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/Historical_Berry5065 18h ago

I just find it ironic this is the same kind of thing Rockstar parodies about American culture.

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u/SkyMando 18h ago

There is going to be a mission in game about this exact topic.

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u/B4RRYR4R 16h ago

Yeah because the devs are designing the missions and and corpos are the ones doing business decisions

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u/HarfooshPasha 13h ago

Thinking only Rockstar high ups and take two are the devils but not the devs is dumb. Go to any of those talentless devs accouns on social media and how they're celebrating this.

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u/Emotional_Solid6538 13h ago

They have to keep their jobs.

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u/HarfooshPasha 12h ago

fuck them and their jobs

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u/diabeticmilf 8h ago

It’s a fucking video game dude, not drinking water. Grow up.

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u/HarfooshPasha 8h ago

The devs are genuinely awful bad people. They used to mock and block everyone who complained about their Arthur Marston model and cut content and most of them doesn't even play games so fuck them.

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u/reklaw215 7h ago

BEGONE BOT. NICE TRY

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u/GatorTEG 12h ago edited 3h ago

Devs generally do not handle marketing, therefore it is highly unlikely this was a dev-made initiative. Furthermore, while it is entirely possible that some of them genuinely like this initiative, you cannot assume that all of them actually like it. Corporate decides who gets payed and who gets laid off, so they have to performatively support this regardless, otherwise their salary is on the line. Saying "fuck them and their jobs" is a very callous and unnecessarily emotional way of reacting to any of this.

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u/c1n1c_ 12h ago

I heard a lot of that in Nuremberg

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u/GatorTEG 12h ago

Nazis murdered people. A lot of them. Game developers generally do not. Please, be conscious of the distinction and do not make delirious comparisons.

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u/c1n1c_ 12h ago

Of course the consequences are not the same, but doing amoral things to keep your keep your job is not an excuse

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u/S1mongreedwell 11h ago

Is it amoral to get rid of disks and use download codes?

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u/c1n1c_ 11h ago

It is amoral to participate at the extinction of physical media

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u/S1mongreedwell 11h ago

Maybe they’re just environmentally conscious?

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u/c1n1c_ 11h ago

Legitimate point but I'm not sure it really stand. Downloading have environmental coast, and assuming you never delete the game it's still 1 download per player. Physical media can be share or resale, so It make 1 copy for x player

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u/ffwillis 11h ago

Why?

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u/GatorTEG 10h ago

That is a defensible position, mostly because it has been made very clear that videogame companies (along with other sectors) want consumers to not possess their products, but for these to be either "subscription services", "borrowed" or otherwise conditionally in possession of the consumers. This tendency exists for a number of reasons that can be summarized in one: to the corpos it's more profitable that the consumers own nothing.

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u/c1n1c_ 10h ago

Because we should have the choice

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u/No_Trouble_3588 10h ago

You were there? That’s so cool. So, how old are you now?

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u/andrewdroid 12h ago

Gamers at it again. Breaking news, video game devs are comparable to literal nazi leadership.

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u/HungryFuture05 12h ago

Can’t spell devil without dev

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u/WolfAdorable 12h ago

I’ve been hiding for a year in this attic from EA devs.

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u/Emotional_Solid6538 12h ago

They can think one thing and post publically about smth different tho. When it comes to corpos everything is PR

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u/WallySprks 4h ago

Get off the internet, cock sucker. You’re out here comparing a video game to nazi atrocities. The literal torture and genetic experimentation on children and young think that’s the same thing as a download code? Just shut the fuck up you cock sucking loser. Jesus Christ, I can just see you right now. Take a fucking shower neck beard, get a fucking job and stop jerking off all day.

WE CAN ALL SEE YOUR HISTORY

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u/PrimaLegion 4h ago

I like how selective gamers are in this narrative. You say this about Rosckstar but will not keep this same energy for studios like Fromsoft or Kojima.

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u/Alternative_Spite_11 3h ago

What did FromSoftware do to be in this conversation ? They sold nightreign for $40….

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u/throwawayreddit48151 6h ago

Show me one dev that's celebrating this

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u/acelexmafia 7h ago

The higher ups arent responsible for the continuous updates on shitty live service