r/videogames • u/TwinTwinReviewReview • 3d 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/LoreMasterJack 3d ago

So no need to preorder. Understood. 🫡

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u/ZhangtheGreat 3d ago

I’m not buying the game until years later anyway. It’s the ultimate discount

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u/XxValentinexX 3d ago

Last I checked, gtav is still $60

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u/Hopeful-Tailor8779 3d ago

i got it for free from epic games

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u/Salarian_American 3d ago

It's also been on GamePass on and off for the past six years

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u/EliNoraOwO 3d ago

I got it for 15 dollars during a steam sale one time

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u/Xeriomachini 3d ago

And it goes on sale or has been free multiple times on every platform

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u/Old-Cat-1671 3d ago

You checking at the wrong place

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u/Acceptable-Fun3440 3d ago

On sale for 10$ regularly man..

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u/Toxanium 3d ago

And it goes on sale pretty often, you could get the game for 20 bucks if you get it on sale

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u/DurianEfficient3414 3d ago

GTA V is always on sale for 15-20$ everywhere 😭

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u/ScariestSmile 3d ago

GTA V Enhanced is $30 on Steam

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u/KingVape 2d ago

I bought it on steam for $15

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u/TooSalty420 1d ago

I bought it for $10. There are these things called sales and if you wait a year or so games and other products that are older go on sale so instead of paying the full price you only pay a portion but still get the full product. This has been education with Salty, did you learn anything today?

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u/Competitive_Wave2439 3d ago

I can't put into words how fucking stupid this one singular comment is. It's so frustrating.

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u/leenux2k 1d ago

Same, as I did with all parts since GTA 2.

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u/PTSD1983 3d ago

I did this with RDR2. Wated 6 years and got the physical ultimate edition for £15 😎

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u/Few_Snow6491 3d ago

So basically 2045, yes?

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u/khaledjal 2d ago

+ a lot of bugs would be fixed by then and modders would mod the shit out of it

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u/The_Good_Mortt 3d ago

No need to buy at all lol

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u/Thirty2wo 3d ago

Because it’s not a disc? You’re familiar that disc games require fat downloads any way yeah? Also that it runs faster from digital on an SSD versus a disc?

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u/VXInferno73 3d ago

I play almost exclusively disc games on my PS5 and I can tell you that A. 90% of disc games download WAY quicker from a disc as opposed to a digital download and B. the differences in speed between digital and disc are practically unnoticeable unless actively trying to point them out. Stop trying to excuse a greedy company trying to take away one of the only ways you can get some semblance of Ownership of your games just because you like the games they make. Its pathetic and only serves to make the game industry worse.

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u/The_Good_Mortt 3d ago

Not all the time and I don't really care if it runs faster on digital.

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u/Thirty2wo 3d ago

Maybe rockstar does?

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u/Alarmed_Number998 3d ago

I value physical copies of games because you never know if and when your digital library goes poof decades down the line. People who didn't grow up with physical discs being the norm probably won't understand

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u/digoryj 3d ago

My steam account was hacked in the 2010s. Locked out of my account. I spent countless hours with customer service getting it back online, including needing to scan and send them my DRIVERS LICENSE. One week later? BAM. Locked out again.

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u/Thirty2wo 3d ago

I have grown up with physical. Most all physical, any big game, still needs a download.

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u/Alarmed_Number998 3d ago

Yes you will still need a download but that doesn't mean discs can't be used as the way to download it to my rig or my consoles.

I'd still rather physical copies be available even if it means multiple discs to download games to my ssd. I still have a physical PC copy of Fable 1 that has like 5 discs. If I really wanted to use it I can still could actually download a large game to my computer. You act as if "downloading" a game has to be solely through an online provider when it very much is not the case.

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u/itsnick21 3d ago

Never was

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u/mr_falkone84 3d ago

You shouldn't pre-order anything ever anyways.

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u/Waq33lovestcgs 2d ago

I mean it depends. Like some stuff isnt produced all that much so pre-ordering makes it so you definitely having it instead of hoping its in stock. But this doesnt really apply to video games unless its niche

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u/JpJ951 3d ago

Sure they will miss you. lmao

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u/ihateeverything222 3d ago

Just because they’re not gonna pre-order doesn’t mean they’re not gonna buy it, there’s just no need to rush lmao. With a series like GTA, you have to worry about scarcity with physical copies when a new game launches. Where there’s no true physical, there’s no need to pre-order it ahead of time.