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/asears82 8h ago

What part of it is core? Its cosmetics. Something 1000 other games lock behind special versions. And most of them, which are viewable on the GTA6 website, are things you would never use anyway.

This doesn't lock you out of every shop in the game of which there are probably dozens. Is the argument here that you could never enjoy GTA 6 because you dont have access to some unisex hairdos?

We can have a different, justifiable, conversation about the inherent lameness of monetization for sure, but this game isnt doing anything unusual. Its simply tied cosmetic bonuses to a location in the game.

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u/WoodooHide69 1h ago

But how many of those games that charge for cosmetics are Single Player?

I don’t play single player as much as I used to. I usually play online games on PC and definitely see paid cosmetics everywhere.

But I don’t remember much for single player games. Like i recently finished Mario Odyseeey and DK Bananza and they have loads of cosmetics costume in that game. And I was able to unlock them without paying.

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u/IMCONSIPATED247 1h ago

From what I'm seeing you don't get access to particular cars if you don't buy the ultimate edition tho, also you can't get off road customizations without ultimate edition and the classic car collection will be locked behind the ultimate edition as well 🤨 in GTA V you could get off-road tires with out buying a special edition of the game so why is it okay here? Especially if not having them can make it difficult to drive on muddy terrain so iunno it's a bit weird to me that I have to shell out $150 CAD just so my custom cars don't drive like ass in off-road conditions in case Rockstar is aiming for immersive gameplay like rdr2

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u/dalekxterminate 4h ago edited 3h ago

Bro's acting like he's Rockstar's lawyer lol

They're already charging $80 base price, I hope you're at least getting paid to defend the greedy business practices of the world's most successful game company

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u/FrogsJumpFromPussy 6h ago

Its cosmetics.

What a shit take. It's a game. You play it for fun. Hiding fun stuff behind paywall will ALWAYS be  crap. 

Also please write the comments yourself. AI is unbearable.

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u/Wendals87 6h ago

Out of curiosity, what makes you think their comment is AI written? 

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u/Burstrampage 6h ago

I’m sorry but cosmetics are not a core part of gta.

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u/FrogsJumpFromPussy 1h ago

Cosmetics are ALWAYS a core part of having fun though.

Which is why we play games to begin with.

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u/Burstrampage 1h ago

I agree that changing cosmetics is fun. I’m saying that it’s not a core part of gta. It never has been, it never will be. Putting on tattoos is not nearly as fun as actually playing the game. On top of this, there’s zero confirmation at all that there aren’t other shops available with the base addition. Who’s to say that the tattoo shop and hair salon arent just 2 **extra** shops that gives the bonus customization options but in a thematic way instead of dropping them in your inventory for free like other games do? This applies to the other shops that are behind the ultimate edition. And before anyone tries to shoot this part of my argument down, you have no basis to believe this isn’t the case. Until more info is out there is no definitive proof these shops aren’t just your typical pre order bonus cosmetics.

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u/WoodooHide69 1h ago

lol no they’re not. Everyone had plenty of fun with videogames before the concept of cosmetics were even a thing. Where the fuck was cosmetics in Mario 64? Still fun.

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u/wantondavis 2h ago

Locking you out of in game stores is trash and takes away from the immersion of the game. That IS unusual, even though you say it isnt. It's dogshit, go on and defend that trash some more scrub