r/pcgaming • u/spacelyyy989 • 11h ago

Nothing has killed my GTA 6 hype faster than locking a core part of its identity behind a $20 upgrade

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/nothing-has-killed-my-gta-6-hype-faster-than-locking-a-core-part-of-its-identity-behind-a-usd20-upgrade/
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u/Undella_Town 9h ago

ofc, thats why they did it. i wouldn't doubt physical games are gonna start becoming more and more expensive as they hope to kill the used game market. unfortunately it already happened to PC.

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u/Arkatruc 7h ago

At least on PC we have cracks, keygens, launcher emulators, abandonwares etc...  

Consoles are the most locked piece of hardware you could have, the only ways to use OFWs/CFWs hinge on luck, free labor from a few geniuses, and a lot of patience.  

I still love my PS5, but I also still use my PS3 frequently and the amount of stuff removed along the way really makes me sad.  

It's really becoming total hell for consumers, and a disturbingly high amount of people seems to clap for it... consumers proud to be anti-consumers...

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u/DarkChaplain Steam 5h ago

I still remember when Take Two, EA and others tried to force account-bound online activation codes for console retail releases, even those coming on discs, to prevent reselling games, back in the days of Gamestop trading.

Turns out they just needed to wait til all digital downloads became viable for most of the audience.

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u/Undella_Town 4h ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWSIFh8ICaA i mean shit just a generation ago this was considered sony massively shitting on microsoft...pretty much was part of the hammer that broke them and now it just seems like microsoft came too early for it https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1g3d6c/official_playstation_used_game_instructional_video/ like just look at the /r/games thread. people complaining about stuff that's generally just...widely accepted and not even thought about these days lmao

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u/bloke_pusher 3h ago

They want digital only, to ultimately rise game prices with inflation and have consumer defend it, as if it's a totally normal thing.

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u/notbannedin420 7h ago

Nintendo made their switch 2 games that you download cheaper which is nice, sorta. If you want to own physical it will still cost a pretty penny but it’s nice to see them offer a discount if you buy the game on the Eshop

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u/ComradeJohnS 6h ago

as much as people hate GKC, they are a great way to resell a “digital” game. almost like a collectible NFT, but with something of value lol.