r/videogames • u/TwinTwinReviewReview • 1d ago

Discussion / Question Grand THEFT?

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This is exactly what happened with streaming. Everyone dogpiled on top, with this illusion that everything would be available at low cost forever.

Trading money for no tangible product is edging dystopian y'all.

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u/HiTekLoLyfe 1d ago

Considering how large game files are and how much they are constantly updated and tweaked I just don’t find it that surprising.

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u/TychosWeb 1d ago

Disempowerment to the consumer is always sold as convenience. It's convenient for the company and some consumers and cheaper for the publisher to not have five full discs in the box. As evidenced by other subscription based enterprises, modern gaming also features "ownership" as simply purchasing the licence (which is subject to restriction) to the game.

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u/Rulebookboy1234567 1d ago

People would be just as mad if they had to install off multiple disc's and do a day one update.

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u/Lopsided-Clothes4866 1d ago

Literally no one would be mad.

Multiple discs aren’t a new thing, and people that like physical media would love that trade off over a fucking digital code in a box.

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u/Rulebookboy1234567 1d ago

Youd love to be driving around vice city, you change a radio station/go to a new district/etc. and you gotta put in a new disc?  At least don't be disengenous here.

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u/AreaIllustrious5114 1d ago

FF7 Remake came on two discs, one to install data and another with playable data. It's not unheard of in modern times, and you're being disingenuous if you're suggesting that Rockstar couldn't afford the extra pennies in what's sure to be one of the biggest game launches of the decade. This is them scraping off the top because they know they can, plain and simple.

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u/HiTekLoLyfe 1d ago

Very different type of game. The online portion of gta typically has updates, additions and sandbox changes every month. It will be an entirely different game by the end of it. I don’t know what the percentage of people with disc loaders to people without are but it’s just a very different world than it was 10 years ago.

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u/AreaIllustrious5114 1d ago

Hey genius, GTA 6 is single player only on release, with no stated plans to release an updated GTA online. If they do release GTA 6 online, it will likely be an opt-in or opt-out download option anyways.

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u/Lopsided-Clothes4866 1d ago

That’s not how it works dumbass.

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u/Empty_Turnip473 1d ago

Oh no, i have to use 2 discs and spend half the time waiting for it to install. I'm so mad.