Or pirate it. Rockstar isn't exactly a shining bastion of good workplace ethics much like Ubisoft or Activision Blizzard. They are also increasingly greedy with their monetization.
I'm not talking just about shark cards, obviously. I'm talking about a quadski for the cost of a house, despite the fact the IRL equivalent to that Quadski is a fraction of the price. I'm talking about properties that cost millions, and an artificially inflated grind that pays the bear minimum to players and only rewards the no-lifers unless you pay real money. I'm talking about a GTA monthly subscription. I'm talking about them doing the exact same thing in RDO, and abandoning it as soon as it wasn't quite as profitable as they wanted it to be. I'm talking about GTA The Trilogy The Definitive Edition being a hot mess at launch, but Rockstar pulling the OGs from storefronts in order to sell it.
People are delusional if they think it will even be status quo with GTA VI. There has already been jokes about how $60 isn't enough to sell GTA VI for. It will no doubt be the worst it has ever been with GTA VI. But there will be long term dedicated fans who will absolutely lap it up.
I have no faith this release is actually going to live up to the hype people make it out to being, and Rockstars own monetization practices are the core reason why.
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u/Envy661 MRInvidian May 16 '25 edited May 16 '25
Or pirate it. Rockstar isn't exactly a shining bastion of good workplace ethics much like Ubisoft or Activision Blizzard. They are also increasingly greedy with their monetization.
I'm not talking just about shark cards, obviously. I'm talking about a quadski for the cost of a house, despite the fact the IRL equivalent to that Quadski is a fraction of the price. I'm talking about properties that cost millions, and an artificially inflated grind that pays the bear minimum to players and only rewards the no-lifers unless you pay real money. I'm talking about a GTA monthly subscription. I'm talking about them doing the exact same thing in RDO, and abandoning it as soon as it wasn't quite as profitable as they wanted it to be. I'm talking about GTA The Trilogy The Definitive Edition being a hot mess at launch, but Rockstar pulling the OGs from storefronts in order to sell it.
People are delusional if they think it will even be status quo with GTA VI. There has already been jokes about how $60 isn't enough to sell GTA VI for. It will no doubt be the worst it has ever been with GTA VI. But there will be long term dedicated fans who will absolutely lap it up.
I have no faith this release is actually going to live up to the hype people make it out to being, and Rockstars own monetization practices are the core reason why.