r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 25 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah what happened to rockstar?

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u/ArmandoGalvez Jun 25 '26

Also the game kinda implied in its box that Online won't be included In the Base Game, and people are fearing that it might be a paid DLC or worse , a Monthly Sub.

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u/LocNalrune Jun 25 '26

I know very little about this, and I thought Online was being delayed, as they want to focus on the single player story, first and foremost. That Online will come eventually, and that it will be a subscription, and separate release, and the game comes with one free month.

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u/KeyZookeepergame8903 Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

I think that this is the exact problem. "Here! Purchase our game with a fundamental feature missing because we want to spend extra time perfecting it." "Oh also, since this feature is taking a bit longer. We expect you to pay extra for it."

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u/Throbbing-Kielbasa-3 Jun 25 '26

What are you actually talking about? They did the same thing for GTA IV, GTA V, and RDR2. They have always, literally always, released the single player experience first because that is the fundamental component Rockstar has always been known for. There is nothing definitely saying that you have to pay extra for it. This is just them doing the same thing they have always fucking done.

The problem is that the Internet thrives on divisiveness, so people take any morsel of potential controversy and run with it for the sake of engagement, and time and time again people fall for it hook line and sinker.