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The specter of a GTA 6 delay haunts the games industry: 'Some companies are going to tank' if they guess wrong, says analyst (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] 149 points 2 years ago (32 children)

Take your console exclusive bullshit and shove it up your ass. I'll play it when it's on PC. And only on PC.

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    This will probably be the last time it ever happens. They're trying to get people to double dip, and plenty will, but the console install base isn't what it was when GTA V came out at the end of a generation. Plus we all know full well that the PC version will happen, whereas in yesteryear, we weren't sure.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    the console install base isn't what it was when GTA V came out at the end of a generation.

    I had a look to check the figures.

    From the PlayStation perspective February 2025 estimates put the PS5 at 74.9m, while January 2013 estimates put the PS3 at 77m.

    However Xbox is really letting their numbers lag with 28.3m Series consoles sold by September 2024 vs 77.2m 360 consoles by April 2013.

    If we were just talking PlayStation I would say 97% is near enough to make no difference but if we compare both platforms together its only 67% and that is enough to influence strategy. A console only release in 2025 is unlikely to eclipse GTA5's position as "fastest-selling entertainment product in history".

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    But also don't forget that the amount of gamers is larger today than in 2013. Gaming is much more mainstream, and so even 97% of the install base is still disappointing considering steam grew by, what, 3x or something in terms of average monthly users?

    Another source I found is that the amount of total gamers grew by roughly 50% from 2013 to 2025. But yeah, I just did a quick skin numbers are not precise

    But still, 97% is disappointing considering the general demographic was supposed to grow. And then, in reality, it's just 67% too

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Yeah that's a good point.

    If gaming grew and the total userbase is the same now, then it's smaller by percentage.

    That must been that PC is just exploding in popularity over the time period in question.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    And only on PC

    That's going to be a long wait my friend.

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  • [+] -11 points 2 years ago (16 children)

    I just don't have the patience to wait even more. I have a PS5, so why wouldn't I play it on release??

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    Because I don't want to play full price for a 1080p upscaled experience at 30fps. If it's a good experience then it will be worth the wait and that much better when it runs smoother, looks better, and loads faster. Plus it will have most of the bugs worked by then.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    Why would you want to pay $70 for a pay to win game at all?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    Huh? For £70 I'm getting -

    • Huge open world
    • Very fun and emergent gameplay
    • Likely a world with multiple competing systems and subsystems to play with
    • Incredibly detailed world to get lost and immersed in
    • Given the RDR2 writing, likely a really well written story

    But you've decided to latch onto one aspect of the previous game (the Online mode) to try to be as contrarian as possible?

    I sure as heck will pay £70 for the above. And so will many millions of others. Sorry if that does a poo on your hate-train.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago

    Well, to be fair, you don’t know you’re getting it for that. As far as I’ve seen, they haven’t announced the release price yet. And a lot of studios are hoping that Rockstar will take the fall for being the first $100 game so publishers can start charging used console prices for AAA games from then on.

    Either way though, I won’t be paying anything for it.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Huh? For £70 I’m getting

    Based on what? You don't actually know until it gets released. Sure, past history and reputation are certainly things to factor in, but we've seen plenty of major gaming companies shit the bed, despite their reputations.

    Wait until it launches and the reviews come in.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I'm responding to a comment assuming it'll be nothing but a "pay to win" game, despite any real evidence of that - I'm pointing out the expectations of GTA VI.

    This sub is like Reddit on steroids. Just a bunch of contrarian kids trying to start arguments on the internet. Bizarre.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Dude thats crazy. I havent paod full price for a game in years, have a little patience and you can get a bunch more games for that much.

    Isthereanydeal.com

    Games are always on sale.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Good for you! For GTA VI, I definitely wanna play it as quickly as possible and £70 is a pretty reasonable price for that.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    You hope you'll get those things. It's Rockstar though so who really knows. I mean we do know we're going to get a single player that's been confirmed by Rockstar but everything else is just a guess. The map leak people seem to suggest that the map will include NASA and Disneyland which will be cool I guess, but we don't know that that's just a prediction and I don't quite understand how they can predict that.

    I just don't trust Rockstar not to screw it up with GTA online 2, now with more irritating flying bikes

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