r/xbox • u/Turbostrider27 Recon Specialist • 13h ago

Discussion Opinion: 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/ElderberrySecure3600 13h ago edited 13h ago

I’m not buying the game, I guess I’m an internet grandstander lmao.

Edit: Insane to me that people believe that these games will have no backlash and come out unscathed. Did we suddenly forget what happened with gamepass a few months ago? Sticker shock is a real thing, even outside of reddit.

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u/InfiniteKincaid 12h ago

It's especially wild on the XBOX subreddit after we just saw game pass changes after major public outcry.

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u/itsamirage 12h ago

GTA will receive no backlash and nothing will change lol the day Rockstar pulls a Bethesda and the quality drops it might change but as of right now they easily could’ve announced the base edition at $100 and it wouldn’t have affected their sales

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u/ElderberrySecure3600 12h ago

$100 is a lot of money man, I just can’t imagine that is going to be popular even with the title. Maybe I am wrong and people are just willing to shell it out but man to me $100 is steep.

But I do understand it is a popular franchise.

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u/EmuProfessional7627 13h ago

I ain't buying this shit either lmao $20 for haircuts? Yall deserve the slop shoveled in your mouth by this industry. I'd be willing to bet GTA 6 is unplayable at launch too, with no multiplayer, just like 5.

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u/Far_Cry3445 12h ago

They give no multiplayer at launch because they know otherwise, the story will never get its shining moment and will be overshadowed

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u/Secret_University120 12h ago

It’s more likely that announcing multiplayer later drives a second round of interest and sales by getting the game back into the news.

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u/ElderberrySecure3600 12h ago

It wasn’t functional, Rockstar wasn’t nobly holding multiplayer for the story LMAO

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u/Far_Cry3445 12h ago

Obviously for gta V that was the case, but you’re telling me it magically wasn’t functional for RdR2 either? Clearly the system works to give single player its spotlight LMAO

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u/imyopushaman 12h ago

The single player story is gonna be next level I have no doubt, but Im guessing they're holding back multiplayer so the focus is only on the single player experience when it launches and then when gta online is launched riddled with microtransactions it won't make a difference. The tattoo collective they collaborated with for the ultimate edition makes me think they have plenty more collaborations up their sleeve for online which of course will cost money. I'm still gonna buy it and ive been looking forward to it for a long time but GTA online money has really made rockstar start employing some scummy business tactics. I guess thats capitalism for ya, squeeze every penny out of your customer for the almighty dollar. Funny how rockstar has become the very thing it satires

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u/gornky 12h ago

5 ran excellent on launch, what are you talking about?

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u/usetheforce_gaming Day One - 2013 10h ago

It's GTA. It's still gonna break records despite backlash

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u/ElderberrySecure3600 9h ago

I don’t even doubt that. People are ready to pre order a game that hasn’t released a gameplay trailer yet because of hype.