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Dungeater
09/19/25 3:11:29 PM
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particularly if you purchased previous games

for me it's because after 5, i dont have confidence in the writing. Dan Houser left to pursue other interests as well. Also i kinda lack faith cuz i think this will be a GTA online machine. Them canceling the 8 DLCs for 5 burned me in a way idk that i can get over

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Accolon
09/19/25 3:11:52 PM
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I don't know that I own a system that will run it

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Sundercles
09/19/25 3:12:22 PM
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The games are boring after 2-4 hours. Id play it some if I borrowed a copy, but no way Im spending money on it.

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hmnut7
09/19/25 3:21:25 PM
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I've played every GTA game since GTA 1 (not three, I said ONE). I stood outside Gamestop for two hours in the pouring rain to get my pre-ordered copy of GTA San Andreas. This is a series I have loved longer than most gamers knew what it was, a series I have loved longer than most gamers were even alive.

But right now I have no interest in GTA 6.

Why... GTA 5.

GTA 5 was fine, but I didn't like how they did the multiple protagonist, and I never wanted GTA to be all about ONLINE. And that is very clearly where the money is.

Despite my lukewarm feelings about GTA 5 it was still the best selling game of all time. So my guess is the things I didn't like are the exact same things everyone else LOVED so GTA 6 is going to do way more of that stuff.

I'm not saying I would never get it, but nothing I know about it makes me want it. It is the first GTA game in a quarter century I actually have zero hype for.

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CRON
09/19/25 3:22:31 PM
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I can't afford nor justify the purchase of a new console even if it's for that, and I can't afford to upgrade my PC.

Dungeater posted...
for me it's because after 5, i dont have confidence in the writing. Dan Houser left to pursue other interests as well.
Going off all the leaks so far I wouldn't be surprised if the writing sucks. We're getting a game in 2026 with a script largely finalized in 2022/2023 inspired by 2018-2020 pop culture. Two secondary characters are blatant ripoffs of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion and their names/description on the official site scream "written by a white Gen Xer". I appreciate how they're making an effort to make the game less cynical and angry than GTA V but I can't shake the feeling it's just going to be some "how do you do fellow kids?" bullshit that comes off like bad Prime Video actionslop


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Dungeater
09/19/25 3:22:59 PM
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hmnut7 posted...
I've played every GTA game since GTA 1 (not three, I said ONE). I stood outside Gamestop for two hours in the pouring rain to get my pre-ordered copy of GTA San Andreas. This is a series I have loved longer than most gamers knew what it was, a series I have loved longer than most gamers were even alive.

But right now I have no interest in GTA 6.

Why... GTA 5.

GTA 5 was fine, but I didn't like how they did the multiple protagonist, and I never wanted GTA to be all about ONLINE. And that is very clearly where the money is.

But despite my lukewarm feelings about GTA 5 it was still the best selling game of all time. So my guess is the things I didn't like are the exact same things everyone else LOVED so GTA 6 is going to do way more of that stuff.

I'm not saying I would never get it, but nothing I know about it makes me want it. It is the first GTA game in a quarter century I actually have zero hype for.
im in this boat

I didn't mind the split of protagonists in five, but in my opinion it definitely made the writing a lot weaker and the pacing way less tight

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Cheater87
09/19/25 3:23:01 PM
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Waiting for a major price drop.

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JadeBaby
09/19/25 3:24:46 PM
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Never really been into Rockstar games overall.

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hmnut7
09/19/25 3:27:57 PM
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Dungeater posted...
im in this boat

I didn't mind the split of protagonists in five, but in my opinion it definitely made the writing a lot weaker and the pacing way less tight
Yeah I'm trying to avoid writing an essay about the problem. It's not the split protagonist in and of itself that's the problem, but how they did it. Without writing a doctoral dissertation I will just say the way they did it make the writing weaker and pacing way less tight.

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crayola555
09/19/25 3:28:11 PM
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I'm probably not, the game is kinda overhyped? Maybe if it doesn't cost $100 and maybe if it's on sale I'll pick it up

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random_man9119
09/19/25 3:29:09 PM
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JadeBaby posted...
Never really been into Rockstar games overall.


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GS4Life
09/19/25 3:32:16 PM
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I want to but if they keep content locked behind online multiplayer bullshit ala 5 I probably won't

Plus price and needing to scan your Driver's ID to play is a scam

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archizzy
09/19/25 3:33:09 PM
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The only way I wouldn't buy day 1 was if it was confirmed 30 fps. I'm not normally a FPS snob by any means and I had zero issues playing RDR2 at that frame rate and it was amazing BUT GTA V on PS4 just looked poor when on the highway in a vehicle and travelling at high speeds. The game just really needs to be 60 fps. It is completely different than the slow placed nature of Red Dead. So if it wasn't 60 I will just wait a couple years and grab the inevitable PS6 version that should be improved. I'm an extremely patient gamer who often waits years on titles and we haven't had GTA since 2013 anyway so what it is a few more years?

But if it is indeed 60 fps it is day 1 for me. GTA and Red Dead are two of my top 4 favorite series. I have zero hesitation about the team at Rockstar, the writing, any of it. Rockstar has absolutely earned my trust over 2 plus decades and even in 2018 people were saying RDR2 would suck because too many of the core employees were gone and they gave me my favorite game of all time that was a masterpiece and a small tweak or two from being perfection to me.

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CRON
09/19/25 3:34:00 PM
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hmnut7 posted...
Yeah I'm trying to avoid writing an essay about the problem. It's not the split protagonist in and of itself that's the problem, but how they did it. Without writing a doctoral dissertation I will just say the way they did it make the writing weaker and pacing way less tight.
The addition of more protags only highlighted one of the biggest problems with the writing in that almost every character speaks in the writer's voice and has the same basic sociopolitical/cultural awareness and views

The original idea for the plot/protags would have been so much better with Franklin being replaced with a young FBI agent acting as a mole and ending up caught in Albert (Michael) and Simon (Trevor)'s bullshit

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Dungeater
09/19/25 3:34:15 PM
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archizzy posted...
The only way I wouldn't buy day 1 was if it was confirmed 30 fps. I'm not normally a FPS snob by any means and I had zero issues playing RDR2 at that frame rate and it was amazing BUT GTA V on PS4 just looked poor when on the highway in a vehicle and travelling at high speeds. The game just really needs to be 60 fps. So if it wasn't 60 I will just wait a couple years and grab the inevitable PS6 version that should be improved. I'm an extremely patient gamer who often waits years on titles and we haven't had GTA since 2013 anyway so what it is a few more years?

But if it is indeed 60 fps it is day 1 for me. GTA and Red Dead are two of my top 4 favorite series. I have zero hesitation about the team at Rockstar, the writing, any of it. Rockstar has absolutely earned my trust over 2 plus decades and even in 2018 people were saying RDR2 would suck because too many of the core employees were gone and they gave me my favorite game of all time that was a masterpiece and a small tweak or two from being perfection to me.
this topic was for people who aren't getting it lol

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Trumpo
09/19/25 3:34:34 PM
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GTAIV and its episodes expansions was peak GTA.

It runs amazing with the Series X fps boost feature.

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Dungeater
09/19/25 3:35:50 PM
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Trumpo posted...
GTAIV and it's episodes expansions was peak GTA.
i agree, though i have fond memories of all of them dating back to 3 (tried to get into the 2D ones and couldnt, outside of chinatown wars)

i think 4 + TLatD (Ballad is good but not as tight) is one of the most impressive one-two punches of video game mastery ever. period.

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suchiuomizu
09/19/25 3:36:30 PM
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Because I have never played or cared about the franchise. Only game I played that was even in the style was Saints Row 2. Enjoyed that, but never cared to try GTA.

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NoxObscuras
09/19/25 3:36:57 PM
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It depends. I will be waiting for a deep deep discount if it actually does end up costing $100 at launch, because fuck that. But those are only rumors

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archizzy
09/19/25 3:37:07 PM
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Dungeater posted...
this topic was for people who aren't getting it lol


I know that, and I gave you a specific scenario where I wouldn't get it and why. I felt like participating. If it isn't 60 fps it is a no buy for me.

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Uta
09/19/25 3:39:20 PM
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Never really cared for Rockstar's games. They're not for me. I'm happy for the billions of people who will love this game for the next 30 years though.

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Southernfatman
09/19/25 3:40:45 PM
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V was a step down from IV in some ways, but I still like it. IV did the multiple protagonist thing better with the DLCs where each character's story was woven throughout the others. I didn't dislike it in V, but it could be a bit much sometimes. IV had the peak writing, characters, setting, and overall atmosphere. I think it being less over the top helped it. I wish they'd go back to that at least in some fashion. Even the world building of all the criminals and gangs was pretty good even if most never even noticed it or looked at it. V was more of a spy/mercenary game than one about criminals.

I'm getting VI day one. I'm an admitted Rockstar Games/GTA fanboy though since the very beginning. Maybe with it being 2 protagonists instead of 3 it will be a bit more streamlined.

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crayola555
09/19/25 3:43:31 PM
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GS4Life posted...
I want to but if they keep content locked behind online multiplayer bullshit ala 5 I probably won't

Plus price and needing to scan your Driver's ID to play is a scam

Exactly. GTA games aren't some masterpiece works of all times or something. It's a great open world game with good graphics but gameplay, levels, and story and other stuff are standard stuff found and even done better in other games. I see people saying they'll pay $100 for the game and doing all these ID stuff that when other games do that they'll be all up on arms and complain. Like I said, imo it's overhyped and doesn't warrant going through all that to play the game.

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Turbam
09/19/25 3:44:28 PM
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It might be the first GTA I get?
Maybe.
I don't know.
I've been saying that since 4

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Dungeater
09/19/25 3:46:56 PM
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Turbam posted...
It might be the first GTA I get?
Maybe.
I don't know.
I've been saying that since 4
dude 4 is one of the greatest games of all time u should deff get it

i replay it like every year

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EckyThump
09/19/25 3:48:26 PM
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Never been a fan of the series. Gameplay always felt sticky and awkward, and I hate playing as bad people unless the tone is silly enough. Preferred Saints Row for my sandbox crime shenanigans.

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Dark_twisted
09/19/25 3:49:22 PM
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I'll get it if it comes out. I can see there being a large push to get it and other violent video games banned closer to release date.

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FL81
09/19/25 3:51:41 PM
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I've never actually played a GTA game.

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deathguise950
09/19/25 3:52:43 PM
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GTA is boring. Get 5 stars, steal a tank, run over people, get killed by cops/military and youre done.
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CastletonSnob1
09/19/25 3:57:00 PM
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I love how in GTA, no matter how heinous the crimes you commit are, if you just stay out of cops' sight for a few minutes, they'll just give up looking for you.
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The_Wheelman1
09/19/25 3:58:13 PM
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Too expensive. I'll buy it once the price drops.

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modena
09/19/25 4:02:39 PM
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Its like saying "I hate trucks, can't see why anyone would need one". If you don't live in that world that a lot of people do, then continue to stay the fuck out of it. Rockstar doesn't need your support, and can laugh at you all the way to the bank.

That said criticism is good, I remember GTAVC getting added features that we suggested on this site back in 2002.

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specialkid8
09/19/25 4:05:44 PM
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I liked to dick around in the games when I was a kid but I've never actually played a story mission in one. I got 5 for free a few years ago and still haven't touched it. I might get this in a few years on sale.

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thenotoriouscat
09/19/25 4:07:32 PM
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FL81 posted...
I've never actually played a GTA game.


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Vokrent
09/19/25 4:07:33 PM
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Giant open worlds don't appeal to me to much, and I'm poor.

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crayola555
09/19/25 4:08:39 PM
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modena posted...
Its like saying "I hate trucks, can't see why anyone would need one". If you don't live in that world that a lot of people do, then continue to stay the fuck out of it. Rockstar doesn't need your support, and can laugh at you all the way to the bank.

That said criticism is good, I remember GTAVC getting added features that we suggested on this site back in 2002.

That's an awful metaphor and an even worse take

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sephiroth068
09/19/25 4:09:05 PM
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Never cared for series so im not buying it

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__starsnostars
09/19/25 4:10:46 PM
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I think I only played 5 or so hours of GTA V so I'm not really willing to go all in on VI especially if its pricier than most games.

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KFHEWUI
09/19/25 4:20:44 PM
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Not a fan of the series or Rockstar's games plus I am tired of open world games.

Bully is the only Rockstar game I thoroughly enjoy

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From_Within
09/19/25 4:42:29 PM
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Played enough of the GTA3's to last a lifetime. Im good (forever).
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R_Jackal
09/19/25 4:47:23 PM
#42:


GTA's gameplay is boring to me as I don't take particular joy in running around blasting NPCs, and the writing is basically slightly more grounded South Park: Crime Drama edition with V and I expect more of that.
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monkmith
09/19/25 4:47:43 PM
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shark cards. i could appreciate the online aspect of gtaV, it was a nice add-on for a single player game and i had a bit of fun with it after they worked out all the connection issues. but the online became the main portion of the game rockstar cares about, and that's entirely because of shark cards.

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Rai_Jin
09/19/25 4:48:47 PM
#44:


as if you would need to show your driver license for a game called grand theft auto.

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KiwiTerraRizing
09/19/25 4:48:56 PM
#45:


I only care about SP and its an afterthought to the online.

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HighSeraph
09/19/25 4:49:46 PM
#46:


I will at some point probably

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Bass
09/19/25 4:57:48 PM
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I'm just mad that they aren't likely to release the PC version at launch. I refuse to double dip, so I guess I won't be playing for a while.

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R_Jackal
09/19/25 4:59:37 PM
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Bass posted...
I'm just mad that they aren't likely to release the PC version at launch. I refuse to double dip, so I guess I won't be playing for a while.
As a primarily PC gamer, I'll honestly take that these days since most major releases don't function properly until like a year after release anyway.
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EpicMickeyDrew
09/19/25 5:01:09 PM
#49:


Wait, you guys are playing gta for the story? you dont just run around blowing stuff up?

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monkmith
09/19/25 5:01:17 PM
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R_Jackal posted...
As a primarily PC gamer, I'll honestly take that these days since most major releases don't function properly until like a year after release anyway.
lol like they wont release the pc version as a broken mess anyway!

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Dungeater
09/19/25 5:02:47 PM
#51:


EpicMickeyDrew posted...
Wait, you guys are playing gta for the story? you dont just run around blowing stuff up?
i have my moments but mostly for the story and writing yea

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