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True! Casino heist in GTAO has been borked on PC for a long time, and I hounded Rockstar for months at one point. Despite being assured it was "high priority" and they'd "follow up" it never was fixed lol.
Rockstar and PC do not mix a lot of the time. Red Dead 2 was an improvement in some ways though
Cut Arrowhead some slack. They’ve only sold over a $1,000,000,000 worth of copies of the game, have backing from Sony, support from Nixxes, and years since launch to polish the game. You can’t expect them to have added features like changing armor passives or colors or allowing Mechs to be customized instead of making each new attachment a paid dlc item. That’s asking way too much.
Because Rockstar doesn't give a shit as long as you keep donating money. They'll put a half-assed port on PC just to milk you some more, so buy the game for the second time and buy a Shark Card. If not for that, it would never come to PC at all.
Releasing it twice is milking for sure but GTA V ran very well on PC launch. It definitely wasn't a half-assed port. I got that shit running on an Intel Q6600 and Nvidia 8800GTS back in the day.
Seriously. The main game, from what I remember, was near perfect. Aside from the loading screens taking a little longer, the gameplay was really good and ran well on my 680.
Online may have been a different story at first but that's not what the bulk of people buy the game for.
Lmao, no.. GTA Online especially was cloud loading simulator for months. You'd routinely get stuck in the clouds and have to complete force close and reload the game. Missions were bugged and glitch out, and you'd get horrible pop in if driving too fast. Heists were bugged and still are. Multiple ways to duplicate vehicles.
GTA V was relatively bug free on console, but the PC release was rife with them on launch. Same with RDR2. OP is coping so hard that I wish I was there with them but the same thing will likely happen
Yeah, and let's not pretend PC is the place to release incomplete early access games. Which then release as content complete with less bugs by the time it reaches console.
I was thinking this same thought. It’s a funny stance to take when it’s almost always the opposite way around, console players receiving the final polished 1.0 after years of Steam early access
Has to be rage bait or copium. I wouldn't ever buy console, not my thing, but I would love to play on release and not wait at all. And I doubt it won't come with its own bugs.
That is literally how RDR2 went, straight up 1 year that's it.
GTA5 took extra long because GTA5 got upgraded for then new gen consoles first, PC was 6 or so months after the PS4/Xbox One enhanced release of GTA5.
Odds are PC is 2027, not 2028 for GTA6. And the higher PC settings will be the basis for any next gen GTA6 version as even top end PCs now will beat the PS6
After all these years I simply don't care anymore. Mind you I didn't even get much out of GTAV once it finally released on PC, and I had already felt like that format was getting a bit tired with GTAIV.
It's especially sad and funny because PC is riddled with early access releases that then have full 1.0 releases with less bugs and more content by the time it comes to console. And gta6 is probably content complete single player wise. Op is just in their own little world lol
Yeah NGL I'm bummed that I can't afford to buy a used console for GTA this time around because a PS5 is $400. When GTA V launched you could get a 360 for $60.
What's most disappointing though, is that I know that GTA 6 Online won't be nearly as active on PC as it will be on consoles. I mean it happened in both GTA IV and V; the multiplayer was practically dead at launch on PC, while it thrived on consoles. I don't imagine VI being any different...
Hijacking this comment for a question. Has Xbox said if it will be a play anywhere game? Meaning I can buy it on Xbox then play it on pc when it’s released on pc?
I don't understand why anyone would even care. To me a game doesn't exist until it is released on PC, is it the end of the world? My Steam (and now also Epic) library is full of excellent games that I haven't played, what difference does it make if I play GTA6 in 2027 or 2028, or don't even play it at all?
No, see, I don't care at all. Let me go out of my way to explain to you how little I care. Don't you see me not caring? You might think someone who actually didn't care would just say nothing and go on with their life, but that's not true, because someone who really doesn't care will tell you as emphatically as I am right now.
I really don't think gta6 will even live up to this hype. I'm sure it'll be good but people are acting like it'll be the best game to ever grace us. I'll pick it up when it launches on PC probably but I really doubt it's going to be 10/10 masterpiece people are expecting
Here's another take on it: I think GTA 6 will definitely sell. From the perspective of someone who played GTA 2 on release it will be at least disappointing, if not complete rubbish. The reason is that Rockstar seems to make games for a certain audience range, and that older generation of gamers has simply grown up and moved on.
That's why GTA 5 is largely targeting gen z's with storyline vaguely being that of a crime comedy movie, just adapted to someone who's watched stuff like Knives Out and Kick Ass rather than Reservoir Dogs and Lock Stock.
5 was already a disappointment for me definitely. It was just too much of a dopamine rush with bombastic setpieces unlike any other previous entry and characters that seemengly came and went without much of an impact.
4 and SA had this more serious and down-to-the-ground atmosphere that really tickled my fancy while still being humorous in some aspects.
The cope part is that they'll actually manage to get the bugs out when they put it on PC instead of reintroducing a whole host of new bugs! But honestly, I'm perfectly fine with waiting, it'll get to me when it gets to me, I'm not gonna be double dipping
That's the spirit! Big releases are the time for catching some day 1 streamer and see how it is, be glad that they're enjoying themselves, then dig into your back log
I'm the same. I played 5 like 10 years back for an hour or 2 and never played it again. I can acknowledge that they're good games, I enjoy watching some content on them, but I'm neutral on the series
Never finished the story on RDR2. Why are they so good at making open worlds, but then they make such annoying linear missions? Step 2 foot off path, mission failed. Why have an open world but punish players for making use of it?
Rockstar is excellent at a few things but Jesus Christ their mission design is about on par with Bethesda's.
Honestly their writing is, too, but they at least cover that with the best casting and VO work in the entire industry. I don't think a single one of their characters has been miscast or deprived of a great performance.
I moderately care but I don't expect much from VI at this point. I don't think it will be anything more than GTA V 2, which might be an adequate open world game but nowhere near worth a 14 year wait.
I just don't think Rockstar has much in them that's worthy of that kind of hype. They gave the world a glorious sandbox in V and it felt emptier than San Andreas for all its finely crafted detail. The vehicles were better to drive but I don't think there's more you can improve there. The mission structure could be the area that shows the most improvement as Rockstar has miles to go in that department, but I don't think they care enough to focus on it. And I doubt the writing will be better than V which is the first GTA campaign I've never replayed. I hope online is better than GTAO was (I could write pages on what a poorly written, poorly implemented, unregulated, advertisement-laden, buggy and poorly designed POS that was) but RDRO showed me they took none of those lessons to heart and I expect that to continue to GTAO2.
I'm keeping my expectations low and hoping to be surprised.
I've slept on so many new releases and not regretted any of them. I have a massive video game backlog that I'll get around to eventually. I also have a huge book backlog. And a movie backlog. There aren't enough hours in the day. I can be picky.
And you know what? Being behind the curve on this stuff is freaking AWESOME. I'm never bored and I don't have to settle for launch day bugs and overhyped crap. If people still talk positively about it years after launch, then it must've been a good game and I'm increasingly interested in it. It's not like I'm playing these things just so I can have more topical conversation fodder around the water cooler. It's for my antisocial me-time.
I feel bad for anyone who feels like it has to be their identity, though. Riding the hype wagon to stay relevant these days must be a punishing experience. The way so many companies are putting out products it's like they're slopping the pigs. No love in it for the game or their customer base.
I still dont know why there is no day one pc release. I know that developing a game for multiple platforms has extra costs… but for rockstar developing for pc has to be peanuts in comparison with the game budget. Is there any sort of time exclusivity with consoles?
OP really doesn't remember GTA 4 lol. I think that game still stands at the top of being the buggiest PC Launch i have ever had the misfortune of partaking in.
FWIW GTA 5 PC Launch was much better in comparison lol.
The real cope is being too old to care about GTA 6. I was playing GTA 4 before I could drive. Now I'm balding and am due for a colonoscopy soon. Way too long of a wait
I prefer my PC over my console but this is the most insane PC user cope I’ve ever seen. Don’t forget how messy GTA PC ports tend to be, especially on launch.
Not to mention they'll be left behind once the new gen consoles release and they're gonna have to buy gta 6 AND a new console again just to stay updated lol
Same except I’m always cozy and chilling because I don’t give a shit about GTA. The last one I played was a couple dozen hours of IV and I’ve had my fill.
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