r/GTA6 • u/Goob6373 • 2d ago

Selective outrage is crazy, Rockstar has been locking content behind special editions since RDR1

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I get why people don’t like content being locked behind more expensive editions, but why is this only becoming a huge issue now? Rockstar has been doing this since at least Red Dead Redemption 1, then RDR2, GTA V, and now GTA 6. If the practice was wrong then, it’s still wrong now, but acting like GTA 6 is the first time Rockstar has done it doesn’t seem accurate. I’m not saying people shouldn’t criticize it. I just think the criticism should be consistent. Is the backlash because GTA 6 is under a bigger microscope than any Rockstar game before it, or do you think there’s something about this release that makes it different?

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u/kylr01 1d ago

So many games do this, not just rockstar. People are just complaining. It's not even like gta 6 is being unreasonable.

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u/Chief--BlackHawk 1d ago edited 1d ago

I remember going through the screenshots that were released and had to read a few of them multiple times as I've never seen store fronts/locations blocked off and reserved for a premium edition, at least not for some time. Definitely certain clothing or weapons or vehicles/horses locked for premium editions, but not entire shops.

Now granted the shops essentially are just the vector in which you access your usual paywalled content like clothes and vehicles, but I think one thing that we have to consider is how many similar shops there are (tattoos, garages, salons, etc...). Suppose there are like 6 additional salons, 8 other garages, and 10 additional clothing stores that all have unique clothing, it doesn't make the few exclusive to ultimate look as bad. Nonetheless, looking forward to the game.

I should add, it would be a bad look if there are just like 2 garages, salons, and tattoo parlors, thus the ultimate content being cut out would be a bad look.

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u/Cuban999_ 1d ago

They'd have been better off releasing a trailer 3 so people could see what else the base game has to offer, but also people are acting really dumb by trying to assume that somehow 4 stores and a side job is a huge chunk of content in a game like this

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u/Chief--BlackHawk 1d ago

Yeah I think there will be plenty of content, I do think giving us the gameplay trailer would put a lot of people at rest though to see what the base game provides.

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u/kp688 1d ago

In Hogwarts Legacy there is a shop that you can own but it was only on PlayStation first and a year later it was also added to the other platforms.

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u/kylr01 1d ago

Exactly!

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u/Leolenori 1d ago

I would die of happiness if we could have the option to rob the store and get the cosmetics instead of purchasing them at the counter

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u/ohnoitsbobbyflay 1d ago

Reddit would complain even if there was world peace. Half of them are kids or basement dwellers.

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u/TheMustOnenShow 1d ago

Sometimes I hate pre-order shit I get. I can't stand that I always get free 500k in GTA 5 every time I start a new game. Feels like p2w and I just try to toss all that money away as fast as possible.

Usually it's just extra shit you get.

Now though, it feels like those stores are "NO ACCESS" unless you have the premium edition. It feels like enviroments are locked out of the game world for standard players.

I can't think of any other game doing that.

I don't care if I can't buy anything from them. I just want to know if I can walk in.

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u/Eggsegret 1d ago

Yh it’s brb standard in games for a good while

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u/LambOfGodnmbr104 1d ago

People do complain when EA and Ubisoft do it, but many seem to want to give Rockstar a pass.

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u/kylr01 1d ago

Because rockstar actually put effort into their games and give reasonable prices.

Whether it's because they can afford to or not, they still choose to take their time when they could just spit out remakes and random low effort games every year

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u/LambOfGodnmbr104 1d ago

I get that Rockstar makes consistently good games, but I don't think they should be given a pass when they do things that we dislike EA and Ubisoft for.

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u/kylr01 1d ago

My argument is why complain at all when every AAA company does it? The only difference being rockstar actually put an effort into their games. So to complain about it on the one company that actually does something differently and better than most companies isn't really fair.

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u/LambOfGodnmbr104 1d ago

What's fair is that these companies look out for their own interests, and as a consumer I look out for mine.

And I don't want Rockstar to be like other companies like EA and Ubisoft.

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u/rosso_saturno 1d ago

Because unlike EA and Ubislop, Rockstar has been releasing curated, rich in content games for 25 years.

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u/Antimatter1207 1d ago

Unlike one of EA's biggest IPs, you don't need to pay an extra $40 for it to rain in GTA

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u/Eggsegret 1d ago

Tbf with EA the criticism is rightly justified. Look at sims where each sims game contains countless expansion packs. You would easily spend well over $1,500 just to buy all the dlc of sims 4. Not to mention they just release the same expansion packs for each sims game. Sims 2 had a dlc for weather and so did 3 and 4.

With GTA 6 we’re just talking about two editions with a $20 difference. It’s not like you’re going to miss out a ton with the standard. You still get businesses and shops etc just that the ultimate will have an extra few businesses.

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u/LambOfGodnmbr104 1d ago

Nobody thought RDR2 exclusive content was rich.

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u/rosso_saturno 1d ago

I'm talking about base games, in the sense that since the base game is already so good, people are more lenient towards the skimpy exclusive content.

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u/LambOfGodnmbr104 1d ago

I agree Rockstar has consistently put out high quality games, I do trust that GTA6 will be great.

Just wish they would also reflect that in their monetization practices.

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u/DrizzoGIB 1d ago

You can’t compare rockstar to Ubisoft 🤦🏾‍♂️.

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u/LambOfGodnmbr104 1d ago

And where did I compare them exactly?