Grand Theft Auto Grieving Thread - Yep, I've been drinkin' again...

[TheArtilleryman]

The fact that pretty much the entire gaming industry is resting its entire future on the success of GTAVI is both hilarious and honestly sad to see.

Again. Having never played a GTA game before, what is it about this series that makes it apparently such a holy grail for the entire medium, to the point that other publishers have their fingers crossed for its success?

And heck, knowing that no matter what the naysayers say, nor all the warning signs, that the general public will still propel it to huge heights, why does this series garner such mainstream ultra-success?

GTA III pretty much defined the genre of 3D open world crime sandbox game, it was groundbreaking, everyone was talking about it. Then VC and SA were both stellar followups, so GTA became the gold standard for the genre going forward and there was always immense hype around the next release. It also helped that every other game Rockstar released in the 2000s was excellent too.

I think 6 will be their last. The online component will become even more of a milking parlor than GTAVO, and I would bet money on the fact that they really want it to be a live service game and are working towards making that happen. They already know they have many dedicated whales and they have had plenty of time to observe how Fortnite makes their money.

 

[Coolio55]

I think physical pre orders will tank or otherwise under perform if the full game is not on disk (even if it requires a day 1 patch for online). I know 5 had a edition with like 8 disks so Rockstar should atleast be willing to foot the bill on an actual physical game without any of the game key card nonsense we've had lately, but I'll wait for confirmation of that before doing any pre order business with them.

The PC port, probably because of the upscale visuals and the limits of a DVD-ROM with space.

I’m optimistic that GTA VI will be $70 to start, but I expect all retailer websites will go down for a period, similar to when PS5 preorders went out during COVID.

I remember queuing up to get that fucking thing. We were in a mall and I was playing Shantae: Pirate's Curse on my 3DS.
I definitely laughed my ass off when I saw how many CDs it was on when I got home.