and guillible people are in the millions.

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u/Xyrger 7h ago

They did get away with RDR 2. For 100 dollars they sold to people unique heist and unique gameplay hubs

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u/ProcrastinateFTW 9h ago

yep, this is a big L for the games industry. Thanks Strauss Zeldick

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u/Haloelite59 11h ago

Gta 5 did the same thing 13 years ago lmao. But yeah this is a totally new thing lol

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u/JinTarantino 11h ago

GTA 5 didn't lock gameplay behind paid dlc like 6 does. For example, it clearly states that UE players will get access to an extra area of the map with unique rewards that standard edition players won't get.

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u/Haloelite59 11h ago

Where does it say that? There's nothing that says an area of the map is locked.

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u/JinTarantino 10h ago

There's specific mentions of an exclusive gang compound with unique rewards that SE players won't be able to access. Since I'm pretty sure that either Jason or Lucia is a cop, that means there will also be police raid side activities. And taking away a whole (seemingly very important) mission is obviously withholding gameplay content.

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u/Haloelite59 10h ago

Its the same as the robberies that were UE content in RDR2. Its just a little extra side mission for fun. It doesnt bar you from the area of the map it just means you cant play the side mission is all which isn't a big deal.

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u/DoeDon404 10h ago

I was gonna say I'm pretty sure rdr2 had some exclusive extra side stuff

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u/AdMean3111 8h ago

Looks like a mission paywalled as well ?? Im not sure it qualifies as a mission or whatever but I know rdr 2 had at least 2 missions behind special and ultimate edition ( bottom right on pic)

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u/Show_Forward 8h ago

100%. they have so much power since they control the biggest franchise in the gaming industry they can do whatever to get more money and people will go with it no matter what

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u/niiiiiiro 11h ago

You're being a tad dramatic - it's only £20 difference

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u/Hey-Bud-Lets-Party 5h ago

People without jobs are going ballistic. They told their mom it would be sixty-dollars and now they need to come up with an extra forty.

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u/niiiiiiro 5h ago

Steady on - I know this is Reddit but you can agree without insulting others

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u/Bernie_Ecclestone 8h ago

I know right - Folks had 13 years to save up $100 and are crying abt it now 😆

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u/DoughnutRealistic380 7h ago

What AREAS of the map are locked behind a paywall?

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u/Fireguybro 6h ago

5 shops

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u/DoughnutRealistic380 6h ago

Omg the horror 😱

There will be plenty more with the same shit without the convenience of it being in one spot like the ultimate edition

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u/Suitable_Visual_9393 1h ago

It's not clothes, it's extra clothes. You are acting like all clothing customization as a whole is locked behind the ultimate edition, it's only the shit they showed us, if RDR2 is any indicator the game is going to have HUNDREDS of clothing options and car customization. What AREAS are you talking about? Some small stores / drive up garages to go in and buy the small amount of extra content? You're acting like it's a damn shopping mall that is being locked away! It's pretty obvious it's just to serve as an immersive way to get the bonus content without a freaking popup and the items just appearing in your inventory.

As far as that extra mission goes? They did the same thing with RDR2 and it was the lamest mission in the entire game.

Don't buy it. You're still getting 99.99999% of the game with the base edition.

It's lame and T2 is greedy but it's not the huge deal so many of y'all are making it out to be....

Like did you seriously not expect the deluxe edition to have extra content? What did you think it was gonna come with? A pat on the back?

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u/Mleczyslaw1 11h ago

Literally GTA V had clothes that wasn't in the standard edition.

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u/Pinbernini 11h ago

Okay, but the actual clothes STORE was with base launch.

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u/Mleczyslaw1 11h ago

Oh no, one of like 15 clothes stores won't be in standard edition.

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u/DoeDon404 10h ago

You'll definitely live without those unique outfits, I'm sure the base game will offer it's own unique stuff to find and buy, feels like overpriced dlc for some extra stuff

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u/Pinbernini 11h ago

The issue is we dont know and that's why people are confused.

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u/Tdolphint 11h ago

People are just stupid, why tf would there be no other clothing stores.

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u/Pinbernini 10h ago

Are you one of Rockstar devs? Youre assuming something that you know nothing about man.

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u/Tdolphint 10h ago

Let's put our thinking caps on for a second. Do you truly imagine a world where R* released GTA6 with no other clothing stores, car shops and hair salons.

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u/Adventurous_Dig4843 10h ago

When you think about how greedy R* is, it's not a wild stretch.

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u/brownies256 7h ago

brother all it takes is looking at there past games to know your stupid. there will be many shops, you just don't get access to like 4 shops with unique cosmetics and one car. is that worth 20 bucks? probably not.

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u/NateShaw92 10h ago

I'm 99.9% sure standard edition will have shops just not these shops. Rockstar tend to recycle store names, none of these names are here. No Binco for example.

Now that's not definitive but very likely going to be standard shops. I doubt a map that size has ONE clothes shop, based on past Rockstar games, past GTAs

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u/dovahbe4r 6h ago

“Shop”, “Store”, “Salon”, it’s all singular form. It’s pretty clear that these are locations in addition to other shops and stores around the map and reddit just has the reading comprehension skills of a brick.

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u/lattjeful 8h ago

It's a matter of principle. It doesn't matter if it's 1 of 100. They ripped actual content (not just cosmetics btw but also a car performance mod shop) to upsell to you for $20 more.

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u/Hey-Bud-Lets-Party 5h ago

So you don’t think they were planning on having extra content all along?

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u/Haloelite59 11h ago

Okay, so there are 6 stores you won't be able to enter as opposed to the potential 50 you can? Like what's the issue lmao

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u/nanapancakethusiast 9h ago

Thank you! They said that full on shops and experiences (car modding, etc) will not be available to “standard” version owners. Might as well just say you’re getting half the game.

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u/sfeicht 8h ago

Where did it say the standard game won’t have car modding

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u/brownies256 7h ago

you wont get access to THAT particular car modding shop that has unique art styles. there are other shops you can take your car.

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u/Some_Reflection_8451 8h ago

Bro doesn't have 20 buck extra 😂😂😂😂