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tonizito
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https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-publisher-addresses-lack-of-pc-news-stating-rockstar-will-make-more-announcements-in-due-time
| Quote: | The highly-anticipated GTA 6 is set to release next year across PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. However, Rockstar is yet to say anything at all regarding a PC release.
Now, publisher Take-Two has given further comment on the lack of Grand Theft Auto 6-related PC news, stating Rockstar would "make more announcements in due time".
During an interview at a TD Cowen conference (as transcribed by VGC), Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said "the lack of an announcement is not something that could be set in stone as near as I could tell, because the only thing that happens after the lack of an announcement is an announcement, I suppose, or a continuing lack of an announcement, I guess that could happen too. It doesn't seem to me that either would be set in stone".
Zelnick continued to state developer Rockstar has "an approach to platforms which we've seen before, and they will make more announcements in due time". The Take-Two head believes the right approach for the business is to "be where the consumer is", adding: "Historically what this company has done is address consumers anywhere they are, on any platform that makes sense, over time."
While surely disappointing for many PC owners out there, Rockstar has previously released its games on console first, so this current lack of news is perhaps not surprising. After all, GTA 6's predecessor - the seemingly evergreen Grand Theft Auto 5 - initially released on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013, before eventually being made available on Windows in 2015.
Meanwhile, fellow Rockstar stalwart Red Dead Redemption is still to arrive on PC, even 14 years down the line. This particular title initially launched for PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2010, and for a long time the only way to play it on a modern console was via Xbox backward compatibility. That changed recently when Rockstar ported the game over to Switch and PlayStation, but a PC release still remains noticeably absent.
As for GTA 6's console debut, Take-Two recently stated it was "highly confident" it will make that autumn 2025 release window. While Zelnick said there is often "slippage" in the industry, and Take-Two is not immune from delays, he does not see this happening with GTA 6.
"We narrowed the timing because we are highly confident in that timing," Zelnick said earlier this month. |
"Suck a dick PC fuckos, you'll buy it whenever we want to release it on there!  "
Admire his honesty 
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Fri, 31st May 2024 20:21 Post subject: |
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Q: Hey, Rockstar, how much money you want for GTA6?
A: All of it
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| Posted: Fri, 31st May 2024 21:00 Post subject: |
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Not all of it, they'd release it on PC then.
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| Posted: Fri, 31st May 2024 22:13 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | if they release it first or simultaneously on it, a lot fewer will buy the game on consoles |
Of course not. This is the fictional nonsense that doesnt and never existed of the so called double dipping you read on reddit or forums like neogaf and co. Console and PC playerbases are mostly distinct. Overlap exists, of course, but no hard data to sugest its something major. The people buying games on consoles are not the same people buying on PC. What would likely happen by selling the game day and date is that they would sell infinitely more than they will by launching 2 year later, after the initial surge of hype is gone. After the marketing machine is over. The initial popularity is gone.
There's no deep, genius move here by take 2 and rockstar. Its an antiquated move that they used 20 years ago and think it still applies. Its just one of the millions of silly maneuvres corporations make every minute since the dawn of time. Nothing more. The sales numbers will be gigantic regardless, because the GTA brand is an anomaly and has no peer in the industry. Im not saying it will sell badly in any way. It just wont sell as well as it could. Especially considering how bad xbox is selling. They only sold like 20 something million consoles by estimates. They're far behind xbox one and that was really shit compared to 360. Rockstar is selling their game on two platforms, one being the worst selling of the generaion with the tinniest playerbase.
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vurt
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| Posted: Sat, 1st Jun 2024 00:03 Post subject: |
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| PredOborG wrote: |
Actually they have perfectly adapted. Since most people will want to play GTA on PC, if they release it first or simultaneously on it, a lot fewer will buy the game on consoles. . |
I think that's partially the idea, but also no piracy on consoles, a lot easier to develop for a platform where every unit is the same too. make it stable on that/those platforms, release some DLC perhaps then have a "mature" PC release which will look a bit better too etc, this will make it more desirable.
GTA V has the highest sales on PS4 of all platforms too, so they obviously look at that too.
PC has more game sales overall, but PC has games that costs $1-2, tons and tons of tiny indie titles that would never be approved by Sony or MS. To get a game approved by Sony to sell can cost towards $50,000. So obviously it's a bit different than selling on Steam where it costs like $100.
The biggest gaming platform is by far mobile ($100 billion in 2023, makes up for half of the entire gaming market). Does it make mobile the best gaming platform? For me, hardly.
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| Posted: Sat, 1st Jun 2024 00:39 Post subject: |
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I'm with @PredOborG @vurt on this.
They know exactly what they are doing. Sucks for us and makes us grumble and want to think of ways to justify calling them idiots.
But they got a plan, and its to release on a homogenous platform for a 'as flawless' release press as they can get. Ride the press wave of that, and ride the hype train of "Soon...for PC!" and milk the money they can.
“I’d rather have questions I can’t answer than answers I can’t question.“ Richard Feynman.
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vurt
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| Posted: Sat, 1st Jun 2024 00:53 Post subject: |
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Wouldn't surprise me the least if they have "exclusivity for console" deals with sony / ms too, games like GTA is a console seller.
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| Posted: Sat, 1st Jun 2024 00:55 Post subject: |
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One reason why MS getting out of the console/hardware industry in the future would be a good thing, I doubt they'd bother with exclusivity if there was only 1 capable console around
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vurt
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| Posted: Sat, 1st Jun 2024 00:59 Post subject: |
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Sony will pay even more for such exclusivity then.
Overall, we should be happy biggest gaming platform isn't always = best choice to release on. because if it was the next GTA would be developed for mobile.
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| Posted: Sat, 1st Jun 2024 01:13 Post subject: |
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Maybe in the PS3/4 era. Sony could pay more now for exclusivity if that were a thing, you don't need MS hardware to go away for that. I don't think the exclusivity would be worth as much as millions of people constantly paying for their online junk.
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| Posted: Sat, 1st Jun 2024 10:28 Post subject: |
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| Stormwolf wrote: | | Not all of it, they'd release it on PC then. |
They would not get all the console money if they'd release on PC first OR alongside consoles.
Every peasant now knows how superior PC is, so there would be no reason for many to buy it on consoles...
Besides, there are people that are willing to buy it first on consoles - due to lack of patience - and then buy it again on PC. So in this scenario, it's all the money and then some +++... |
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tonizito
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Jul 2024 15:04 Post subject: |
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https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/gta-6-publisher-concerned-of-review-bombing-harm-2834049/
| Quote: | Publisher Take-Two Interactive has shared concerns that review bombing could “harm” its future games, including the highly anticipated GTA 6.
Take-Two Interactive, the publisher behind Rockstar titles such as the GTA franchise and Red Dead Redemption, has condemned the damaging review bombing trend that has infiltrated the video game, TV, and film industries in recent years.
Earlier in July 2024, Dexerto reported how Apex Legends review-bombing pushed the game to its lowest-ever Steam rating. This is not an isolated incident, with titles such as Helldivers 2 also undergoing similar treatment for various reasons.
On the TV and film side, Rings of Power, The Last of Us, and more have all found themselves in a similar position, painting a bigger picture of the widespread nature of this trend.
In a recent SEC filing, Take-Two discussed review bombing; Game File first shared these comments.
While the reasoning for review-bombing is unique to each product, Take-Two Interactive spoke out about the “harm” this trend causes and how “obtaining and maintaining high ratings of our games on the third-party platforms on which we operate are important as they help drive players to find our games.”
Furthermore, the company added, “If the ratings of any of our games decline or if we receive significant negative reviews that result in a decrease in our ratings, our games could be more difficult for players to find or recommend.”
“In addition, we may be subject to negative review campaigns or defamation campaigns intended to harm our ratings,” the filing continued.
While GTA 6 is still a while away, the sequel over a decade in the making has already been in the spotlight for a number of debats. The introduction of the franchise’s first female protagonist has been a divisive decision to say the least and has spawned a bunch of online discourse throughout the gaming community.
As such, Take-Two’s review-bombing concerns could be connected to GTA 6’s launch; the company later added, “Any such decline may lead to loss of players and revenues, additional advertising and marketing costs, and reputation harm.” |
Incoming turd/monetized to the limit gta6 incoming... fire up the pre-hurrdurrs guys 
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Jul 2024 15:40 Post subject: |
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I already had lowered expectations for this, but this tanked them completely. Every single time, be it tv show, movie, whatever, when people start making excuses about review bombing way before release, it has always turned out to be a turd.
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Jul 2024 17:35 Post subject: |
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"We are worried we will be criticized for our money-hungry schemes and low quality products."
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Jul 2024 17:38 Post subject: |
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While I dont doubt that the game will be technically impressive above all other games, I dont have much hope for the story since the housers are out and zero hope for the monetisation not being everywhere and very in your face even for SP.
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Jul 2024 18:13 Post subject: |
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vurt
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| Posted: Thu, 25th Jul 2024 19:28 Post subject: |
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If you worry that review bombing will harm your game, then maybe don't harm your own game by doing stuff you KNOW will get it review bombed?
I mean they're 100% positive they're doing something wrong, but they're still gonna do it, because reasons. "It must be woke, otherwise 10 people on twitter are going to call it sexist!", "IGN is probably gonna give it a 7 otherwise!", "Sweet Baby Inc are great story tellers!"
How fucking daft can you get.
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| Posted: Thu, 25th Jul 2024 19:40 Post subject: |
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White losers have always been like this, it will never change. Black people have used the racism card and it shuts down 95% of white people regardless if you know it's bullshit or not. Decorum does not allow the average white person to just say "Fuck off back to africa you piece of shit and stop using the racism card to get whatever you want unless you want want a mouth without teeth" so instead they plead like losers while sweating profusely in fear. It's the same with women now and game development both AAA and indie is riddled with these white filth with absolutely no spine. Imagine being Indie and giving a fuck about DEI.. Jesus goddamn christ.
That was a tangent, but white guilt mentality won't disappear as this is just an extension of a issue we've had for a very long time and gaming will be like this for at least a decade more, at least.
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| Posted: Thu, 25th Jul 2024 20:19 Post subject: |
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| Stormwolf wrote: | White losers have always been like this, it will never change. Black people have used the racism card and it shuts down 95% of white people regardless if you know it's bullshit or not. Decorum does not allow the average white person to just say "Fuck off back to africa you piece of shit and stop using the racism card to get whatever you want unless you want want a mouth without teeth" so instead they plead like losers while sweating profusely in fear. It's the same with women now and game development both AAA and indie is riddled with these white filth with absolutely no spine. Imagine being Indie and giving a fuck about DEI.. Jesus goddamn christ.
That was a tangent, but white guilt mentality won't disappear as this is just an extension of a issue we've had for a very long time and gaming will be like this for at least a decade more, at least. |
1 and 2 are still amazing. |
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| Posted: Fri, 26th Jul 2024 06:48 Post subject: |
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I think people are overthinking Take 2's statement. They have a fiduciary responsibility to be open to shareholders about risks, whether they materialize or not. And let's be honest, some will find issue with the game (whether they think the game is too woke, or not woke enough) and the brigading and toxicity starts. So it's only smart on T2's part to warn about this possibility in order to avoid a lawsuit from shareholders who pretend they didn't know this was a possibility.
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| Posted: Fri, 26th Jul 2024 07:35 Post subject: |
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I mean, the humor will definitely different - and by different I mean toned down to a non-existent.
No more poking fun at trannies, women, wifebeaters, retards etc. Basically, no more wild and batshit crazy TV/radio commercials. That's a big part of what made GTA what it was - and I can guarantee you that the suits at Take Two don't have the balls to preserve that anymore.
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vurt
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| Posted: Fri, 26th Jul 2024 08:00 Post subject: |
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| rayida wrote: | | I think people are overthinking Take 2's statement. They have a fiduciary responsibility to be open to shareholders about risks, whether they materialize or not. And let's be honest, some will find issue with the game (whether they think the game is too woke, or not woke enough) and the brigading and toxicity starts. So it's only smart on T2's part to warn about this possibility in order to avoid a lawsuit from shareholders who pretend they didn't know this was a possibility. |
this is not them being open to shareholders. this is them coping and seething. players do have the power to at least try to change what gaming should be and what it can't be, and they hate that.
the ""toxicity"" (typical coping expression btw) starts when you politicize your platform, be it games, TV-shows... it's not the content people are looking for when we seek out games or a TV show.
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| Posted: Fri, 26th Jul 2024 08:26 Post subject: |
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| vurt wrote: | | rayida wrote: | | I think people are overthinking Take 2's statement. They have a fiduciary responsibility to be open to shareholders about risks, whether they materialize or not. And let's be honest, some will find issue with the game (whether they think the game is too woke, or not woke enough) and the brigading and toxicity starts. So it's only smart on T2's part to warn about this possibility in order to avoid a lawsuit from shareholders who pretend they didn't know this was a possibility. |
this is not them being open to shareholders. this is them coping and seething. players do have the power to at least try to change what gaming should be and what it can't be, and they hate that.
the ""toxicity"" (typical coping expression btw) starts when you politicize your platform, be it games, TV-shows... it's not the content people are looking for when we seek out games or a TV show. |
Sadly enough developers are radicals also so there is really no way back right now. We can only hope something changes in the future. This game will be woke as fuckkkk.
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| Posted: Fri, 26th Jul 2024 09:52 Post subject: |
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vurt
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| Posted: Fri, 26th Jul 2024 10:06 Post subject: |
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| Stormwolf wrote: |
Sadly enough developers are radicals also so there is really no way back right now. We can only hope something changes in the future. This game will be woke as fuckkkk. |
We've been hoping for years now. It seems like there's been almost infinite amounts of flops when it comes to woke garbage, but it just continues.
Eventually i do hope that machine learned games and what likely will be community made games will put these assholes out of business completely. there's more creativity amongst the gamers themselves than in these studios.
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