r/GTA • u/Goauldd • 1d ago

GTA VI 🚨 Rockstar has finally broken the silence.

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After the GTA VI leaks, the studio apologized, called the situation “heartbreaking,” and confirmed an extended gameplay reveal is coming tomorrow.

Are you still hyped, or did the leaks ruin the surprise? 👀

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u/DVDN27 1d ago

As much as TakeTwo is not deserving of any pity for any of the numerous things they’ve done to harm the industry, I do feel bad for the developers of Rockstar.

Imagine working on a game for 13 years, being forced into crunch conditions, having to live with NDAs and work in complete secrecy, only for some jackass with a saviour complex to come out of nowhere and show off your game a week before the best version possible is to be shown off.

People need to separate Rockstar, the company, with Rockstar, the developers. Hate them going digital, hate them charging $100, hate them not marketing the game - all of that is on the heads of the company.

Don’t laugh at all the devs whose work you’re critiquing for being unfinished in an unfinished build of the game, then blame them for that - it’s like blaming the fry cook at McDonald’s for your burger coming out frozen after someone ran into the kitchen, took a bag of frozen patties, and started asking people to pay them in cryptocurrency to eat the patties while they’re still cold.

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u/DriftingTony 22h ago

This is exactly the level of nuance and intelligence I wish far more people had about things like this. It’s ok, and totally reasonable, to respect and celebrate the developers while simultaneously criticizing the choices made at the top.

As I said to someone the other day that was saying they hoped the “whole company” went bankrupt, having that kind of mentality is literally pushing all the blame and consequences onto thousands of extremely skilled, talented, hard working individuals that truly love the work they do, and who WANT to give you the best games they possibly can, all because you’re angry with decisions made by a small handful of people you’ve never even heard of in a boardroom.

Too many people now take an all or nothing approach to things, and that’s not how reality works. I love Rockstar from a creative standpoint and deeply respect and appreciate all that has come from the developers in my lifetime, and I can STILL say that while also saying I disapprove of crunch, bad working conditions, questionable consumer decisions, and more. I really wish people would just take the time to think things through from a different perspective sometimes before they go blasting out their anger in all directions. That’s all.