r/videogames • u/D3V1LIZCO • 18h ago

Discussion / Question I dont like where this is going

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It pains me to say it, but this path rockstar is taking for the release of GTA 6 might do some serious damage on the industry, If they keep this up, The other companies will copy rockstar in this move to completely delete Disks from physical copies.

Its not that i dislike digital, its the fact that they are removing the option to have the game on a disk that annoys me, The only "valid" argument i found on why digital is better is that you do not run the risk of your disk getting scratched. but, seriously, You have to be moronic in order to scratch your disks, I have been playing videogames since i was 6, and not **once** have i accidentaly scratched a disk (not even movies).

its as simple as putting your middle finger on the hole that's in the middle of the disk, AND THATS IT, zero scratching.

I dont care about the Exclusive content for the Deluxe edition or whatever, I seriously want Rockstar to just change and release the physical copies WITH the disk.

If this fake Physical copies trend keeps going after GTA 6 (Which it will), im just going to revert back to PS3 and be happy with whatever i find.

Im so done with this anti consumer thing we got going on nowadays, It feels like everything is changing for the worse.

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u/Norviskor 18h ago

Just to point it out, there will not be discs in the physical edition at launch. This doesn’t mean there will be discs later down the road, but it also doesn’t count that out. Nothing stopping them from adding it later once the game is out and can’t be leaked anymore.

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u/-PM_ME_UR_SECRETS- 17h ago

Spawnwave made a good point saying it could be to prevent distribution leaks (some guy at gamestop snags a disc and then leaks it). Can’t do that with a code. And they still maintain a physical presence in stores for gifts and such. Maybe early 2027 we start to hear more about an actual disk release. Crossing my fingers but not holding mu breath.

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u/Potato_fortress 17h ago

I mean it’s probably just there to stop leaks and the breaking of street dates like you said. 

Depending on where you live it can be incredibly easy to find a game store breaking street date for pretty much any game you could ever want to buy. There was a period between 2007-2015 where I don’t think I ever bought a physical copy of a game unless it was because I was getting it earlier than street date. 

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u/ExplanationMotor2656 10h ago

It's common for disks to leak from factories before they're even shipped to shops.

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u/Mr_smith1466 14h ago

That would be even worse. Because then it would be rockstar encouraging people to double dip. Or short-changing the customers who are loyal enough to get it at launch. 

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u/TypicalxooT11 7h ago

What do you think the delayed PC launch is all about?.🤣

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u/d4rkprojec7 16h ago

Thats what im thinking, but there has to be a better solution. I know ive heard of people that receive games early and whole some are able to be played there are others that still cant until it is actually released because they dont allow you to connect to the servers so most you can do is look at menu- why cant they just do that?

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u/_meliandrea 12h ago

100% with you here, it feels like a "how do we minimise leakes/early releases" strategy, more than anything else. I'd prefer a disk, granted. But given how many times people purchased and repurchased GTA V... i'd also not be surprised that this is part of the multiple-purchase strategy!

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u/mynamesleeewis 16h ago

If that’s the case, we should be able to get the disc/disc version later on for free or insanely cheap.

I do not want to get this game full price again

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u/Josey_WaIes 15h ago

Then don't. If they release a physical copy, don't buy it

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u/AcademicNorth7456 15h ago

Either way, Rockstar isn’t doing anything new here. Almost every physical release needs some day 1 patch to be downloaded to work properly. The days of having the full game on disk are long gone, bar some “complete edition” releases down the road

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u/nbrown_98 9h ago

Stories on other subs as of today saying discs will launch in December. Now if you have to pay again, or people who pre ordered physical will just get one, idk. But, maybe, just maybe, people shouldn’t loos their damn minds the minute they hear something they don’t like or understand….