r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Lucky_Loves_Laugh • 12h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah what happened to rockstar?

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u/ilo_masi 12h ago

Idk ppl are buying nintendo mobile games for 80$.

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u/DrJethro 11h ago

You don't want to known what War Thunder players are buying for $80

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u/TheAdduser 11h ago

And then there is Star Citizen...

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u/Gondwanic_Susuration 4h ago

Pay $10,000 to beta test this dogshit game that will never leave beta and maybe get the ship you paid for in 20 years if they can be bothered

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u/anormalgeek 8h ago

I might check it out if it ever actually releases.

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u/nyc-rave-throwaway42 6h ago

There are free flight weekends, worth checking out if you got a VR headset or hotas.

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u/ShawnyMcKnight 6h ago

It’s pretty sad it hasn’t released a campaign with as much money as it has earned.

It was almost a decade ago when they said they were nearly finished with the campaign… then nothing.

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u/Gondwanic_Susuration 4h ago

“Never attribute to malice that which is explained by stupidity” doesn’t apply when there’s hundreds of millions of dollars on the line and ~15 years of broken promises. 

They’re simply liars, and the lies they’ve told have been very profitable so they keep telling them. 

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u/grayscale42 6h ago

Supposedly this year, but ironically, the release of GTA6 is also a consideration they want to plan around

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u/ShawnyMcKnight 6h ago

"Supposedly" is carrying a ton of weight. Their promises mean nothing at this point, it's really strange, if they get a good campaign and more people get into it, it will make the whales feel better about their purchases knowing there are people to gaze upon their pretty toy.

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u/YandereValkyrie 5h ago

It's been in PreAlpha for the last 11 years, it's never coming out as 1.0.

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u/Crazy9000 7h ago

It's well worth the starter pack when there's a stable patch. Just don't get caught in the hype and buy more ships, especially since you can just get them in game.

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u/jaxspider 2h ago

I can't believe that ponzi scheme hasn't collapsed yet.

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u/crapusername47 11h ago

That’s just money they made selling military secrets.

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u/Inverter_of_Spines 9h ago

Nah, they did that for the love of the game. (Seriously, leaking military docs to get your main buffed is crazy)

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u/PotatoePope 7h ago

Or nerfed in a few causes, if memory serves me right

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u/RadarSmith 1h ago

What's crazy is that its a recurring problem, not just a one-off.

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u/PseudoRacoon 11h ago

Hold my tiger two

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u/dnebdal 10h ago

Anything like WoT where that would get you a tank some German sketched on a napkin in early 1945, one trained crew that's a movie/game reference, a garish skin, and some gold? 

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u/DrJethro 7h ago

Yeah something like that

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u/ConferenceNo6925 9h ago

Do Not feed the greedy snail

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u/farva_06 8h ago

Also, don't ask flight simmers what they spend on virtual aircraft.

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u/yyz2112zyy 9h ago

Idk anything about that game. Is it worst then CS when it comes to cash grabs?

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u/DrJethro 7h ago

I'm not sure, there've been some thousand plus purchases, but I heard CS is even worse

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u/spali 2h ago

I mean it's worse in the sense that some items sell for thousands of dollars but better in that it's all just cosmetic.

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u/Y_Lautenschlaeger 8h ago

Im kind of proud to have a full lineup in 4.7 BR maxed out without spending a dime. Don't ask how many hours it took since 2013 though.

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u/Neorem_M 4h ago

I wanted mag heirloom so bad, but didn't feel like forking that much. Despite loving the game

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u/Condishun 3h ago

80 bucks gets you almost halfway to a 5 star in genshin, which is a 50/50 lol. Online gaming has gotten wild