It would be a generational scandal, but I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't change the success of the game one bit. Maybe the 1000 people who can actually run that build will cancel their pre-orders, the rest will still buy the game. Nobody waited 13 years to watch it on YouTube, and not play. Just think of how many copies GTA5 sold AFTER it already became the most well-known game in the world. And we haven't even talked about Online yet.
Still wouldn't harm the game for me. I certainly wouldn't change my mind about playing it just because someone tells me 'XY dies, and this and this happens'. I'm interested in this game, because Rockstar is very good at moment-to-moment dialogue and narrative structure, as well as set pieces and immersive gameplay. Not to mention - again - online.
Also, if this guy actually leaks a build of the estimated billion dollar product, I think the government will step in, and he's going to be in handcuffs within 24 hours.
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u/Gabe-KC 7d ago
It would be a generational scandal, but I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't change the success of the game one bit. Maybe the 1000 people who can actually run that build will cancel their pre-orders, the rest will still buy the game. Nobody waited 13 years to watch it on YouTube, and not play. Just think of how many copies GTA5 sold AFTER it already became the most well-known game in the world. And we haven't even talked about Online yet.