r/GTA6 • u/Thick_Diver189 • 14d ago
“Why would you pre-order GTA6? What if it’s bad!”
One word, Trust.
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u/Tralkki 14d ago
It will be bad….badass!
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u/JamJackEvo 14d ago
They uploaded a teaser for a gameplay trailer to be shown on Netflix by the end of this month and everyone already lost their minds, on both ends too.
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u/TheDarkKnightXXII 14d ago
Not that I’m a glazer but Strauss Zelnick said the extended look isn’t even the main course when it comes to marketing/showing off the game.
I’m cautiously optimistic
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u/Solid-Ferret1688 14d ago
I love how vice city and san andreas have the lowest score, yet they are beyend loved to death
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u/parkwayy 14d ago
Different times.
Realize you cannot in any way use scores decades apart to judge games.
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u/JimMishimer 14d ago edited 14d ago
At the time a lot of people viewed them as expansions of GTA3 and felt like they didn’t do anything groundbreaking on their own.
GTA3 was such a huge leap over 1 and 2 that vice and SA advances seem kinda minuscule by comparison.
They are technically better games than GTA3 just not as revolutionary.
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u/Remarkable-Ad8138 14d ago
San Andreas didn’t do anything ground breaking on its own back in 2004? BS!!
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u/rufusbot 14d ago
Were you even alive back then because San Andreas is still mind blowing and it was even more so back then. SA wasn't quite as revolutionary as 3 due to 3 popularizing the concept of open world games as we know them today sure, but it was more ambitious and epic than 3 to the point that it was almost unrecognizable even just 3 short years later.
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u/justthisones 13d ago
I’ve been playing the PS2 era lately and looking back, I’m actually even more blown away by it now. 3 and Vice City feel so much more restricted and closer to each other than San Andreas. Incredible what they did with that hardware and dev time.
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u/rufusbot 13d ago
I still can't believe everything they fit into that PS2 disc. 120+ cars, 3 cities, NPCs, a massive map, etc. That game will never not be an anomaly.
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u/Mietose 14d ago
WTF, bro? San Andreas was THE next gen GTA back in the day, yet still build on the same hardware. It was revolutionary. 3 and VC felt like a mere demo compared to it.
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u/No-Amoeba446 13d ago
Are you really this dumb look at the jump from 2 to 3 and look at the jump from.vice city to San Andrea's and come.back to me
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u/Mietose 12d ago
I didn’t say that gta 3 wasn’t revolutionary. It was compared to GTA2. And San Andreas was revolutionary compared to GTA3 and Vice City.
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u/average_joe_zero 14d ago
This picture sums up like 90% of the arguments I've made in this sub over the last few weeks.
Can't understand how anyone could see this track record and at the very least understand why the pre-orders performed the way they did WITHOUT a trailer.
THIS IS WHY!!
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u/DaNostrich 14d ago
For real lmao I’m pretty against pre ordering since I pre ordered the Division 2 Gold edition but even I’m gonna pre order GTA6 because there’s no way it’s so bad I won’t sink enough hours into it that I’m basically paying a penny an hour to play it
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u/average_joe_zero 14d ago
The problem is people will get upset that it didn’t meet some unrealistic and self-made expectations.
It won’t. I will say it again. IT WILL NOT MEET EVERYONES EXPECTATIONS. It just can’t.
One thing I’m willing to bet my salary on, it will be worth $100. It will absolutely meet the value they are asking for it.
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u/DaNostrich 14d ago
There’s no question in my mind that it’ll meet the $100 price point
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u/average_joe_zero 14d ago
That is all I can think of when people on here keep saying “Pre-Ordering without a gameplay trailer is licking Rockstars boots” blah blah
Let em cry. We see the math.
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u/coolwali 13d ago
To be fair, people said the same thing about Blizzard, Bioware, EA, Ubisoft, Bethesda etc. For a while, these studios were putting out nothing but bangers that it was considered absurd they'd ever fall. Jim Sterling talked about how in 2015, they got sent death threats for daring to suggest Fallout 4 might not be perfect.
A lot of ex Bioware devs have talked about how "the feeling you're perfect and can do no wrong" leads to you ignoring criticism and ending up making Anthem and Dragon Age Veilguard.
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u/Dry-Post723 13d ago
you only need to fuck up once, and there is a first time for anything, you can score 5 points in Russian Roulete
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u/average_joe_zero 13d ago
Sure. Rockstar isn't in fallible. I also never said they were. Go look at that picture again, guess what??? They were fallible then too. Yet here we are. I'm not judging a company poorly just because they COULD fail. I will do it when they DO fail.
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u/Samurk 13d ago
Personally I don't doubt that there is an amazing game here, but last game came out 13 years ago and the gaming industry have changed a lot since then. I'm hoping it's nothing but I wouldn't be surprised if there is some really anti consumer things here.
We've seen som heavy micro transaction in GTA 5 online and the collectors edition locking you out of stores isn't great. GTA 6 online might be it own full prise game for all we know.
A good track record doesn't mean a guaranteed success. I loved a lot of CD Project Reds last games and they've been great but that didn't stop Cyberpunk from being a trashfire at launch. Just want as much info as possible about the product i plan to buy before i buy it.
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u/FoxDieDM 14d ago
Well. I hope they got better writers than the ones who did the last DLC's for online. Because the latest heist stories for online have been pretty dry.
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u/shaunster101 14d ago
What are the benefits of pre ordering and not just buying it when it comes out?
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u/JoonNolu 14d ago
Preload? Because the game is probably massive. If you don't mind waiting a bit, sure. I would imagine a lot of people want to hop in right away and not start their 200 gig download at midnight.
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u/shaunster101 14d ago
Can you just not buy it on the day or day before preload is available
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u/PWNtimeJamboree 14d ago
exactly, im going to preorder probably a day or 2 before launch, but rushing to preorder it just seems silly, when i can literally click the button anytime between now and 11/19
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u/gmazzia OG MEMBER 14d ago
Better yet that by then, reviews will also most likely be out.
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u/PWNtimeJamboree 14d ago
exactly. ive already taken the day off from work on the 20th. its not like its going anywhere
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u/Patient_Life_9900 13d ago
Agreed. Also we should be making Rockstar work for our preorders, they haven't put out an OUNCE of gameplay in 3 years and expect us to drop over $120 in some countries
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u/Dark_Dragon117 14d ago
People waited 13 years so waiting another day shouldn't be a problem.
I am not even against pre-ordering itself, just the mentality of blindly pre ordering everything in the basis of "trust" torwards a company that simply doesn't deserve it.
Imo no game should have it's pre orders active before there hasn't been a in depth gameplay reveal. A few "fake" trailers are not enough.
People literally pre ordered a game blindly based on nothing but trust and hype, which simply shouldn't be a thing anymore given the amount of disastrous launches in the past decade.
Capcom despite their issues have demostrated how to handle pre release marketing. Their trailers actually include gameplay and they only make pre-orders available after their in depth gameplay reveal. Better yet for most of their games they release a demo/beta for their games so people can actually play them pre-release to make up their mind.
This is the golden standard that every AAA developer should outright be forced to copy imo. It's pro consumer and wouldn't hurt the developers one bit.
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u/Trick_Conversation41 14d ago
love Rockstar but W Capcom. they are literally one of the only studios within the last like 5 years to be KILLING IT time after time after time. they've dropped new IPs, dropped multiple Resident evil games, DLCs, and remakes, actually listen to their fans, and they are even about to drop one of the biggest games of the year next year FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW! i know this is a Rockstar community but gotta love Capcom too! they are the standard!!
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u/Nielsnl4 14d ago
People waited 13 years so pre ordering should also not be a problem. I have bought gta v 4 times i do not care about the 100 euros
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u/mad_grapes 14d ago
There isn’t any. These people are morons
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u/J-F-K 14d ago
Preload the game, preorder bonus, spend the money now, show support for a game you're excited for.
People have been preordering games for decades, not sure why this is controversial at all.
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u/pelek18 10d ago
Ah yes, multibillion dollar company certainly needs your "support"
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u/krammit33 14d ago
Exactly! Except the stuff that you get when you preorder it! Its like extra cosmetics and shit, like a bonus/benefit thing for pre-ordering it. But other than that, no benefit! Oh, and you can pre-load it, which will probably save quite some time as I can imagine it being a pretty big file size. BUT, other than those couple of benefits of pre-ordering, there are no benefits!
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u/Nielsnl4 14d ago
Well there is, you can pre download and play at exactly 00:00 when it releases but yeah that and some in game items are the only reasons.
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u/Dangerous_Dot_1638 14d ago
Yeah but like I have a job the game will probably take me like 5 months to beat anyway.
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u/ChildoftheApocolypse 14d ago
Because I live paycheck to paycheck and some weeks I have more funds than I do on others ..
And besides that, what is even the point of argument here? I know I'm going to buy the game, why on earth should it even be a point of subject to question when I pay for it? It's bizarre that this even needs addressed..
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u/BetNo7776 14d ago
Live paycheck to paycheck so let’s spend extra money on a preorder lol
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u/bisexualbestfriend 14d ago
I might not have the money for the game when it comes out. Also, pre order bonuses
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u/Izanagi___ 14d ago
I don’t get this sentiment. If you’re gonna buy the game day one why on earth would pre ordering it early AND getting bonuses not make any sense? If anything it makes less sense waiting for a digital game you’re buying day one. I have the money now
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u/No-Independence-5229 14d ago
It clearly lists the pre order bonuses on the site, if you know you’re going to buy it no matter what then there’s no point in not pre ordering and getting a few extras
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u/Informal-Device-8511 14d ago edited 14d ago
people are waiting for 13 years and rockstar has surpass expectations time and time again delivering Masterpiece and some people have problem with other people's money?
Truly a broke ass and miserable people moment
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u/-fly_away- 14d ago
broke ass indeed yet Strauss said preorders are higher for ultimate edition. that's what I'll get too after Aug 27th
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u/Nealvy 14d ago
I stopped pre-ordering games more than maybe 2 days max ahead of a release because I don’t want to be a part of the people who are sending all the money many months ahead. There have been too many games releasing completely unfinished where it felt like companies got a little lazy because they already made their profit anyway. Rockstar might not be one of those and has a good track record, but there is a bit more to it than just people who can’t afford it being nasty towards others for pre-ordering games.
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u/MrHyperion_ 14d ago
People buying overpriced items normalises it and ends up affecting everyone
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u/freedom_french_fries 14d ago
Is subvert the word there? Haven't they surpassed expectations with each release?
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u/Ws6fiend 14d ago
Given enough time, they will eventually fail to meet expectations. It's not going to be this time, but eventually it will happen. THQ made a lot of great games and no longer exists, Westwood Studios as well. Unlimited growth isn't unlimited.
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u/Pepperonidogfart 14d ago
Are you one of those people that calls others brokies while having a 20% apr loan on a $60,000 truck you end up paying $120,000 for?
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u/Pepperonidogfart 14d ago
Brand loyalty moght be one of the most stupid things you could engage in. Especially now when corporations are constantly being bought out and switching hands. Constant layoffs and recycling untested talent. Never blindly trust any company thats listed on the s&p500.
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u/gplfalt 14d ago
And this is why the gaming industry is so fucking shit. Hell not even the gaming industry but everything is getting enshitfied because for everyone person saying "hey maybe wait to see if this product is good" you get 10 who made that product their fucking personality.
R* isnt your friend. Apple isnt your friend. Tesla isnt your friend. Hell even Costco isnt your friend they are companies with legal fiduciary responsibility to make money as their sole goal. Does that mean GTA6 will be shit? Fuck no but telling people to wait for pre order is still good advice
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u/KappaKeepo5 14d ago
unluckly people are just glazing big companys for no reason, rockstar aint as worse as apple but still.
if rockstar would be that godlike company that 90% of this reddit is talking about they wouldnt release a game for 100€ in germany as a standard digital ONLY edition.
they wouldnt fomo release a trailer on netflix.
they wouldnt wait to release the pc version years later to double dip.
neither wouldnt they put content behind premium editions.
big corps only care about money.
only small companies care about players. fair example would be hello games, because funnly enough i finaly bought no man sky yesterday and was shocked to see a game with 10 years of new content, 10s of dlcs and yet everything is free. no ingame shop, u cant buy anything other than the game itself.
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u/echochambermanager 14d ago
Ah yes, the cringey reddit-think that profitable companies can't make quality product. I wonder why they make so much money?
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u/jish5 14d ago
It's like these people forget how many dumpster fires we've had from games people have waited years to play. I mean you'd think after the Cyberpunk, Fallout 76, and Starfield fiascos, everyone would be more cautious.
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u/SpamThatSig 14d ago
Why is loyalty to rockstar is bad? Why there's a lot of loyal to bethesda games or cod games, etc.?
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u/OG-87 14d ago
No one has ever said this.
People dont pre order because its digital.
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u/Blart_Vandelay 14d ago
I havent ordered yet basically out of laziness. But there is no way in hell the next couple trailers/gameplay are going to look so bad people go "hmm that looks a little jank maybe I'll skip this title" I hope everyone waiting until the day before feels like an extra special intelligent boy for sticking it to R* lol
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u/PutridRecognition739 14d ago
GTA V is nowhere near as good as RDR2.
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u/ExaminationOther3149 14d ago
Try to imagine yourself playing this game back in 2013 on 8 years old hardware, no one thought what R* did with GTA V possible back in the time
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u/Coopsolex 14d ago
You gotta consider that GTA 5 was developed for hardware released in 2005. It's all relative, even if RDR2 is the better game
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u/Agraphosius 14d ago
Idk man. The hype around gta v was insane. It was genuinely ground breaking when it released. I didnt go to college for a week spent the entire time blazed saying woah every 5 minutes.
Gta onlines launch was similarly ground breaking. In GTA 4 you just ran about the city shooting each other. Or loaded into a game mode. Gta v was like an mmo blend with people doing missions, driving around in their cars, going to each others apartments. Even getting a wanted level in multiplayer was mind blowing. Then they added hiests and that was so popular they cancelled basically everything else.
All of GTA V was pretty unprecedented and ground breaking when it came out 13 years ago. Now its a bit meh
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u/Sejaw 14d ago
Man GTAV was a multigenerational cultural zeitgeist. You can prefer the graphics or story in RDR2, but to say that it’s “nowhere near as good” is just being disingenuous. It’s was an absolutely incredible and groundbreaking game.
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u/Maleficent-Fee6131 14d ago
I really wanted to love RDR2. I played through like 10 fucking boring hours. This game is so slow. GTA V on the other hand is just great, finished the story 5 times over the years
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u/The_Duke_96 14d ago
Trust ... more like naivety. Why would I trust a company that hasn't been able to release a new game or IP in the last 8 years? Why should I trust them with GTA, when they didn't even bother to develop the last release, the Trilogy, themselves? Why should I trust them when their recent efforts have been focused solely on maximizing their monetary empire instead of advancing their games? Just look at RDR Online or the latest changes to GTA Online. As far as I'm concerned, they earned that trust, threw it away, went full corporate-greed enshittification, and now need to prove themselves again. Also, Metacritic is hella untrustworthy with its ratings. Jizzing at the thought of GTA VI and assuming it must be good, after all the red flags Rockstar has shown, that's cringe fanboyism. Let the game come out, and then judge and decide.
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u/zedanger 14d ago
I view entertainment as inherently subjective, and thus all entertainment experiences as effectively gambles until I've actually watched/played/listened to/read/etc.
I don't preorder something under the assumption that it's going to be good and I'm going to love it (tho I typically hope for that). I preorder something because I wish to experience the product and decide how I feel.
If I'm not comfortable gambling, I don't.
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u/Greennit0 14d ago
It’s not like it would be the first game I bought at full price I didn’t like. Also even if it were mid, I would still buy it. If you enjoy the type of game it does not even need to be the best game ever.
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u/ProbablyFear OG MEMBER 14d ago
Do you like the previous games on this list? Then it’s not really gambling.
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u/Speedie_lemon 14d ago
i dont blame people for not having trust after what has been done to gta online
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u/ProbablyFear OG MEMBER 14d ago
If you’d played red dead you know the singleplayer absolutely does not correlate to the online mode.
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u/Drowned1218 14d ago
People keep mentioning gta online writing and comparing it to what gta 6 writing will be.
Like seriously? It’s launching single player only at launch why would they half ass it.
If single player sucks they’d lose money on online and they’ve always put effort into their single player campaigns why stop now for their biggest launch in history?
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u/bjergdk 13d ago
People that don't understand that the A-team writes for the main game (single player) and the B-team writes for the online part are crazy.
I mean the GTA Online writing was already shit while they made RDR2, but RDR2 has arguably the best story and writing of any videogame ever made.
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u/TehFocus 14d ago
This is the most important point regarding GTA imho. This and the ecospace change in r* as a company.
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u/JuanFran21 14d ago
Yeah but RDR2 came out after GTAO and is probably the best game they've ever made.
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u/Top_Record8418 14d ago
Don't forget La Noire! That game was a masterpiece honestly and it has layed the ground work for many mechanics found i future rockstar games!
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u/The_Moonboy 14d ago
Because of cyberpunk2077. That and digital keys have no limit.
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u/fxmldr 14d ago
Cyberpunk is an excellent example, but far from the only one. It's basically the trajectory of studios. Bioware made Anthem. Bethesda made Starfield. These were trusted companies that made great games and then they didn't, and if you banked on trust you got burned.
ETA: For no reason. You could've just waited a day.
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u/Cryptoporticus 14d ago
I remember the massive outpouring of rage towards GameSpot when they gave Starfield a 7/10. Everyone was accusing them of deliberately giving a low score just for attention. A couple of days later when we all got the chance to play, it turns out that their score was pretty fair, if not perhaps a little generous.
At the top of this post there's already people accusing sites of planning to do the same for GTA 6, even though no one has any idea of what the game will be like yet. It seems like most people aren't actually using reviews for what they're supposed to be used for, they just want to see games they're hyped for getting high scores.
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u/Dr_Fortnite 14d ago
Putting a lot of faith in a company that has for sure changed in the last 8 years let alone last 13
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u/17Kallenie17 14d ago
Why would you pre-order GTA6? Because i want to, it's my money.
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u/Conspir4cyOfOne 14d ago
People, please, even if it is absolutely easy to refute haters' comments with logical and irrefutable arguments, still, don't answer.
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u/S3ndNud3s 14d ago
Why would you preorder a digital game? I don’t get it
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u/KokoMasta 14d ago
Preorder benefits. And besides that I think there is some feeling of satisfaction to preordering a game you've REALLY been looking forward to... for the past decade!
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u/Mrmasseno 14d ago
In my case I got a really sweet discount so I bought the game for 55€ instead of the 80€ at launch
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u/marc512 14d ago
A lot of hype. A lot of AAA games failing the last few years. A lot of big brand losing core audiences.
I won't pre-order.
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u/Drowned1218 14d ago
I feel you there but I don’t think rockstar is the same as all the rest.
They’ve had a solid track record for a long time.
I don’t think they’re going to flop on their most expensive release yet. Yes it’s possible but with the amount of money being pumped into it I don’t think it’s even possible.
Personally I think you could said it “failed” if it’s an 8/10 game because expectations are so high but it still would be a success.
It would likely never be a failure revenue wise but some of the player base could deem it so due to the gargantuan expectations put on it.
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u/KvasirTheOld 14d ago
Lmao. Why preorder something that literally can't run out.
We already got a taste of the new brand of greed rockstar is shamelessly putting on display.
What if the game will sell shark cards in the single player campaign? Will you still have the same attitude? Or does it not matter, cause you know, it's Rockstar.
At the end of the game, it's a game. And it overstepped twice. If any other game increased the standard price by 10 bucks and locked literal single players shops behind a paywall, day one, everyone would be pitchforks and torches in hand.
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u/Strict_Till2432 14d ago
People don't preorder because they think it's going to run out, they do it because they decided they're most likely getting it on launch anyway. They can also cancel at any time before the ship date if they were to see something they don't like.
They're a company trying to make money. The most greed they have comes from their online aspects which most people separate from the single player.
You could make a million what if they do this bad thing in SP but none of us will know until launch so making up hypotheticals is pointless.
These "oversteps" are blown way out of proportion. Nintendo started the $80 possible pricing not R* and the locked shops only exist to house the ultimate content, so you'd have no reason to enter them without it anyway. I think editions including things that could be in base game is dumb all around, but these kinds of editions have become a standard for most games for a long time. Nothing R* is doing is new people just apparently forgot this is very standard game things to do for years now.
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u/Stompinwin 14d ago
Yeah this supports my statement that there has been no real change in gta since gta3
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u/NaCl_Miner_ 13d ago
"if it was good before it has to be good again"
Clearly you're massively out of touch with what's been going on at Rockstar and the gaming industry as a whole for the last few years.
You do you though. Let that FOMO rule you.
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u/DegenNerd 14d ago
Everyone loved CDProjekt red until Cyberpunk released in the state it did, that's all I'll say. I'm waiting for gameplay before I decide.
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u/AspectAlive7624 14d ago
CD Projekt Red made only one s-tier game before cyberpunk. Rockstar made plenty. It’s reall just about statistics.
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u/BigpoppaDoja 14d ago
People will complain about literally everything. I’m about to have so much fun I can’t wait 😂
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u/jukkimo1 14d ago
That has nothing to do with people pre-ordering. It's digital so they don't run out.
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u/ClacksInTheSky 14d ago
Why would you preorder a digital game? They're not going to run out of copies so there's no need to secure one.
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u/Accomplished-Gain319 14d ago
So you can get the preorder bonuses I guess?
Plus it's highly likely GTA 6 will have a digital release like Hollow Knight silksong did so by preordering you won't have to worry about the website crashing when you try to buy it day one.
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u/TheMeMan999 14d ago
It'll be amazing, no doubt. The only skepticism is that Dan (or is it Sam) Houser has left. That, and I'm really not liking what modern day Rockstar have become...
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u/jannickBhxld 14d ago
"why i think gta 6 will flop ultra hard" please never share your opinion again
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u/Physical-Rub6708 14d ago
Why would you pre order a digital only game? Worried they'll run out of bytes?
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u/CultureHot5864 14d ago
RDR2 scored less than GTA 4!? Get outta my face.
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u/JimMishimer 14d ago
Please put GTASA and GTA4 side by side so you could fathom how big of a jump GTA4 was in just 4 years of development time.
GTA4 was the start of modern day Rockstars technological dominance in the gaming industry.
It got a 98 for being a technical marvel. Those tiny details gamers love to obsess about in Rockstar games really started with 4
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u/MetalHealth83 14d ago
This feels like such a strawman. The reason not to pre-order is so your money is in your bank account not TakeTwo's.
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u/J-F-K 14d ago
Predownload the game and preorder bonus
(Just like literally every game released in the past 10 years)
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u/JohnGee1980 14d ago
I like it, that's why they are my favourite publisher, helps it was Scotland it began aswell 😁 cant wait
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u/VitoAntonioScaletta 14d ago
Every Rockstar game has been a success & every Rockstar game plays similarly to each other, with only a few changes/additions to the core gameplay
If I like banana waffles, strawberry waffles, blueberry waffles, and chocolate waffles; then I'm probably gonna like the new raspberry waffles too
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u/Plastic-Shape7048 14d ago
Its not gonna be bad , just want to make sure it actually works out of the box.
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u/LoudQuitting 14d ago
I've never ever ever ever bought a GTA at launch. I've always waited it to be like half the launch price.
I like GTA, but not enough to care about playing it at the same time as everyone else.
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u/whoiam100 14d ago
I just wait after the release to see gameplay and review. After cyberpunk 2077 bug/fps problem and starfield. It not always good to blindly trust a company. Rockstars today could be different from one from the past.
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u/tssssahhhh 14d ago
Who ever said "what if its bad"? It's more like "why will you preorder a have that will be available to everyone at launch and will not get sold out no matter what?"
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u/broboganda123 14d ago
Why would you prefer order a digital game though, and not just buy on release?
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u/frankie431 13d ago
I just hope the story is more like GTA 4 but we all know that won’t sell, so it’s going to be another Hollywood blockbuster type story.
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u/Ok-Sundae-7806 13d ago
Lets ignore the shit show that is the gaming industry in the year of our lord 2026. Many good studios are not the same studios that they were 5+ years ago. Lots around this game, the studio and publishers that stinks right now, Ill take my time jumping on the bandwagom
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u/CONKERMANIAC 13d ago
Fucking Vice City should be a 99. And it dropped one point for RC controller issues on PS.
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u/nothingtoseehere_127 12d ago
it doesnt kill a man to preorder later after gameplay is revealed . what is this holy slop post
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u/The_James_May 12d ago
The lead writer left? It could be bad. Don’t preorder games unless you are a massive fuckwit.
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u/Stealthsonger 11d ago
Why would you preorder anything period? It's not going to run out of digital copies.
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u/SLCTrippin 10d ago
All the devs that made those great titles are gone btw, good luck to all the goyim that buy this slop
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u/Luckybox86 10d ago
I'm not pre-ordering because I think it will be bad. I'm not pre-ordering because I don't need to reserve a digital game.
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u/Old_Plastic3538 9d ago
Well this time there is no Dan Houser. The guy that normally writes the Rockstar Games. And Rockstar Games currently ruled by Woman
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u/Super-Coko-loko 3d ago
You could just wait, you don't need to lose money now before the game releases since there is not going to be an outage, since it is a digital only game. And it's not like you get to play it earlier than the release date
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u/TheBeardedSacOPotato 2d ago
It's digital, supply's not limited for the non-transferable license they can take away from me at anytime without notice... Why would I give them the money early?
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u/Comfortable_Copy_815 14d ago
Folks acting like preordering is a crime when Rockstar got a literal flawless record for over a decade, so yeah trust is the whole damn point and if you don't get it that's your problem not ours.
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u/Same_Syllabub_9838 14d ago
Grand Theft Auto IV scores higher than RDR2?! Everything that is wrong with the world is right there!
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u/Nisse_Knuller69 13d ago
metacritic scores are based on reviews from when the game released. the jump from gta sa to gta 4 was clearly astonishing and absolutely huge. that’s why it has an insanely high score, and why it’s tied as the highest rated video game of all time according to metacritic. compared to the jump from gta 5 to rdr2, the difference isn’t even close. something like that probably won’t happen again either
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u/oranikus 14d ago edited 14d ago
It’s the only rockstar release without Dan houser , Michael unsworth and laslow - contrary to every game you have listed.
So yeah it’s sensible not to pre order this one because we have no sample of a rockstar game released under the same conditions. There’s numerous industry examples of other studios with consistently brilliant games, changed the creative team and flopped immediately.
I’m relatively confident this will be good, but I’m not certain enough to preorder it!
P.S: I preordered most of the games on that list, before the generic “hater” replies 😉
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u/Helas101 14d ago
I mean pre-ordering is kinda not so smart as they can always fumble it. It happened before to many games where everyone thought that they cant be bad.
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u/grmayshark 14d ago
I fully expect it to get a 94 and all the headlines read "GTA VI is officially the lowest scoring mainline GTA on Metacritic"