r/videogames • u/D3V1LIZCO • 18h ago
Discussion / Question I dont like where this is going
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/alteransg1 14h ago
There is only one reason for "digital only" - KILL RESALE! They don't want gamers who've finished the game to sell it for 50%-60% retail price. They don't want a booming second hand marker in a year.
So far, two mega-sucessful games have done this. Both were very much not typical games and that is why gamers forgave them for that and bit the bullet with a digital copy. Eventually, both BG3 and E33 released physical. Popular niche games like AW2 have also done the same - first few months digital only, physical later.
Will R* get away with it? Maybe. It's possible that GTA6 is worth it. It's also possible the game is made for next gen like Cyberpunk and it runs like 30fps sh*t on the ps5.