This is why gamers will own nothing and love it.
Nah, fuck Rockstar. Never buy one of their games again.
GTA 6 Digital Preorders Already Topped 6 Million and $594 Million, With PlayStation Accounting for 74%, Sensor Tower Estimates
Submitted 2 weeks ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
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dudesss@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
Pratai@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
This is absolutely the way.
Psythik@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah I’ll just wait for the inevitable PC recompilation + multiplayer, and then enjoy GTA Online for free. (And then pirate the PC version when it comes up as a double fuck you to Rockstar.)
I_Jedi@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
I don’t see how a game can live up to all this hype.
cybervseas@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Doesn’t have to. Already made bank. People are preordering a game which they could just wait a day and download on day one.
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Be funny if it does a cyberpunk and all the pre order ppl have to wait months for patches. Doesn’t seem likely tho, ho hum.
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
At this point it doesn’t matter.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
How can it not? For most people, it will be a newer and better GTA 5. And that’s all it needs to be. From the looks of it, it seems to even surpass that expectation. Maybe lot of people will be disappointed in the beginning, but only because they don’t know the entire game yet. It this does not turn out to be a Cyberpunk 2077, then based on Rockstars track record, we can expect them to deliver.
PlantJam@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Even cyberpunk was eventually good supposedly. I was excited about it but skipped it due to the launch issues and just never got around to actually getting it.
froh42@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m waiting for a few days after release, to check what the real plyers say. Still - if it’s at gta v level without too many bugs, i will buy. Yeah and I’m aware, I’m just renting it for the privilege of playing it this year.
If I find another fun game, I might also wait.
If I want to play it in the future and lose access - I’ll set sail on the high seas.
TheRealKuni@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Say what you will about Rockstar and their shitty, worker-exploiting, union-busting practices, but their last two new games, GTA5 and RDR2, were some of my favorite games of all time.
I can’t imagine the game being anything other than phenomenal.
(Doesn’t mean I’m going to buy it for either my Xbox or my PlayStation.)
Pratai@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
I’ll say that you supported their shitty worker-exploiting, union busting practices. And so does everyone that buys this game.
DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 2 weeks ago
“My name is John Smith and my favourite food is pizza” ass take
iamthetot@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
The previews and leaks have looked pretty stunning. I’m not buying in at full price, or on PS5, but I do think it looks incredible.
Kalothar@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Well With the decomp / recomp train that hit this month, it’ll be ported to pc witin days
Guarantee there are teams lining up for that right now.
IEatDaFeesh@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’ve just restarted playing GTA 5 singleplayer again and it’s honestly unmatched. No other game comes close to their level and it was released in 2013. The hype is justifiable.
brave_lemmywinks@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Its not even the best Rockstar game.
DupaCycki@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Take-Two/Rockstar shareholder spotted.
Pratai@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
I wonder how many of them were stood in opposition to Rockstar’s union busting. Typical talk shit, but don’t do shit mentality.
Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I think Playstation has always attracted the most basic of gamers, and that, of that 76%, about 76% are completely unaware of Sony’s position on physical gaming. And that’s probably a conservative estimate.
echodot@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Why it’s a digital game.
Are people worried they’re going to run out of downloads? If I don’t pre-order the game I can still get it day one if I want to. It’s not even as if the deluxe edition has to be pre-ordered, you can just get that the day releases well.
There’s no reason to pre-order.
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It downloads itself and is playable sooner. That’s the reason. Is it a good one? No. But it’s a reason.
UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 2 weeks ago
I’m surprised you can’t pre download encrypted parts to ease the download time on launch.
n20@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
The more telling number is the average: $594M over 6M preorders is about $99 each, well above a standard edition price, so a big share must be premium editions. Worth keeping in mind it’s a Sensor Tower estimate rather than Rockstar’s own figure, so I’d treat the exact 74% PlayStation split with some caution.
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I mean Rockstar CEO, Strauss Zelnick, a few months ago was literally quoted bragging about how the deluxe version was outselling the standard version since they removed the full game from the standard version.
n20@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
That would explain the ~$99 average pretty neatly. Small nitpick: Zelnick is Take-Two’s CEO rather than Rockstar’s, though since Take-Two sets the pricing it amounts to the same thing.
Radical_Socialist_t00t@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
If overcompensating was a game
spy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I am shocked, and apalled! /s
Yeah, even if some of our current generation(s) manage to own anything, good chance we’re the last.
iuseasahibtw@ani.social 2 weeks ago
It’s just games, there’s no reason to treat this like it’s some sort of plot to mind control people. Most gamers just want to have fun and aren’t autistic when it comes to physical media or game ownership because it’s not that serious.
Let people have fun, let companies make bank, and just relax.
This constant performative outrage is what turned me away from the social aspect of gaming. The conversation has turned mostly political and away from the joy of the hobby.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The job of the hobby is being diminished by a lack of ownership.
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Thanks for being that shining example of why gamers can’t stop being exploited.
CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
If they can rent games then they can borrow my dollars as long as I have the game.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Why do people pre-order digital download-only games again?
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Predatory practices that rely heavily on FOMO.
iamthetot@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
Exclusive content and more commonly recently, early access.
creamfresh@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Preload and play from minute one.
mohab@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I do not care for GTA or Rockstar, and don’t see myself ever touching any of their games, but I believe everything we know about games goes out of the window in this scenario.
GTA6 is evidently a cultural event, and many will want to be there minute one whether they regularly play video games or not.
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
In the extremely unlikely event that it’ll run on my steam deck - or its eventual successor - I’ll probably play it in a few years when it’s on sale. But there’s so much good stuff out there already that I’m in no rush.