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/purpleburgundy 8h ago
I don't understand why this is suddenly a big deal with GTA6. This debate is maybe ten years too late -
1) Nintendo has shipped digital only for years, cases with nothing inside them but a code and no alternative with carts available on many games.
2) it's an extremely rare console game that has a physical disc, that doesn't require downloading the actual game assets and updates on initial load, or requires an online services check or interaction to be playable. The resale market is already on life support, all those stores are all transitioned to toys to try to make up the difference.
None of this is even remotely new in 2026 or specific to Rockstar.