I'm always amazed at Rockstar's ability to sell a game with the simple sales pitch of "It's GTA". We've basically seen nothing about this game, and they aren't well known for managing their existing games well, yet everyone is convinced this will be

1. Game of the year
2. Highest grossing game of the decade
3. Most innovative piece of software ever

Despite only seeing a pre-rendered trailer up to now. We don't even know any members of the cast on IMDb.

I think we've completely lose the plot on game development.

If you need a trailer that bad and can't wait for the upload then you deserve to pay for a Netflix sub

I gotta be honest, I don't see how this is different than all the times a movie preview would premiere on MTV or some other cable/satellite channel. Game trailers and gameplay previews premiered on G4/TechTV quite a bit for a good run there. Also, it's on Netflix a whopping six hours earlier than YouTube. That's not a paywall, so much as a paybump. I hate that I'm white-knighting for capitalists here, but there are things to be outraged about and this ain't one of em.

That's just a terrible business model. Artificially limiting the advertisement of your product.

Not that it won't be leaked elsewhere within 20 minutes of going live.

I still don't get why people care about a new gra. It'll play exactly the same as the last 3.

Also... Once good company? Haven't they been abusive to their employees for a long ass time? Huge amounts of crunch, mass layoffs after releases?

this once good company

My dude, the last non-enshittified GTA was GTA 4.

It has been 18 years. This is like talking about EA as a 'once good company' 30 fucking years ago.

Consider this a preview of gta6 ways.

once good company

i only played gta 1 but i remember you guys bitching about greediness with 5. maybe it was multiplayer? i cant remember exactly but i know there has been greediness for a long time.

Charging to watch an ad for a video game. Capitalism is really outdoing itself.

I mean if you can't see what you get don't preorder... Well... Never preorder But especially if you don't see what you get

Bravo rockstar for convincing Netflix to pay for a 6 hour exclusive window 😂

I'm not gonna watch it early but I gotta respect them convincing Netflix this was worth the money.

They should make a $1,000 edition you can play a week earlier.

Lmao. Fuck rockstar.

I don't see the need to pay. It's not coming to PC right away, so I have plenty of time to watch full gameplay before I would consider picking it up.

I really hope GTA 6 bombs HARD. Like, 30k total worldwide sales. I want them to have to reevaluate their strategy, and stop making GTA games so paint by numbers. The numbers are there to make them consistent flow of money. But they really make the missions become "Go to the yellow marker. Follow the target. Kill the gang that ambushes you. Lose the cops. Mission passed."

With multiple cut scenes (that sometimes are unskippable depending on game) between each step.

I just want to enjoy the game, in single player, and have a full experience that doesn't feel tacked on as an after thought.

The more I hear about GTA 6. The more shit it looks.

We all should be glad we get to see one ad less unless we pay, for a limited time at least.

Just don't buy it. Don't look for it. Pretend it doesn't exist. Don't reward them.

Not even paywalled.
Just gated by 6 hours.

They probably did the math and figured their console audience already has netflix on top of their online subscription and any other services. People on PC are less likely to pay for subscriptions and were gonna wait for the port anyway.

Thanks to those who will upload free to YouTube.

Lmao I'm not sure how people expected anything different from them. Rockstar has been in the business of separating fools from their money for years. The constant stream of pay to win should have been enough of a giveaway already.

Enshitification is just a Monopoly or a cartel by another name.

We have the tools to break them up and fix the issue. Support candidates that will enforce Anti-Trust laws.

Honestly I rather buy this game on discount during a major seasonal steam sale

The funny part about all this is that the game will be released in the high seas a week before official release and will have mods working before any of the preorder suckers even get to download it.