Discussion
)usn90 said:
Beethree said:
And this is exactly why most games are released too early and unfinished. If it takes 10 years then it takes 10 years.
They’re obviously making enough off GTA Online to sustain the longer development timescales.
Oh give over, I’m all for not rushing games out in bad states but 11 years!, what’s next, GTA7 takes 2 decades?They’re obviously making enough off GTA Online to sustain the longer development timescales.
The reason they’ve sat on this so long is because 5’s online is the cash cow it is, they released GTA5 three times, they've milked the game to death, if online wasn’t generating the income it has then 6 would already have been out
Again, I don’t games been rushed to market in bad states, but there has to be a middle ground here
The other way you could look at it is the online part of the game came out and was MUCH more popular than they expected so as a company they pivoted and fully supported the online for 10 entire years and they are STILL releasing significant updates and every single update they have ever released has been completely free.
There are so many little things they have added that proves they actually value the player base.
JimJobs81 said:
P-Jay said:
I would love it if R* said "Suprise muthaf
kers, it's coming out tomorrow!" but I don't see it happening.
They would have had to give Sony and Microsoft a years notice to ramp up production for a start (and show Sony and Microsoft a near-complete game in advance to convince them it is really that good) or the supply won't be there, and no news of any such factory production increase. kers, it's coming out tomorrow!" but I don't see it happening. With GTA V being one of the highest-selling and most profitable games of all time, GTA VI could be an absolute s
tter of a game and it'll still break sales records. But yes, a minimum of 6 months of hype is required. An April/May release window is typical Rockstar. But, like with V, I expect Sept-Nov next year giving 9 months of marketing.
TREMAiNE said:
With GTA V being one of the highest-selling and most profitable games of all time, GTA VI could be an absolute stter of a game and it'll still break sales records.
In today's connected social media age, if the game was not good then word of mouth would spread incredibly fast.tter of a game and it'll still break sales records. They can buy the review critics and generate week 1 sales using their 10/10 reviews, but not week 2 onwards which would nosedive.
bobbo89 said:
Yeah I reckon on the run up to release there'll be a boom in people buying PS5's and Series X's just for GTA6 and I'll def be one of them.
Yeah, quite possibly the same here 
It's odd, normally I'm happy saving a bit of money and lagging a few years behind the latest tech/releases, but I've just realised that GTA has probably been the biggest driver for me to upgrade/replace my hardware over the years...
- early 2000's, I remember seeing GTA3 on a mate's PS2, desperately wanted it for my PC so went out and bought a new graphics card.
- Ended up with a new PC for Vice City a few years later
- Convinced the future Mrs ZS we needed an xBox360 for San Andreas
- Ended up with a new PC to play GTA4
- xBox One for GTA5 / RDR2
Zetec-S said:
Yeah, quite possibly the same here
It's odd, normally I'm happy saving a bit of money and lagging a few years behind the latest tech/releases, but I've just realised that GTA has probably been the biggest driver for me to upgrade/replace my hardware over the years...
- early 2000's, I remember seeing GTA3 on a mate's PS2, desperately wanted it for my PC so went out and bought a new graphics card.
- Ended up with a new PC for Vice City a few years later
- Convinced the future Mrs ZS we needed an xBox360 for San Andreas
- Ended up with a new PC to play GTA4
- xBox One for GTA5 / RDR2
Yep, went through a similar thing after going to a mates house where he had a PS3 and GTA3, I got a PS3 myself shortly after which did me Vice and SA. Then bought a 360 purely for GTA4 which also did me for the early days of GTA5 until buying a PS4 in like 2016. It's odd, normally I'm happy saving a bit of money and lagging a few years behind the latest tech/releases, but I've just realised that GTA has probably been the biggest driver for me to upgrade/replace my hardware over the years...
- early 2000's, I remember seeing GTA3 on a mate's PS2, desperately wanted it for my PC so went out and bought a new graphics card.
- Ended up with a new PC for Vice City a few years later
- Convinced the future Mrs ZS we needed an xBox360 for San Andreas
- Ended up with a new PC to play GTA4
- xBox One for GTA5 / RDR2
Mad to think I'll likely be dropping close to £500 just to play one game but that's the draw of GTA!
Was planning on a Steam Deck in the new year, but if this looks good I might just go for a Xbox Series X instead. I'd have to play quite often by streaming to another device mind (hence the reason for the SD). But as long as it works OK in the confines of the home WiFi then I am Ok with that.
I really want to play FO3, FONV and FO4 again. I guess as a Bruce bonus, the series X will also play RDR2, StarField and CyberPunk decently as well.
I really want to play FO3, FONV and FO4 again. I guess as a Bruce bonus, the series X will also play RDR2, StarField and CyberPunk decently as well.
usn90 said:
I don’t know what the answer is but gta 5 came out 10 years ago, assuming 6 comes next year that’s over a decade since the last one, just way too long.
What if 6 is a flop, they have to get them out sooner
It depends how you look at it... I think both Red Dead and GTA are built on the same tech stack/engine and borrow from one another. So yes it might be 10+ years for GTA 7, but until then you'll likely get Red Dead Redemption 3 around 5-6 years from now which will ease the pain. Of course, if you have no interest in Red Dead 3 at all then it will be a very long wait for you What if 6 is a flop, they have to get them out sooner
JimJobs81 said:
The company could bring out a new GTA every year with not much difference (e.g. like Apple with new iphone releases) and force consumers to shell out £60 a year for the latest version.
It is extremely admirable that they have not done so.
This almost happened back in 2012 I think ... EA put in a bid to buy take-two. Rather amusingly, take-two countered with a crazy high offer - after a few months EA retreated, bruised. It makes me shudder to think of GTA under the EA umbrella.... GTA 2023, GTA 2024, GTA 2025.It is extremely admirable that they have not done so.
bunchofkeys said:
The hosting server is going to have a very tough time tomorrow. I wouldn't be surprised if it just crashes.
With modern tech you can just duplicate a server.Rockstar contacted Dell and asked them to provide the same little server that powers the online GTA 5.
It has 32GB Ram!
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