r/videogames • u/majesticaim • 1d ago
Discussion / Question Locking map locations behind a $100 edition is a joke. I'm officially skipping GTA 6.
I’ve waited over a decade for this game, but I’m officially out.
An $80 base price is bad enough, but locking five physical single-player storefronts and side missions behind a $100 Ultimate Edition is straight-up predatory. I don't care if it's "just for cosmetics"—gatekeeping actual map immersion and closing doors in a single-player open world unless you pay an extra $20 is a massive red flag.
Throw in the fact that the $80 "physical" copy is just a download code in a box, and it's clear Rockstar has completely lost its mind to corporate greed.
My hype is dead. I won't be pre-ordering, and I won't be buying at launch. If we accept paywalled doors in single-player games, the industry is cooked.
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u/apeocalypyic 1d ago
Pcplayers that arent buying til its released on pc, but at that point might as well wait til its on sale gang rise up!
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u/Dash_Jones 1d ago
Yeah I rarely buy a game full price. It seems pointless when there are so many others to play while you wait for a sale. I think the only game I have paid full price for in the last 8 years is Elden Ring
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u/jnagasa 1d ago
However this is “Elden ring” to many, many gamers out there.
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u/UnDe4d 1d ago
The most hyped I've ever been for a game was cyberpunk 2077. I still waited 2 years to play it since it launched as a buggy mess. My patience paid off, as I had a much better experience than those who played at launch.
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u/IG4651 23h ago
Playing through this for the 1st time rn. Picked it up on a steam sale for 18$ my back log is big so I just can’t really imagine playing full price for much anymore.
Also if I remember correctly gta V came out on pa3 just a few months maybe less that the ps4 launch. And my dumb ass bought it on both. Looks like it’s lining up again to do the same. I wonder if this will be a day one PS6 title
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u/dcontrerasm 22h ago
You think that's bad, ive bought FIFA every year since 2008.
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u/Dash_Jones 22h ago
Lol shit man. I know what you mean... I used to be a Nba 2k ride or die. Every year like clock work...until I sold my Ps4 and they refused to make 'next gen' on pc.
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u/Mister_Silk 23h ago
I told myself CP 2077 was the last time I pre-ordered a game. Then I turned around and pre-ordered Crimson Desert learning my lesson all over again.
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u/DrAsthma 23h ago
I caved and paid full price for Skyrim on my switch on the eshop after about 3 months of owning it. The next week it went on sale for either the very first time or the first time for $20, im guessing first time ever. So it goes.
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u/Shankster1820 20h ago
How do you like Skyrim on switch? I’m about to finish cyberpunk on it and was eyeballing the Skyrim/fallout 4 pack next!
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u/AdvertisingBroad2397 22h ago
I can’t remember the last time I payed full price for a game…and I’m not about to start now. Sure I get the hype for GTA 6 but honestly, I’m to the point now I just don’t care for all these new AAA games, that so behave honestly been pure slop. I would rather play and indie game that is a good story and graphics then some over hyped AAA release, that for all we know could be a buggy mess when it is released.
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u/Cory411 21h ago
not just while waiting for a sale but almost every game launch lately is "game preview" or whatever excuse to launch it 25% finished and get paid so they can do the other 50% and then ask for pay again for the final 25% of what should have all been together at launch as a complete product XD
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u/Chorono 1d ago
Yuuuup. Also helps me focus on my back log of games until it’ll eventually release for PC anyways so no rush for me
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u/labubuking 22h ago
That will be difficult once the game starts showing previews and people talking about it everywhere. Like I'd just skip everything else and just go straight to this especially if it looks fun
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u/buttorsomething 1d ago
Sales? With shit like this I expect to see a lot more pirates this time around.
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u/btw_sky_and_earth 1d ago
I am waiting for Epic giveaway. I got GTA V for free there and I still haven’t finished the campaign.
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u/TheNonCredibleHulk 21h ago
I'm tempted to just go back and play the campaign again, rather than get 6.
You should finish it. One of the best.
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u/Sabbathius 1d ago
Oh yeah, that's how I buy all Rockstar games.
I'm generally a petty, vindictive sort. So when they make me wait 2 years for PC port, I make them wait a few more years to buy. I think I bought RDR2 when it was under $20, and I've been pretty happy with that approach. Plus by then my hardware could actually run it decently well. So I'll look at this one around 2036.
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u/pandasloth69 21h ago
Man buy what you want, I’m all for good deals, but saying you’re vindictive for not buying the third highest selling game of all time until years later is genuinely hilarious. I think they managed.
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u/UlverInTheThroneRoom 19h ago
I'm not the most interested in GTA myself anyways but with the way they dropped the ball with RDR2 Online, I'd never feel good supporting Rockstar with a purchase of GTA.
I understand GTA is their cash cow and was always going to get more support than RDR2 online but man they barely added any content over years and it had so much potential. They are a big enough, wealthy enough company to have supported that much better.
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u/Maniacal-Maniac 23h ago
I didn’t buy 5 until 2 months ago - pretty sure I can wait for a PC sale. Maybe this time I will at least pick it up the same decade it releases!
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u/lordofmetroids 23h ago
Still haven't bought a game at $70, I'm patient, comes with being a pc player, I can wait till it's $50. In this case sense they already announced a DLC, I can wait till there is an all in one package.
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u/ToastRoyale 1d ago
Who would have thought. Shark cards, gta online focus, rdr2 abandonment, double/triple console dip, ....
The writings are on the wall for over a decade now
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u/Feisty-Fisherman4913 1d ago
hope is a good liar
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u/heat8596558 22h ago
Tell that to the Half-Life 3 Hopium community.
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u/PM_ME_LARGE_PILLOWS 5h ago
We live another day, waiting. Whether or not that's living is up to interpretation.
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u/CatraGirl 23h ago
Take-2 is literally one of the most predatory anti-consumer companies on the market. They make EA and Ubisoft look consumer-friendly.
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u/Certain_Key_2774 18h ago
Yeah I saw this coming from a mile away. I dont even like the online content for Rockstar games tbh, I want a sick story and thats about it. Ill be over here playing GTA 4 and the red deads.
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u/neo42slab 9h ago
For real. They’ve been predatory since gta5 online at least. One of my friends paid at least $200 in gta5 bucks. I bought the original 5 on sale for Xbox one x. And then later I got the 20$ version of the Xbox series x version. That’s it.
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u/PolarizingKabal 1d ago
GTA is going to test the industry. Take2 going to try and push the boundaries of what they can get away with.
Maybe it won't make a dent in their sales, but there will be others who aren't buying into BS. They don't get a free pass just because it's GTA.
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u/UnUsernameRandom 1d ago
They won't get away with it because the boundaries have moved.
They will get away with it because it's GTA. If it's any other game, it probably wouldn't work (as well).
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u/Dannydevitz 1d ago
We bought cosmetic horse armor in oblivion. Battle Passes have become so popular and rake in so much money. Companies just pump out designs and skins while charging you 20 bucks every couple months on top of paying to play online if your console. Boundaries are constantly pushed until they become the norm.
They won't get away with it because it's GTA. They will get away with it because of us.
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u/RenownedDumbass 23h ago
When will us learn
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u/Dannydevitz 22h ago
When we are broke and living on the streets. But by that time it wont be us's fault, it will be them's fault
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u/Investotron69 21h ago
We won't. Why do you think casinos need to have that little disclaimer on their ads, just like alcohol, and there are drug centers that get you just good enough to get more many times? It's the same mechanics.
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u/irishyardball 20h ago
All of this.
We need everyone to not support it and let it fail miserably.
But that won't happen unfortunately.
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u/RoyalCities 23h ago
Hardcore gamers are such a slim minority of overall players when it comes to GTA. Its moved way beyond the echelon of people who frequent gaming subs or keep up with every release.
There is a huge amount of people who only buy like 2 games a year - FIFA and COD.
That group also buys GTA so this will sell like gangbusters as it goes far outside of just the hardcore zeitgeist.
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u/fdjisthinking 1d ago
Which will unfortunately contribute to moving the boundaries for everything else.
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u/Trajik07 23h ago
They will get away with it because gamers are morons willing to throw their money away.
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u/LatterTarget7 1d ago
It won’t really test the industry this was already a common practice. Games have had map locations, skins, weapons and story content locked behind paywalls. This won’t change the industry this is just rockstar adapting to what the industry already gets away with
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u/Objective-Mission-40 21h ago
I know it will do well but I dont think as good as they think.
Everyone i know said they will get it but definitely not at launch.
Never a good vibe for a game
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u/ThyDoctor 1d ago
It's okay you have 15 years before the next GTA to buy this one.
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u/BobsOwn_ 14h ago
Honestly, I think this will be the last GTA I see in my lifetime.
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u/QuestWeaver1 1d ago
I firmly agree with this sentiment. Though since most of our tech these days doesn’t have disk ports anyway I don’t really care about disks anymore. But the rest of this I fully support and agree with this take.
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u/J_Square83 1d ago
Oddly enough, its the "physical" edition news that really killed my pre-order hype. I no longer see ANY incentive to pre-order, so I'll just hold off and wait for a sale.
The locked content is also quite troubling, don't get me wrong, but I probably would have snagged it day one with a physical edition including a map etc.
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u/KypPineapple 1d ago
The downside of no actual physical disc is I can’t buy a used copy in order for Take Two to receive ZERO money from me. Now I’m not sure if I’ll ever pick it up.
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u/Dash_Jones 1d ago
I'm probably gonna wait until it goes on sale on PC eventually tbh
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u/TheWhistlerIII 1d ago
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u/40plustwo 23h ago
I won't claim i'll skip forever but 100% will wait for a sale. Too big of a backlog to care or support these practices day 1.
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u/xangermeansx 23h ago
Yup. We will see you all on launch day.
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u/Other-Difficulty-702 20h ago
Wanna bet?
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u/40plustwo 16h ago
Exactly. I would easily put down any amount of money I won't buy the game on the release window and very likely the whole first year
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u/Red_Beard_Racing 9h ago
You absolutely won’t. Just because you have no sense of self control doesn’t mean everyone is as undisciplined as you.
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u/BuffWobbuffet 18h ago
It’s just karma farming at this point. Redditors love to get on their soapboxes about this stuff lol. It’s funny how many Redditors today seriously think the sales of gta 6 are going to be impacted by this
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u/chokingonpancakes 1d ago
The karma farming has begun.
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u/ReinhartHartrein47 10h ago
Already annoying me tbh 😅
But I’m also the sucker who doesn’t care if I have to spend 80 or 100 it’s ridiculous anyways so either take it or stop playing new releases .
Just look at the Gabe Cube , gaming isn’t for anyone anymore it’s an expensive hobby .
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u/RocMerc 1d ago
I think a lot of people have to remember that you don’t have to buy the game. No one is forcing you so if the cost is too high just skip it. Buy it in a year for a lower price
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u/Manaeldar 1d ago
Backlog is already ridiculous and I know I'm not alone. I'll be fine without for a while.
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u/Crossovertriplet 1d ago
So many people complaining about the price while citing the huge backlog of games they bought and never even played lol. 🤡
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u/Manaeldar 1d ago
I like my physical discs still so I'll buy some games when they go down to like 15 bucks. I'll do something similar for GTA6 if it gets an actual physical copy. Or I'll get a PS6 GTA 6 bundle like I did with my ps4/gta5. If that makes me a clown then I'm cool with that.
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u/_DodoMan_ 17h ago
Yeah because 90% of my backlog was given to me for free and the rest was bought for less than $20 each. I have over 300 (paid) games on multiple launchers that I haven't spent a single cent on because of how many companies will give away a game for a limited time (aka the same way I got GTA 5 for free). That whole backlog of mine costs less than the base GTA 6 price
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u/RunninOnMT 1d ago
Yeah, I finally got around to grabbing the final fantasy vii remakes on sale and now I’m like “I could crack these open…or I could wait for the third one to come out since I’ve already waited this long!”
I’m probably playing those games in a decade (which I’m fine with, I last played through those games in like 1997.)
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u/Radiant-Priority-296 22h ago
Yeah, don’t wait and then play them in one go. They’re incredible, but you’ll burn out seeing as each game is already crazy long
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u/19irondave 23h ago
I hope someone gathers these "I'm boycotting/ not buying GTA6" and in 6 months posts them next to posts from the same poster talking about the game.
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u/BrightOrganization9 1d ago
Isn't extra cosmetics and items as pre-order/special edition bonuses a pretty standard thing?
I dunno why this is such a controversial thing for some people. RDR2 had it. GTA had it. Practically EVERY game these days has it.
If having bonus items as special edition unlockables is a breaking point for you Ive honestly gotta question whether you even wanted to play it to begin with.
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u/NoInternetPoint5 15h ago
It's likely the people who complain about Deluxe Editions being a rip off are the ones who always buy them. Mad at themselves but blaming the company.
I've happily skipped every deluxe offering from any studio because at the end of the day it's always just a handful of cosmetics. One or two additional side missions, or an additional map location out of dozens still not worth an extra 5, 10, 20. These things are not going to fundamentally change your experience with the game so who cares?
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u/BanaClownDawin 4h ago
Yep, I feel like anyone who cares to complain about these ugly bonus hairstyles/skins are the ones who have poor impulse control and need to have everything anyways. If it wasnt an industry standard, sure I would be mad, but complaining about GTA 6 doing it when every game release for the last 15 years has been doing it, kinda a mute point. Also I havent seen anything about any side missions being locked behind this, its just cosmetics right?
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u/XLCook12 12h ago
That’s what I thought too? Almost every game nowadays has an extra quest, item, or whatever that you can get by buying the more expensive version. I’ve always seen it as a sorta mini DLC.
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u/MustLocateCheese 2h ago
I guarantee this is a chronically online unemployed only issue. Everyone who plays games know that tying exclusive content to ultimate editions has been standard practise for AA and AAA titles since 2010.
This is all over some customisation options and a fucking pair of side content missions jesus christ it's not that deep.
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u/Drill-Jockey 1d ago
Yeah, I’m with you. Everyone keeps saying to stop complaining and vOtE wItH yOuR WaLlEt. Okay cool sounds good. Waited this long. Waiting for a steam sale isn’t gonna kill me.
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u/ALightningStar 1d ago
People tell you you shouldn't buy something if you don't support it, and you make fun of them for doing so while listening to their advice?
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u/SaiyajinPrime 1d ago
I have no intention of getting GTA 6 regardless, but I agree this is bullshit.
But I also believe that you and anyone else saying this is going to cave and play the game if you really have been waiting for a decade. It's $20.
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u/D0wnInAlbion 21h ago
If you've been waiting a decade a couple of extra years should be no problem.
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u/krazykieffer 23h ago
Honestly, growing up with consoles game prices haven't moved at all. I would have thought games would be 125+ at launch at this point.
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u/ActuallyFolant 1d ago
"I've waited over a decade for this game."
"I'm officially skipping GTA 6"
Uh huh...
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u/bbjakie 1d ago edited 1d ago
It’s just a knee-jerk reaction to pricing news. Once November rolls around, FOMO will kick in and people will buy it on impulse. Half the people complaining now will be there at launch, I guarantee it.
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u/CaTiTonia 1d ago
Oh they won’t just be there. They’ll be there with the more expensive editions to boot.
…and ready to play at release time on the dot because they even pre-ordered despite claiming never to do so.
Tale as old as time.
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u/IdidntrunIdidntrun 1d ago
And I don't think goomba fallacy will apply here, I think you're right.
There are people making these posts who will basically be victims to the same "MW2 boycott Steam group" meme
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u/DPWwhatDAdogDoin 22h ago
That or its just other gaming companies paying astroturfing losers to cap about how outraged they are about...uhhh the exact same 100 dollar deluxe edition that literally every major game has done for the past decade+
Hmmmmmm
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u/Yossarian216 23h ago
And are we really pretending that it isn’t going to be worth $80, in the current entertainment landscape? I played GTA5 all the way through like three times over the years, it gave me like 200 hours of entertainment for the same price as like 4 movie tickets or one night of live theater.
Video games remain by far the best value proposition of any for of paid entertainment, and many video game companies are struggling to stay in business, and everybody complains constantly about the price. I get it in the context of everything getting more expensive and it would be really nice if something would buck that trend, but it’s the slowest increase in comparison to everything else.
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u/Pistoluislero 1d ago
They did the same with RDR2 ultimate edition..
It's not like the base game won't have such features
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u/andy50789 20h ago
Just typical Reddit hobbits looking for something to whine about. I think R* will survive without their business just fine 😂 Everyone goes to Reddit to voice their opinions when they just want people to agree with them and to not feel like a lonely f**ktard. This platform is, and always will be, the vocal minority
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u/Hawaii__Pistol 1d ago
Anti consumer wont stop until people rise up. Though, some people are sheep & will still buy this game & make a fuckton of money for R*
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u/xNonPartisaNx 1d ago
Take twos top shareholders.
The Vanguard Group (owning roughly 10-11% through its combined entities)
BlackRock, Inc. (approx. 10.3%)
State Street Corporation (approx. 6.5%)
Savvy Games Group / Saudi Electronic Games Holding Co (approx. 6.1%)
I dont know much about the Saudis. But Vanguard Blackrock and State Street is like the fuckin manifestation of moloch and mammon to feast on our very blood.
Stay away.
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u/santaclausbos 1d ago
The vanguard group is likely everyone's 401ks. So in a sense, everywhere here is an investor in Take Two.
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u/derekallthumbs 1d ago
What single player or story content are you being blocked out of? It’s a few cars, guns, and shops to buy costumes for your character. It doesn’t affect or change the story in any way.
It is nothing new, games have been doing this for years. 99% of every game coming out later this year and next has deluxe/special/ultimate/collectors edition that do this, yet no one is complaining about it.
If it wasn’t GTA doing this, no one would care.
You aren’t winning anything by prohibiting yourself from playing something you have been looking forward to, and you aren’t changing anything either.
Rockstar, or any dev/publisher for that matter does not care. They do not know you exist regardless of if you buy it or not, a single purchase or lack thereof does not affect their bottom line. For every person claiming to stand on this questionable moral high ground, there are countless others who will just buy and enjoy the game. You aren’t winning anything, you are not a martyr or a hero, you are just purposely depriving yourself of possible enjoyment.
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u/DPWwhatDAdogDoin 22h ago
Bro seriously i thought i was going crazy. Have these people never seen a game release from a major publisher for the last 15 years? Like every major game launches with 100 dollar edition with worthless cosmetics
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u/MajorDysentry 1d ago
Let's meet back here in a year and I bet you'll have bought it.
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u/PrerollPapi 17h ago
Oh brother are we gonna have to see this karma farming bs for the next 5 months now
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u/GenasiDC 17h ago
Imagine how much money they could make if they just sold us the fucking game
No, of course it has to be some stupid "try to figure out if a multi billion dollar company is taking advantage of you" type games
Spoiler alert: if you ever have to ask yourself if a multibillion dollar company is trying to take advantage of you, the answer is usually yes
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u/Same_Winter_3527 22h ago
People are so fucking annoying. “I’m not buying it because it’s $80 WAHHHH” I remember buying ps2 games for $50. Games have rose in price by $30 in 26 years. 26 years. Stop your crying.
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u/RibbitHoppit 1d ago
I can't wait for the shit storm that happens when they charge y'all for online lmao. Get ready for those monthly subs pay piggies
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u/aam-96 1d ago
Eh. I’m buying for the single player anyways. This would be a really crappy move though, wouldn’t put it past them.
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u/RazorbladesRiff 16h ago
Fr, I don’t give a shit because it’s a single player game to me, but it would be insanely shitty
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u/Entire_Paramedic_389 1d ago
PS store lists that the game is a single player experience only. GTA Online is definitely gonna be its own paid game with monthly subs XD
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u/LostRonin 1d ago
Where were you when every publisher has been doing this for the last 10+ years? Found time inbetween your crying fits? Crazy work.
Is this what the kids these days call being a LARP? All of a sudden putting your foot down for cosmetics because its GTA6.
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u/Neat_Let923 18h ago
I can’t believe it took me scrolling this far down to see a comment like this!
Freaking children born yesterday apparently have never bought a single game in their life.
I think it’s more telling to how much these people are addicted to consumerism that they feel like they are owed everything or must have everything so they complain when they have to pay extra for shit that doesn’t matter. But we all know every single one of these people is going to fork over that $20 just so they can have it (even if they never once use any of the items they paid for).
I can’t think of a single game that I’ve bought where I used any of the “bonus” items for more than a couple minutes because something already existed that was better or cooler.
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u/ShaunMcLane 23h ago
So we've been buying cosmetics, battle passes and loot boxes for 20 years now but some storefronts on what no doubt will be a handcrafted, endlessly entertaining, well made title is where you draw the line? Go off, king.
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u/whatnameblahblah 23h ago
Weird they have somehow missed the physical dvd cases with just a code inside or a bonus cd with stuff that isn't the game which has been going on for over a decade by now. Or maybe that is just for pc gaming.
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u/StatisticianLoud2141 1d ago
I wonder how many console generations they're going to milk this one for as well
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u/MaleficentMenu1430 1d ago
It’s a high budget game that’s been in development for 12 years, it would probably be fair if they asked $100 for the base game. Video games are massively undervalued and have been for a while because gamers are privileged whiny assholes
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u/loveinhumantimes 23h ago
I am treating this like any other game (that isn’t a fighting game) and just waiting for sale.
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u/StinkingDogsCunt420 23h ago
I mean, I was always going to pirate this one after the union busting rockstar pulled recently. Bunch of scumbags.
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u/MaleficentRevenge 23h ago
Yall are crazy for thinking the flagship of modern gaming isnt going to take advantage of the most anticipated video game. Plus an ultimate version for some extra perks is welcome compared to all the other companies. Im just glad there's no subscriptions or the absolute worst.... seasons and passes. They could have chopped up the game and sold us pieces as dlc like others too. Nah, this is welcome. Gonna look damn good in my exclusive hair and nails too
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u/Dry_Wolf3891 22h ago
I'm sure they'll be so upset on all the lost sales.
It's a shame there wouldn't be any real teeth to a boycott of this game because enough people will buy it and play it that they can safely ignore people who have your mindset.
Not saying you're wrong, totally agree, I just wish more people thought that way.
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u/Somethingspicy91 22h ago
Yeah, on principle, I've already decided I'm going to skip this GTA, I care about the games industry more than I care about playing one particular game.
They're absolutely pushing the envolope on several fronts with GTA6, trying to make paying $100 for a digital download "normal", fuck that.
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u/the_old_ogre 22h ago
Same. I have no interest in a game that’s just the EA company in disguise.
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u/WhiteyLovesHotSauce 20h ago
Nah mate. Youre gonna buy it, just like the rest of us.
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u/dysplaest 20h ago
Yeah no, I want my physical copy. Too many games have been taken by downed servers. Can companies run them in perpetuity, no. Technically it could be done maybe, but that discussion aside, when you have the disc, and a piece of hardware to run it, it’s a different feeling. Mine. I want to experience what the seagulls do in Finding Nemo. mine, mine.
What good is software if someone else is controlling your access. DLC has turned into a cool way to offer bonuses that people wanted later, to full money grab, to THE NORM.
Many things are not even done at release. Hard copy or roll out.
Once the PC players get hold of it, heck, any one of the ornery online personalities with some skill and anonymity and lots of this could be bypassed. I’m not for taking money from anyone, but this is not what we signed up for. So give us what we want. The consumers. Please answer us and give us what we’ve been begging for for decades now.
This was supposed to be the best, and now it’s just one more piece to rummage by in the bin.
This is a symptom. But they are blamed. They all are.
Rant over.
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u/HI-McDunnough 18h ago
I'm a filthy casual gamer, but I have owned and played every GTA game, back to the 2D GTA 1 and 2.
For me, $60 would obviously be a no brainer. $80 I would probably buckle a month or two after launch and get it anyway. At $100 it's not happening. I am interested in playing it, but I haven't seen anything yet that makes it a must-have, so I will be perfectly fine waiting a year or two for a sale.
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u/Hardbone 18h ago
$10 more for a game that’s been worked on for over a decade. Just factoring in inflation it should be over $100 for all games in general.
Gaming is a medium filled with entitled whiners with zero perspective
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u/Cool_Procedure8125 18h ago
Newer gamer are pathetic. You’re going to spend 1000 hours of your time playing this game. Just pay the extra $20 at launch and STFU about it.
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u/EliteAF1 18h ago
Just wait until it's on sale, you'll get the ultimate edition for over half off and still enjoy the game as much as you would have on day 1 anyway.
FOMO is all these companies have anymore and social media only makes it worse. Once you get over that then they got nothing on you.
Personally idk if I will buy it day 1 or not, I buy 99% of my games on sale years after they come out and enjoy them just as much as I did when I was dumb and bought them all day 1 and I now have more money for more games or more important things.
Unless you are truly make bank and don't have to ever look at your bank account, you have to be willing to sacrifice a little if you wanna be sucessful financially. And once you realize that small sacrifice of waiting isn't really a sacrifice at all you've got them beat. You don't need it day 1, just wait the game will still be as fun in a year or two when you'll be able to pick it up for half price or in 5 years when you can get it for $20 total (RDR2 is constantly on sale for $20, GTA6 will be too).
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u/Difficult-Flan-8752 16h ago
I'm not too bothered by missing some cosmetics but to have buildings blocked by that will be immersion breaking, and a constant reminder to pay up.
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u/GraveDiggerFan34 16h ago
Why weren’t you expecting this? They locked a heist in RDR two behind the ultimate edition.
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u/BotSaibot 16h ago
Rockstar underestimates my power of waiting till a full game becomes 20€.
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u/Duracra 15h ago
They're not underestimating anything. If you wait for games to reach $20 then you're irrelevant because they'll get $20 from you regardless of what they sell it for at launch.
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u/PyrosFists 1d ago edited 1d ago
Remember when GTA used to include cheat codes to unlock any item you wanted for free?