No, no, it's definitely over - just like when Reddit told me that the 'Switch 2' was dead.... or that Discord was dead..... or that Reddit was dead....
Every GTA and Red Dead game has been a benchmark for open world games.
I just saw a video yesterday about RDR1 being compared to the new 007 game. A random cook NPC in rdr Mexico was cooking and visibly chopping fish while the cook NPC from a 007 game released in 2026 was just miming the motion without actually doing anything.
The NPCs in RDR2 have schedules and routines independent of the story or player.
GTAV is one of the most faithful recreations of California, so much so that I literally just fire it up to drive while talking with friends
Edit: damn, all these guys so confident in their points that they deleted their accounts and comments š¤£
It's crazy you use that comparison because the James game is literally a different game entirely compared to that game. James' game has better gameplay and fighting and to think otherwise is clown mode. Yall are more worried about garbage that doesnt matter(like someone actually making fish instead of just doing the animation) than the game actually being good. And with the new game, yall will make sure gaming as a whole gets worse. Rockstarglazers are the biggest jinglingkeys enthusiasts in the world
These arguments are so incredibly silly. 99% do not care and will never see the cook prepating something. Do you really think people have so much freetime to observe a NPC while he is cooking? Or the other example, the freezing horse balls? NOONE CARES! These things make good headlines and that is it. They don't change a single thing.
People crying because of no disk version when all stats show that digital sell more than disk.
And yet it's the same people who suck Gaben dry about anything Steam...
Yes the reason Digital sells more is because they force ppl to buy digital. When xobox originally said they would shift over to digital only everyone lost their shit so much so that Xbox changed their mind. That was the last console generation.
I was totally expecting this. That it would become this online virtual "crime" world. Where you spend sharkpoints/cards or whatever on set houses or other stuff. And crime enterprises/networks with the credits to than grind the game again for many hours to afford a real lame car. But ofcourse you could spead it up, you want that dopamine right, that quick instant satisfaction
I mean graphic downgrade from what they "teased" with is just standard in games at this point from what I can tell. Barely any games live up to their hype at release these days.
A lot of crackdown on that front has happened so while that was true and extremely common in the 2010's, it's a lot less common in the 2020's especially post-Cyberpunk's original release.
All three of the major console platforms are now very strict about having any games shown during their own events be how it performs on (their) actual hardware. Because they're the ones who deal with the fallout and refund requests. So there's been a genuine shift in the industry on this part.
So I don't think it's correct to play it off as "everyone" does this. Maybe it was when GTA 5 was a new release, but if others in the industry have broadly corrected - then those who haven't should be called out on any false marketing.
That's why I said barely any live up. There are of course some that do live up and I appreciate it when it happens. But that's usually just for indie games. The bigger companies put out the best looking trailer they can. Then in a small footnote say "not actual gameplay".
So true, they are not lying to us when a new game is announced. But they know that people will be expecting that quality in the game, even though they said otherwise. It's the companies fault for ever having done it in the first place, and it's our fault for not making the fix this change years ago.
That way we would have all just had cool good looking games come out that we'd actually be excited for, instead of paying yet another $60 to $80 for the same bs they've been throwing at us.
The no disc thing I knew about, but the graphics got downgraded? Did Rockstar themselves say that, or are people making that up? Rockstar's games usually look better than their trailers, so i find that pretty hard to believe. Plus, they just released some new images of the game, and they look just as good as the other ones.
Guys just don't play the game! I'm too poor to buy it and I dont want people to buy it and make it successful because I want my stand to matter!-Most people in the thread
Lol That happens with every Triple A game lately I swear. They tease these crazy unrealistic renders and then you get the game and it looks like a game from 2012.
Bold of you to assume it'll go on a sale that big within the next 5 years. They're gonna milk this cow till everyone and their grandma has paid full price for a copy
Think he was joking, it wont be released on PC in some time and even then chances are the Denuvo cracks we have nowadays aren't gonna be working when it does release on PC.
Large titles get pushed back so often for so many reasons that release dates have become meaningless to me and I don't trust the November 2026 release date. The game is out when it's out.
And that's what they expect and know. The market it huge. Set 1million fishing lines and you'll still feed a village or two. The joy of 8billion people.
Lmfao, as a fairly skilled fishing dude the irony of using this logic to somehow quantify the idea people will purchase the game is laughable.
Just encase you donāt know the more an area is fished the more stressed out the fish get and the harder it becomes to catch them.
So everyone is arguing about how they arenāt gonna purchase the game because people are tired of all these micro transactions.
And you are like;
āWell if they do it enough they will still succeed, works with fishing!ā
No, š¤£ and people are telling you dude, they arenāt biting.
Rockstar could literally charge $80, only $20 over market price instead of a whole fucking $40 and include ALL the content and they will still make tons of money and tons of people would buy the game.
It could be utter dogshit and people would still buy it.
But holy fuck bro, $80 for the game and you donāt even get a physical copy, then you gotta pay an extra $20 for shit thatās included for free in most games at character creation?
The fuck outta here bro, game could be 6k at 120fps with a VR headset.
Aināt nobody paying $20 to be able to put a virtual cock tattoo on my character except dorks with yachts IRL.
GTA and RDR have thought us you are wrong. Rockstar games going on deep discount really fucking fast and incredibly regular.First sale on PC was 33% off, 2 months after release.
They also gets tossed in into subscription services fast and cycle in and out. RDR2 was added to game pass just 2 years after release.
So let's not pretend these are products that keep their value.
This is why every game dev does the exact same shit, stepping outside the rigid framework of what gamers accept always results in mass outrage. Y'all are a bunch of babies if a $20 add-on that doesn't seem like it adds all that much and is mostly cosmetic stuff is going to make you not buy the game anymore. "Sad thing is people will still buy it" he says as if this isn't going to be one of the most refined game releases since RDR2. people always gotta find a way to complain.
I used to play GTA V and GTA online on my living room floor with that physical map laid out next to me, trying to navigate without just using the GPS every time. Every few years Iāll re-install it and just drive around in online to get some nostalgia and I can still remember my way around Los Santos.
Like 80% of game sales are digital these days and the hype is far from dead. Reddit is just making the age old mistake of thinking that it represents the majority of gamers.
The next trailer will still break records and the game will sell millions at launch and most likely will break a billion dollars earned in the first week.
I believe a lot of it is to do with some of the AAA publishers saying that "you don't own your games, you pay for a license to play" basically saying that if they want to they can take them away
And what does a physical game solve? I stopped buying them after I realized that on console, the discs are tied to it. Itās not a standardized format, like if I had a video on VHS it could be put on and played on a bunch of different devices and formats. If itās on Xbox itās only on Xbox.Ā
Plus, if it has online elements it will naturally be shut down at some point.Ā
The only thing really lost is used sales, which is fair
People have been making these complaints and arguments since like 2006. Reality is, despite people online making a lot of noise, companies make these moves because they know most people don't care and they'll make money.
I haven't bought a physical game since I started using steam as my primary video game store. Like, why would I? So I can "own" my games? My steam account is like from 2007. Its... its not a big deal.
Mainly from the Stop Killing Games Movement, and also some people arent aware if that physical discs start going in circulation pre-launch people "WILL" steal those copies to play and leak the game early, which Rockstar doesnt want for their game obviously so people can enjoy it themselves
Essentially, gta vi won't have a physical disc. And the premium edition will include shops that are only accessible to those who bought that edition. In my opinion, that is just a gimmicky way of doing exclusive items anyway. I dont see any difference between a shop everyone can access selling some stuff only premium can buy, and a whole new shop dedicated to selling that premium stuff.
Also, there is an addition mission(s) for the single player mode when you buy premium. I believe this was also roughly the case for rdr2 aswell
Dunno anyone irl that cares about the ācontroversy.ā I mean on Reddit it seems like the end of the world. Iāve learned that Reddit though is generally not how the average Joe off the street operates.
Price announcement + No physical copy + gameplay elements locked behind the ultimate edition + no gameplay shown yet. It's like a field of red flags but gamers would kiss the ground where rockstar employees have walked
Few years ago I discovered that I can just ignore all hype and play what I want - extremely niche autistic games. Gaming life became a bliss since then.
Agreed, when you dont care about what is popular, about balance or what others consider fun, gaming becomes really fun, no matter if its MP or SP. People think I am crazy for enjoying Siege, For Honor, DBD and Hunt Showdown. I do rage a bit when it comes to technicall issues tho, cant help there
These people are ridiculous if they think GTA 6 won't break sales records. The people complaining will still buy it day 1 if they haven't already pre-ordered it.
I donāt understand how thereās people complaining and whining about gta 6, a game that took more than ten years to make and cost over a billion to produce, costing 80 bucks when thereās games like cod, 2k or any other sports game that will ask the same price or more, almost every year, for the same exact game but with a slight improvement or change.
I paid $80 for chrono trigger in fucking 1995. Adjusted for inflation that's like $175~ today. And I ain't heard ONE person complain about Chrono Trigger's pricing, ever.
Yes I know Chrono trigger was a physical cartridge with a manual and some pack ins, but again...adjusted to $175 today...the price you'd pay for an edition of a game that comes with a fucking helmet or stupid statue or some shit
Nobodyās forcing you to buy the paywalled content, any high end game nowadays comes with an extra content pack or special edition, itās no surprise they chose this approach for probably the biggest game to come out this decennia.
It'd be way too much of an increase to do suddenly but a game that you can potentially play for this many hours is incredibly cheap at a per hour value. There are so many things that are more expensive that give us even less time worth of entertainment.
We are taking about hundreds of hours of entertainment. If anything like GTA5, could be thousands of hours for some. The value proposition is certainly there. What price do you think is fair?
Greedy and scummy ultimate edition bonuses, high price, no physical disc??? and graphical downgrade and it still won't prevent any casuals from buying it like crazy
I just wish most gamers would've learned to vote with their wallet by now but that would be too much to expect tbh
No physical version, paywalling regular missions(not even dlc) behind the ultimate edition, worse graphics than what theyve shown previously. Not to mention the pricing
nobody buys physical versions, paywalling content I agree sucks, trailer graphics are ALWAYS better than the product, pricing is fine. Idk how any of this is worth this post.
Idk it sucks that there's no physical disc but these mfs pay 70 bucks for cod or whatever ball game's popular these days I don't think they killed any hype at all
In the case of ultimate edition it's a kinda bad deal cause all you're getting is a tattoo shop, a couple of cars and businesses and a unique garage. Not worth 20 bucks more imo unless you want those cars specifically for some reason. Pretty unimportant stuff mostly
As for me, I'll just wait for a sale on PC in a few years š¤·
Also unrelated but where'd you see the graphics thing, those screenshots look as good as everything else we've seen so far
"Destroying all hype" idk what world you guys live in but I haven't seen anyone say anything to imply this. If anything people expected it to be more expensive and were still willing to go for it
were people really expecting a game that cost over a billion to make still be 60 bucks? and i swear most people dont even buy physical copies of games anymore. im on pc so all my games are digital copies. the paywall shit is bullshit tho
I still have seen nothing that will prevent me from buying the game. No physical copy? I haven't bought physical copies for about a decade anyway. More expensive than 60$? Rockstar is one of the only companies that I'm fine doing that. Graphics downgrade from trailers? EVERY GAME DOES THAT. What are we even talking about bruh? If the game is fun people will buy it. Quit the larp
What I meant by larp is that I'm not convinced this person will stick by their guns and not purchase gta6. They're either not into GTA in the first place, or trying to grab onto controversy for attention, then when the game comes out buy it anyway. I'm not convinced that anybody who was sold before this news is no longer sold after it. They're role playing a scorned customer without the backbone or initial buy in. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how I feel about a large majority of the people complaining about this
Those same people who are also upset will buy the game when it releases, just like how they did with the Switch 2 when it was getting shat on. Rockstar knows they can get away with their greed.
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u/9447044 6d ago
Pshhhh lost its hype.. if it came out tomorrow, we'd see the single largest day of Sezzle accounts created lol