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Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI will officially begin on June 25
Submitted 2 days ago by tom@lemmy.tomkoreny.com to games@lemmy.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiQEBYDox_k
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mecen@lemmy.ca 26 minutes ago
AnitaAmandaHuginskis@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Here we go again with the preorders for digitally downloaded games. Why, why have we not learnt from all the botched AAA game launches?
Preorders for AAA games made sense when supply was scarce, demand high, and games pretty much working at launch day.
This is not the timeline we live in anymore.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 7 hours ago
But what if the bytes run out? What then?
I buy physical anyway, and have never had an issue just going into a shop and picking up a game on day one.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
That ws when preordering made sense, there were queues andcould sell out.
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
It’s very unlikely to be playable on the steam deck, so I won’t be playing it. That’s my only gaming device. Looking forward to seeing others enjoying it tho.
AgentRocket@feddit.org 6 hours ago
By the time they release it for PC, there might be a steamdeck2 that can run the game.
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Lol yeah that could be true. I’d definitely be first in line for a steam deck 2, the first one is a great little machine.
PerfectDark@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Luckily you can run every single other GTA game before VI with relative ease on the Steam Deck!
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 hours ago
Are you saying gta5 runs well, locally, on a steam deck?
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Yeah I tried 5 recently, it held up okay for a fairly old game.
PerfectDark@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Superorbit@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
Nice DS (could be a DSi I guess, can’t see the camera) you got there. I don’t think I’ve seen that shade of yellow before.
orochi02@feddit.org 2 hours ago
Looks white to me with strange Lighting but who knows
PerfectDark@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Thanks, it was my latest DSi pickup (there’s been a lot)
This one is a color exclusive to Japan, it is the Lime Green one :)
mech@feddit.org 8 hours ago
Basically the same thing
HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
Now if SSDs could magically become affordable, I might actually be able to play it.
tal@lemmy.today 5 hours ago
Get a small SSD and just put that game on it?
screenrant.com/gta-6-file-size-200gb-rumors-gamer…
According to GTA 6 Intel in a post that has since been taken down, Grand Theft Auto VI will “be just under 200GB”, with other “sources” also corroborating this claim. Of course, this rumor has not been officially confirmed by Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive, and it was already clear to fans that GTA VI will be quite demanding when it comes to storage.
Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Anyone who pre-orders a digital product that can’t actually run out of stock is a true mystery to me. Just wait and see. If you’re I’ve of those eager to pay this, you’ve already waited literally years. Add a few days, see if it’s actually playable and not a buggy mess.
kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 6 hours ago
In defense of preorders, even if they can’t run out of stock, servers can get overwhelmed. If they also do preloading and don’t fuck up a day 0 patch, you can ensure you can play the game immediately.
I still wouldn’t preorder this kind of game, I wouldn’t trust them not to botch it every way imaginable, but I’m reminded of the Silksong release, which I would’ve trusted with a preorder and could’ve avoided dealing with Steam going down when trying to buy it ;D
iamthetot@piefed.ca 1 day ago
To be honest, if any game had enough demand to run out of physical stock, it might be GTA6.
zikzak025@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Even then, though, I wouldn’t trust preorders enough to do it. Stores love taking preorders, but they don’t factor that in with the amount of stock they’ll receive.
I remember seeing posts from folks who lined up to pick up their preorders of big games like Spider-Man and Tears of the Kingdom on release day, only to get told by the store that they didn’t actually have enough stock to honor everyone’s preorder.
Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 1 day ago
When GTa 5 came out, I waited about a week after before I caved and got it.
missingno@fedia.io 1 day ago
I presume they're also printing physical copies, in which case preorders are still useful to secure a copy day 1. Especially if you're getting it shipped, because if you wait until day 1 to buy it then you're actually waiting a few more days for shipping.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
mecen@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Isn’t pc masterrace excluded from GTA 6 release? It will probably be in next year on 2.
ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
With Linux compatibility right?.. Right?
voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Makes it easier for us to not preorder.
desmosthenes@lemmy.world 1 day ago
👆👆👆
MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Chivera@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I miss him 😔
FirmDistribution@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Nah, not pre-ordering anything.
ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Not coming to PC until ~2032 anyway.
Not buying a console slower than my PC just to play this at <1080p <30fps with upscaling.
Tolstoy@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Don’t even think about it …
Canconda@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
I’m done with pre-orders. They ALLLLLMOST got me with the Halo remake.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
I’m mildly annoyed about this, I want to boycot it on principle because the whole union thing, but I’m going to have to buy it for my boy so I’ll end up playing it anyway.
Guitar@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Honestly, seeing as how Rockstar turned GTA 5 into a microtransaction machine after it was already a $60 game, I am so wary of buying it that I might just skip out entirely. I’m not looking to fund Rockstar’s next decade and a half with a single higher price game and whatever the new Shark Cards are.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.
a_person@piefed.social 1 day ago
With all of the new denuvo hypervisor cracks I hope theirs a pirated copy available quick to release.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 1 day ago
I’m going to pre-order five of these at least so I can make a profit when they raise the price for the final release.
mech@feddit.org 8 hours ago
That’s Ken M levels of genius!
Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I’m conflicted. Sure you’re being scummy, but on the other hand, you’ve got the best username on this site. Carry on
EyeSeeYou@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
Can’t wait !!
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m not at all a “never preorder” guy and will happily pre order games I know I’m going to like.
That being said this game will be the only GTA game for the next 1/4 of my life so I also feel no pressure to actually buy it on release.
HeyJoe@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Nah, im good. No new trailer either kinda stinks. Hopefully something new drops soon.
Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
trailers are another issue I have. they are stupid and misleading. gameplay footage is all that’s needed. I don’t need some cinematic action packed slop video that doesn’t actually represent the product.
HeyJoe@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It depends, there are plenty of trailers that show legit gameplay, or story from the actual games. If its legit and put together cinematically then im ok with it. I normally dont like straight gameplay videos since I really cant watch someone play a game and find it interesting for long. Its probably why i dont understand how people watch people play games lol, but its also not my generation either. For me the ultimate trailer experience is something original like Metal Gear Solid.
hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
No thanks. The more I hear about it. The less I want to play it.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Nope
Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 day ago
This game is going to print money.
CaptainBasculin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 minutes ago
I have waited quite a lot to get GTA 5 on a sale, and eventually got it for free (Epic giveaway).
I could wait the same time for a %75 sale.