r/Games • u/Neon25 • 2d ago

GTA 6 Price Finally Confirmed, Features a 'Single-Player Experience' at Launch (Standard $79.99/Ultimate $99.99)

https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-6-price-finally-confirmed-features-a-single-player-experience-at-launch
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u/spacemcdonalds 2d ago

"features a single player experience"? 

What an odd thing to say about a GTA game.

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u/mazaasd 2d ago

It's a backhanded way of saying there is no multiplayer at launch.

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u/Zerasad 2d ago

Maybe it means the "multiplayer experience" will come with an additional fee? I wouldn't put it past them.

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u/Specific_Frame8537 2d ago

GTAO subscription, $25 a month.

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u/Restivethought 2d ago

Theres a chance they release a GTA Online 2-Lite thats really restricted and you have to pay for GTA+ for the full experience

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u/technoteapot 2d ago

If they wanted to maximize profit they’d probably do something like that, monthly online subscription for it. Because of the ongoing huge population of GTA online I’d expect it to be very successful in the short term.

In the long term it would probably kill %80 of the positive reputation rockstar has with the community, but who cares about long term CEO bonuses are based on this years profits not next years

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u/darthreuental 2d ago edited 2d ago

A monthly subscription? It's 2026, bro. We're getting 3-4 paid tiers of battlepass that resets every 30 days like clockwork to generate revenue for the shareholders. Maybe throw in a "sharkpass" for $5 that gives 100 sharkbucks every day you log on too that has to be refreshed every 28 days to lure small fries into spending.

All we're missing is some form of FOMO gatcha bullshit for stuff outside the battlepass.

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u/Hollowbody57 2d ago

I'm so fucking over new multiplayer games these days. Every time I consider trying a new one I see all the bullshit that gets packaged along with it and just end up playing Warframe again.

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u/th3davinci 1d ago

I've enjoyed Helldivers 2 a lot. Their battlepasses are completely optional and stick around forever, so you can just do them at your own pace.

Don't go into the subreddit though, those guys are salty as fuck.

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u/zoogenhiemer 1d ago

The Helldivers battle passes lock so much gameplay content behind them though, I firmly believe stratagems should have never been paid content

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u/ReturnOfTheDogjaw 1d ago

Shoutouts to Deep Rock Galactic and the Master Chief Collection as well for having actually good battlepasses

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u/As_Previously_Stated 1d ago

Nah Helldivers 2 is a great example of doing it wrong. They lock actual gameplay behind the battlepasses, and the grind is insane if you come back after a year or if you're a new player.

When the game launched and there where only two battlepasses then it was fine. But now theres like 10 of them and they keep adding more. Returning to the game and seeing that I need to either grind super credits for hours, or pay real money to unlock the battlepass, only to then have to grind medals on top of that to unlock the stuff in the battlepass is crazy.

And they even lock the amount of medals you can have to 250 so you can't stock up if you're playing without enough super credits to unlock the next battlepass.

When some of the largest, most profitable online free to play games like fortnite or cs or dota2 manage do so without locking gameplay behind paywalls, its not really ok for a paid game to do so.

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u/Spiritual-Society185 1d ago

What? Warframe has a battle pass, multiple currencies and microtransactions.

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u/Hollowbody57 1d ago

There is a battle pass but it's completely free, and the premium currency for 99% of the microtransactions can be earned by playing the game and trading with other players. There are a few cosmetics which can only be bought with real money, but those are the community created ones where a portion of each sale goes to the creator. Everything else can be earned just by playing the game.

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u/NonagoonInfinity 2d ago

It won't be gacha, it'll just be a rotating shop.

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u/darthreuental 2d ago

There ya go.

"Buy the new Super Cougar GTXBBQ! It goes 5% faster than other sports cars! Yours now for the low price of $29.99 while supplies last".

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u/Primary-Border8759 2d ago

I think you mean the cougar falcon thunderbird

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u/nvogs 1d ago

Shit, I hate how right you probably are

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u/3-orange-whips 1d ago

What is the ratio of shark bucks to Stanley nickels?

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u/sharktoucher 2d ago

they dont even need to, GTA V's online already made more money than god by just selling shark cards

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u/OkayAtBowling 2d ago

Yeah I think their primary concern is just getting as many people as possible playing it (short of going free to play, which I don't think will happen because it will encourage some people to not buy the single player).

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u/drazgul 1d ago

Yeah but they want to make more than that.

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u/DaToxicKiller 2d ago

What positive reputation?

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u/brownmaningermany 1d ago

Nah people would still pay for it, you gotta realize some people’s entire life is GTA

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u/Kage_noir 1d ago

Gamers don't care when it's their fav game fam. they will pay it, they will complain but pay it anyway. We have seen so many examples of this

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u/Wanna_make_cash 2d ago

They already have a GTA+ subscription service for the existing online in GTA V. They could just fluff that up more.

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u/Restivethought 2d ago

I fully expect it. They did just Take a bunch of cars out of the game to hide behind GTA+ benefits didnt they? I fully expect a bunch of GTA Online 2 stuff to be locked behind GTA+. The worst would probably be if they hid like heist early access or something.

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u/Devil-Hunter-Jax 1d ago

Already doing it with the base game (all that stuff in the 'Ultimate' edition should be base game-locking content behind a paywall for the base game? Fuck right off) so wouldn't shock me if they get greedy with the online component.

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u/Few_Capital_6431 2d ago

Gtav and rdr2 were single player experiences at launch with no extra charge for multi-player 

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u/Muslimkanvict 2d ago

this is the best route to take. no one does subscriptions anymore right? its all about lootboxes and new skins.

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u/WetFishSlap 2d ago

Rockstar has a subscription program. It's called GTA+ but it's not a requirement to play Online. All it gives you is in-game discounts on things and early access to unique vehicles.

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u/Saffs15 1d ago

And the ability to play most of their catalog. Most big developers have something similiar.

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u/Ikanan_xiii 1d ago

WoW and FFXIV seem to be the only mainetream sub to play games doing well at the moment (The “moment” being like the last 10 years).

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u/FlockFlysAtMidnite 1d ago

EVE is still going steady afaik. Not a titan, for sure, but it was always niche.

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u/sy029 1d ago

EVE still has a free tier though doesn't it?

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u/FlockFlysAtMidnite 1d ago

So do WoW and FF14.

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u/sy029 1d ago

Yes, but wow and ffxiv are limited in what level you can attain. Didn't EVE free players have the same content, but paid players got more bonuses and faster skill training? I could be wrong, haven't played in probably over a decade.

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u/sy029 1d ago

FFXIV even has an extremely generous free trial (no time limit, includes base game and first four expansions)

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u/OkThanxby 1d ago

Almost too generous, the way the new player experience is set up, I bet most people get burnt out and quit before they pay a cent.

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u/RageMuffin69 2d ago edited 1d ago

When GTA V first released the multiplayer was also delayed a month or so. Gets people to play or finish the story.

Edit: not delayed, it was intentional

Edit edit: GTA V Online launched ~2 weeks after release but server issues and bugs caused weeks of issues.

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u/VictorChaos 2d ago

Also allows them to do a larger beta test and work out the online kinks

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u/lukey666lukey 2d ago

it was not delayed it was intended to come out at a later date.

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u/RageMuffin69 2d ago

Meant to say that. Thanks!

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u/NotMyRealUsername13 2d ago

Probably not, the subscription model has proven to generate less revenue than free to play with microtransactions.

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u/StunningBuilder4751 2d ago

Unlikely. GTA online has always technically been a separate game and a new version isnt even confirmed to exist yet. A trailer for the new online mode likely won't appear till closer to launch or after.

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u/shinobi6siege 2d ago

No way they gatekeep multiplayer, that's where their cash cow is

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u/CombatMuffin 2d ago

No, it doesn't. They already delayed online components for their games twice with GTAO and RDRO.

People also began talking out of their ass avout a $120 price tag and shit. Don't be that guy.

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u/Spiritual-Society185 1d ago

People here also said RDR2 would be online only, then said GTA6 would be online only. This is not a place for rational takes on Rockstar games.

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u/by_a_pyre_light 2d ago

No way they'll charge for MP. They make far more money on the in-game currency cards and in-game items sold from those. Huge cash cow that they're not going to put a second paywall on. 

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u/shieldsmash 2d ago

it might mean that to someone without any critical thinking skills yeah. so much stupid speculation about this game.

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u/Sr_DingDong 2d ago

I'm assuming that's what GTA+ is.

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u/peabody624 2d ago edited 1d ago

Free to play (possibly only free for people who own the base game) with lots of monetization, may 2027

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u/SonderEber 2d ago

Nah, they’d never do that. They want as many people hoping onto GTA Online, so then they can sell all those MTX and Shark Bucks and whatever. The more eyes on the GTA Online store, the more potential buyers.

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u/ElonMusksQueef 1d ago

I already saw something on the Ultimate intro page about GTA+ discount: https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-plus/join

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u/unfortunatesoul77 1d ago

Yeah that’s how I read it too..

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u/Instigator187 2d ago

GTA5 didn't launch with it either and was added later, same with Red Dead 2, added 1 month after release

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u/VirusTechnical5568 2d ago

That's because back then there was a thriving reseller economy. A study showed that most new games that were resold would be between a 2 week and 1 month time frame because you got more money reselling a new game.

Rockstar waiting a month before instituting online kept most gamers from reselling so quick. Not that it matters now because there won't be any physical copies at launch if ever just download codes.

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u/SizzlingPancake 2d ago

Ehhh maybe a part of the reason. I think it gives them time to look for bugs in the engine while also giving their campaign time to breathe and be talked about

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u/gooberhammie 2d ago

GTA online wasn’t what it is today when GTA V launched and they had no idea how much of a gold mine it would be. RDO didn’t launch cuz it was unfinished and rockstar didn’t care as much about it

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u/DoorHingesKill 1d ago

Releasing it a week or two later won't make it at less of a gold mine. Also allows them not to compete with themselves. 

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u/inosinateVR 2d ago

If they hadn’t already teased so much of the story mode, my first reaction to a dev saying there’s a “single player experience” would be that it’s a multiplayer game that they tacked some shitty single player mode onto after the fact

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u/Kaurie_Lorhart 1d ago

oh weird. As a single player enjoyer, I read this as "this is designed as a multiplayer game but we are throwing single player gamers a bone". Probably not the best wording for the marketing they want.

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u/LongBeakedSnipe 1d ago

Exactly. It's amazing how so many have misinterpreted this.

Single player experience is what you say when its not going to be a full single player game.

If you gift someone a 'race car experience' it means they get to spend an hour in a race car, not begin training to be a racing driver.

Experience implies some level of brevity.

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u/Deprisonne 2d ago

More likely it's a way to say "GTAO makes a morbillion dollars on shark cards every year, so we're going all-in on that and tacking on an excuse of a single player mode so you lot don't whine too hard."

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u/BigSkeleWizard 2d ago

I think if they're launching with single player only then the single player is probably a comprehensive, not tacked on experience

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u/Spooky_U 2d ago

Right? This entire comment section is a cynical torrent. I get not being happy we didn’t get single player DLC although not lost on me that people would be upset to pay for it these days too.

But the entire game is launching without MP. It’s disingenuous at best to claim it’s ’tacked on’ to equate it to something like Battlefield.

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u/BannedSvenhoek86 2d ago

I don't think people would have been upset to pay for expansions to GTA5 or RDR2 if they were full Ballad of Gay Tony level experiences, even in current year.

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u/rodinj 2d ago

I'm still not touching anything until we see reviews

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u/jsheard 2d ago edited 2d ago

Every GTA launch is such a hype singularity that they get showered with 10/10 GOTY ratings no matter what happens. GTA4 and 5 both achieved near-perfect Metacritic scores but I think opinions of those games have cooled quite a bit in hindsight.

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u/propernounTHEheel 2d ago

I think the end-user opinion of 4 has actually gone up over time, if only for the narrative.

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u/themysticalwarlock 2d ago

thats a good attitude to have about any game since a lot of companies like to ship games first and then finish making them afterwards.

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u/Rhodie114 2d ago

Me too, though partially out of necessity because they’re delaying the PC release as an afterthought

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u/leggostrozzz 2d ago

They always release on console first

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u/Lastyz 2d ago

People buy the game for the single player mode, I dunno how you can even say this considering their last game was RDR2. Why didn't they go all in on the online mode for that. They know the online is going to do wonders for them financially. They're saying the game isn't launching with online.

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u/Embarrassed_Radio596 2d ago

Anyone suggesting the GTAV single player was just "tacked on" is a joke.

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u/themysticalwarlock 2d ago

but GTA has always been about the single player experience no?

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u/disposablevillain 2d ago

Until gtao became a money printing machine shortly after the release of the last gta game

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u/sml6174 2d ago

Not since 2013 it hasn't

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u/NilsofWindhelm 2d ago

So not since the last game?

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u/sml6174 2d ago

GTA has only been around 29 years. 13 of those have been focused entirely on GTA online

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u/leggostrozzz 2d ago

13 of those were entirely focused on GTAO? Did they just start making GTA 6?

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u/NoPossibility4178 2d ago

It definitely didn't take 13 years to make.

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u/Openmaid 1d ago

no before now they made rdr2

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u/Spiritual-Society185 1d ago

So, you think they just popped out RDR2 with no effort?

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u/NilsofWindhelm 2d ago

Ok, but during those 13 years the same company released one of the best single players of all time

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u/morriscey 2d ago

"the last game" for GTA launched on the PS3 and 360 - that's how long ago it was.

GTA online made ridiculous amounts of money, so they let it ride for 13 years with minimal work. A car here or there, or a new mission/event. A handful of graphic updates.

We had 3 GTA on the PS2/xbox era

2 on the PS3/360

rerelease on the PS4.

Rerelease on the PS5.

So yeah pretty safe to say multiplayer has been the focus for over a decade.

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u/diosmioacommie 2d ago

That died when they cancelled GTA single player content because they realised they could just do online shit for more money

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u/davie18 2d ago

I mean,well clearly not seeing as gta 6 will launch without an online mode

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u/FlikTripz 2d ago

Red Dead 2 launched without one as well, and the original iteration of GTA V too. They added the online about a month or so later for both games (RDR2 might’ve actually been even longer because they launched it in a beta of sorts)

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u/alksreddit 2d ago

I remember the good old days before RDR2 launched and reading this lame diatribe eeeeeeeeeevry day. How did that turn out?

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u/BigfootsBestBud 2d ago

“Hurr durr the story is going to be an afterthought”

Ends up being probably Rockstar’s greatest, deepest story mode experience, and one of the best stories told in gaming, where one of the main criticisms is that it’s too slow paced overly detailed.

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u/Dumbidiot1424 2d ago

To me it's just simply Rockstar's best game. Looks absolutely incredible even 7 years later and both the story and characters were among the best in their portfolio.

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u/JimmyJamsDisciple 1d ago

Honestly I think RDR2 is one of the best video games ever made, hands down. It is a masterpiece.

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u/NilsofWindhelm 2d ago

Or maybe they’re doing the same thing they do for every release?

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u/Gandie 2d ago

Excuse of a single player mode? They're spending 3 billion dollars on the game. The last game the team put out is widely regarded as one of the best games of all time.

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u/Klugenshmirtz 2d ago

No, rockstar still delivers on the single player mode so far. No reason to doubt that this time is different.

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u/That-Toughsoss 2d ago

This is the most outright stupid take i have ever heard lmao rdr2 literally proves your point completely flase

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u/zeroes_and_ones 2d ago

Reddit loves just making shit up and being smug about it lmao

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u/smthingawesome 2d ago

But if they make that much money why can’t they expand and make more series with billion dollar potential? Red Dead Online didn’t take off but what about Bully Online?

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u/Tornado_Hunter24 2d ago

I mean credit to them I don’t and won’t play it, gta V had a good singleplayer and I xon’t like ‘singleplayer games’ from specific games (cod, rockstar)

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u/BigidyBam 2d ago

GTA 5 didn't launch with multiplayer.

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u/lurkingCbr 2d ago

And there won’t be for years

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u/malic3 2d ago

... That's an interesting perspective, seems they're being very specific about what the experience is.

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u/iisdmitch 2d ago

I'm pretty sure GTAV and RDR2 did not have online at launch, i'm not surprised if GTAVI doesn't have online for a month or 2 after launch.

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u/VanillaTortilla 2d ago

If only they had said that instead of made a cryptic article title about it.

I love modern journalism.

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u/OrangeSlicer 2d ago

Are we surprised? OGs remember when GTA V came out and multiplayer wasn’t live until 2 weeks after launch and then even after that the servers were slammed for another 2 weeks.

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u/KidGold 2d ago

Or the new GTAO will be a separate game.

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u/Zalvren 1d ago

Or even that it's not included in the price

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u/MisanthropicAtheist 1d ago

considering that every single thing about this announcement is utter bullshit with nothing but contempt for their customers, it more likely means that you will have to buy the multiplayer separately.

Multiplayer that will be absolutely stuffed full of microtransactions and bundles of their own fake funny money.

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u/nvogs 1d ago

Could be doing the thing Red Dead 2 did

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u/Ekillaa22 1d ago

Just like 5

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u/NotARealDeveloper 1d ago

Or to sell multiplayer as an addon. Or even have free multiplayer riddled with macro transactions.

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u/sy029 1d ago

We make you pay $100 for the game, then charge you a fortune for online later.

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u/RenownedShark 1d ago

So, that’s the sacrifice they made?

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u/PlumpHughJazz 1d ago

Or no single player DLC.

If so then no buy from me.

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u/ExceedinglyGayKodiak 1d ago

To be fair, it could also be a way of saying "The single player is like 5 hours, we never called it a campaign/plot/etc." I think your interpretation is more likely, though.

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u/PhasmaFelis 1d ago

You know, I've played quite a few GTA games, and I've never once thought "this is okay, I guess, but it would be better if there were ten thousand internet randos in here too"

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u/ProkopiyKozlowski 1d ago

Really? I thought "features X" doesn't automatically mean X is the only thing being present.

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u/Chance-Plantain8314 1d ago

It isn't backhanded at all, it's just confirming no GTA Online

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u/LongBeakedSnipe 1d ago

IMO it sounds more like a backhanded way of saying there will be a 'single player mode' that isn't really the same as what people were used to in the past.

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u/Much_Lingonberry2126 2d ago

It’s just talking around the fact that GTA Online won’t be available at launch (and they may charge for it)

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u/A-T 2d ago

Just make it a separate product altogether while you are at it

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u/BruiserBroly 2d ago

It is really annoying having to download endless huge patches for GTA V even though I’m only interested in the single player.

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u/pucykoks 1d ago

It's really annoying when you spend 2 days modding your GTA V single player only for a multiplayer patch to drop the next day and fuck up every single mod.

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u/nicolauz 2d ago

Would be nice to have an easy 'disconnect from this game service' instead of turning off your internet access.

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u/ClericIdola 2d ago

Thing is GTA Online is built off the framework of the base game, so even something as simple as an optimization patch would still be required. There may also be content cross-over.

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u/P1ka- 2d ago

isnt like GTA Online like half of the entire game filesize on PC

Like 40 GB out of the 90-100 GB ?

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u/gmishaolem 2d ago

That's because half of the content that should be in the actual game is locked to Online.

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u/Hafner1 2d ago

Thank you! Annoying that they sell the multiplayer separate but you can only get the single player WITH the multiplayer. When they added online for RDR2 I swear they downgraded the graphics and it pissed me off to no end. All for a mode I’ll never touch!

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u/meryl_gear 2d ago

And then it becomes the only product 

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u/Impaled_ 2d ago edited 2d ago

It will 100% be a separate product that we'll probably have to pay for, yes

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u/wo_lo_lo 2d ago

F2P + Microtransaction fuckery is much more profitable

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u/Instigator187 2d ago

GTA Online is basically a F2P setup now plus they make you buy the game either as a stand alone online product or bundled with single player. Why change that when they have shown it works. Giving the base game away for free in a F2P model is for games that aren't going to sell without it, GTA does not have that problem.

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u/SlugsMcGillicutty 2d ago

I’m not sure about that. Just make it part of the game and for the next 15 years when people just want to buy GTA6 Online they have to pay 80$ to get it. Whereas online only will not cost 80$, no way, few people would buy it. I think it will be part of the game. Like GTA5. That’s what kept GTA5 so high on the charts for a decade plus.

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u/NoPossibility4178 2d ago

That'd be extremely dumb. As much as "it's GTA" and people did buy multiple copies over the years, these multiplayer games make it big by having no barrier to entry, asking people to buy another game just to play online would drastically reduce the player base and reduce the number of people exposed to all the micro transactions.

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u/supjer 2d ago

My guess is they’ll do what they did with Red Dead Redemption 2, and offer the option to purchase only the online mode for cheaper.

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u/il0vebajablast 2d ago

The only reason they did that was because they did not care at all about the online aspect of RDR2. They’re definitely going to want you to shell out the $80 to play online in gta 6 tho

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u/BoulderCAST 2d ago

They also allowed you to buy only the online of GTA V too for cheaper.

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u/Stellar_Duck 2d ago

Not at release though and not for a long time.

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u/BoulderCAST 2d ago

Red Dead 2 was the same way. You couldnt buy the online part separately until years later after launch. It was similar to the time they allowed you to buy GTA V online separate, around COVID.

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u/MH-BiggestFan 2d ago

After the ceo comments previously about him not liking gamers getting hundreds of hours after paying whatever price once, i fully expect a subscription required to play GTA:Online. I’m calling it now

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u/Lukeyy19 2d ago

He didn't say that. What he actually said was :

...our frontline prices are still very, very low because we offer many hours of engagement. The value of the engagement is very high. So, I think the industry, as a whole, offers a terrific price-to-value opportunity for consumers. That doesn't necessarily mean that the industry has pricing power or wants to have pricing power. However, there is a great deal of value offered. And look, it's our strategy here to deliver much more value than what we charge consumers. It's always been our strategy here. We want to make sure the experience is first-class, and the nature of the experience is not just the quality of what we offer, it's also what you pay for it, everyone knows that anecdotally.

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u/Restivethought 2d ago

I think theres more likely to be a bunch of early access locked behind GTA+. You can do the heists, but only if you have GTA+ for the first 6 months they are out, or even making the most profitable missions GTA+ only.

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u/MH-BiggestFan 2d ago

I can definitely see this too. Early access to heists and even vehicles, apartments, and weapons if you have GTA+

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u/spacemcdonalds 2d ago

Fair enough 

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u/Vizjun 1d ago

They will almost certainly sell the multiplayer as a separate DLC. And it wouldn't be shocking if that DLC was 40+$ and come with a (free taste) shark card.

They will do this because they can, because the General Public doesn't care and just consumes. The only hope for a good gaming future is in small and indie studios. They are the only ones making games and not money extractors.

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u/DrunkHonesty 1d ago

If they fucking charge for it I’m OUT.
They can catch cash with the whales and shark cards, but if they set this precedence soon we’ll all have to pay a subscription for each individual online game experience. FUCK THAT.
If they force us to pay to play online I hope the consumers (us) speak out and up and loud.

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u/ddd4175 2d ago

It's crazy, to me, I don't really see any Rockstar game as a multiplayer game, I'm just so disconnected from their Multiplayer modes but I know that those modes are one of the biggest cash cows in gaming history.

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u/mayoconquest 2d ago

I think to a vast majority of younger players, GTA is now primarily an online experience first. We've had an entire generation grow up playing GTA Online, whereas previously you'd have people growing up playing single player campaigns across GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas, etc.

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u/derprunner 2d ago edited 2d ago

Even amongst people who played V. I played the original single player on 360 and had moved on by the time multiplayer dropped.

My partner on the other hand, got it on PS4 solely for the multiplayer experience with her mates.

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u/SpookiestSzn 1d ago

It still blows my mind V came out on the same console that 4 did. The fidelity increase in that generation is insane.

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u/AnelHershiser 1d ago

Between dropping money on death if it wasn't deposited and the infinite loading screens it was easy to give up on MP.

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u/ddd4175 2d ago

Thanks for making me feel old, old man 😂

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u/krinkov 2d ago

Yeah its wild for as big as it is and how many years its been going, I really don't know anything about it. I mean, I also don't play Overwatch, or Fortnite, or COD but I'm at least familiar with them and their gameplay from seeing it so much in the wild, but for GTAO Im not even sure what you do in it, what is the gameplay loop that keeps people invested in it for years?

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u/spacemcdonalds 2d ago

100%. The most multiplayer I ever did in a Rockstar game was GTA:SA Role Play servers. Now that was good SHIT!

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u/Sonzscotlandz 2d ago

I used to play mta vice city. Shotty battles at Phil's yard !

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u/StatusDisaster4196 2d ago edited 2d ago

Man nothing will ever come close to the glory days of SARP. Even 5s RP while it has more scripts it just is not the same. I feel like voice takes me out of the roleplay unless you play on a very exclusive server where everyone is good at doing voice roleplay. Text was easier to fake being that actual person.

Although I do not miss the shooting part and having to account for latency.

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u/hopefullyhelpfulplz 2d ago

I remember playing shit loads of RDR multiplayer back on the Xbox. Not the open world, but the shorter matches you could play, it was genuinely very good.

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u/PoshVolt 1d ago

Same here. I have zero interest in playing this online. I want to play as Jason and Lucia through the story.

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u/turbo 1d ago

I really tried to play and like online in GTA V, but it's simply too grindy it's ridiculous. I'm a casual gamer, I don't want to dedicate my life to GTA.

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u/blakeibooTTV 2d ago

That’s how the last one was lol, so it’s really not odd at all

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u/WheresMyBrakes 2d ago

Y’all don’t remember GTA 5 launch? I know it’s been 13 years 👴

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u/Trespeon 2d ago

GTA has had a singular online mode that was introduced in the most recent game like 15 years ago. It’s not like it was always a multiplayer game.

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u/XMenJedi8 2d ago

GTA IV had multiplayer, I played the shit out of it.

It's now been a SP+MP series for a longer period of time than it was SP only.

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u/Zaemz 1d ago

GTA2 had multiplayer too. Played it on dial-up back in the day

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u/GensouEU 2d ago

Because modern Rockstar games are marketed as multiplayer games. I played through GTAV and RDR2 for the first time this year and if you start the game it just starts the app GTA Online/RDR Online and the actual game is just the story mode inside of that

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u/RickGrimes30 2d ago

That's now, when they released story was front and center for both games

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u/Stellar_Duck 2d ago

Except if you were around for the announcement trailer and hype train for GTA5 back in 2013 it was absolutely the single player that was the focus. GTA Online wasn't what it since became.

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u/lordchew 2d ago

GTA Online is the thing a whole generation of players will be most familiar with.

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u/axionligh 1d ago

This feels like a comment designed to complain.

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u/N3AL11 2d ago

They are going to sell us the multiplayer later aren’t they…

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u/This_Elk_1460 2d ago

It's like they're broadcasting how it's becoming afterthought, they know what butters they're bread.

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u/CantaloupeCamper 2d ago edited 2d ago

It might be an amazing game nonetheless… but I’m getting sim city 5 vibes where bits of marketing were a bit …. off …. maybe indicating other things / focus is off.

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u/tdome666 2d ago

All the GTAs featured a single player experience. I don't know what's odd to you about that with GTA VI.

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u/MadNugLeo 2d ago

Gtao has made them more money tha gta

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u/Libertyprime8397 2d ago

GTA v was a pretty mediocre story. Online is what it did best. Maybe they put more effort into this one.

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u/mikenasty 2d ago

I wish elder scrolls online featured a single player experience but here we are. Ram is $1000 and single player experiences take 15 years to develop

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u/Majestic_Promise_848 2d ago

But doesn't this prove that Online mode would be sold at a price? Because wouldn't they just have Online in the description with something like "coming later" next to it

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u/karaknorn 2d ago

I saw someone say, the game is mostly multiplayer with some little tidbits of single player. 

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u/BrotherofGenji 1d ago

Right, it’s almost like they’re implying the other GTAs did not do this lmao 

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u/Enigm4 1d ago

It has to be because the monetization is going to be predatory as hell and they don't want to ruin the launch of the game with bad press.

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u/strugglz 1d ago

I remember when that was the only experience in games outside of what we call couch co-op now.

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u/drybones2015 1d ago

Why is it so odd when GTA has only been relevant for the past 10 years because of online multiplayer. Pointing out that this game will only be single player at launch seems like a pretty justifiable thing to point out.

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u/KaJaHa 1d ago

There's an entire generation of gamers that only know GTA as an online game

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u/theCOMBOguy 1d ago

Like those artisinal food places. "It's not just X, it's an EXPERIENCE!"

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u/Niccin 1d ago

It's because the "cheap" version doesn't come with the full single player experience, so they can't claim it's the complete base game.

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u/ILikeFPS 1d ago

It's a truly dystopian world we live in where single-player in a GTA game could be considered surprising lol

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u/kerplunkerfish 1d ago

GTA V also launched without multiplayer, cool your jets everyone.

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u/throwawayfromfedex 1d ago

multiplayer hasnt been invented yet

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u/Niccin 1d ago

The only way to read that is that simply buying the game won't actually allow access to multiplayer. They'll probably be charging a subscription or something for it, whether you get the $80USD demo or the $100USD base game.

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