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Don't understand the hype for GTA! It's so hype that it gets people who don't normally even play games to want to play.

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137 sats \ 7 replies \ @ek 2 Sep

Marketing budget?

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are you a fan of GTA?

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414 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek 2 Sep

I played San Andreas, GTA4, and GTA5 a lot, but usually only for the story. I would get bored after completing the story. You can only raid military bases so many times before it gets boring, even with a jetpack.

I think GTA5 was the first game to have a serious online mode, but I never played it much because the players are quite toxic, like in many massively popular online games. So I guess it's not really my game, and I'm not sure it ever was.

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I'm like the opposite.

I grew up playing all of these at different friends/ relatives houses, Vice city, GTA4, GTA5. They were fun, but always just seemed like sandbox games with some missions etc.

6 seems like it'll be a good balance of GTA freedom+ RDR2 realism + actual fun gameplay loops and progression

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Same. That's why the hype always surprises me, it just seems to be on another level compared to other games. But among people who play games regularly, I don't know too many who would say GTA is their favorite.

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44 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 2 Sep

Maybe all there is to it is that it’s extremely mid

The lowest common denominator of games

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Like the fast food of gaming I guess?

Haha it reminds me of Chick Fil A recently launching a chicken-and-waffles sandwich. Massive hype, and I got stuck in a 20 car drive thru line due to people lining up for it (I didn't realize that they had released a new sandwich when I got in line, otherwise I would have avoided). Since I was there, decided might as well try this new sandwich, and it turned out to be pretty mid. Definitely not worth lining up for.

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94 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 2 Sep
Like the fast food of gaming I guess?

Haha I like this but unfortunately Rockstar Games does spend a lot of time on their games.

Maybe FIFA is the fast food of games, because there’s a “new” one every year.

148 sats \ 0 replies \ @gmd 2 Sep

partly it turned into a meme...

haven't looked at video games in some time.. this quality looks quite insane sheesh!

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edit: just asked google when each version was released... didn't realize it's been 13 years!

Main Series Release Dates

  • Grand Theft Auto: November 28, 1997
  • Grand Theft Auto 2: September 30, 1999
  • Grand Theft Auto III: October 22, 2001
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: October 27, 2002
  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: October 26, 2004
  • Grand Theft Auto IV: April 29, 2008
  • Grand Theft Auto V: September 17, 2013
  • Grand Theft Auto VI: Scheduled for November 19, 2026 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S)
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200 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b OP 2 Sep

Maybe it's nostalgia? Maybe because AAA RPGs are rare?

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yeah could be, it definitely seems to draw from a wider net than just "core gamers", and a lot of that could be nostalgia

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lol the dolphins jersey

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Is this different from what was released last week?

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177 sats \ 7 replies \ @k00b OP 2 Sep

It's the same thing. I missed it last week which means it probably wasn't posted here.

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It was even on Netflix.

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119 sats \ 5 replies \ @k00b OP 2 Sep

Really? Dang.

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Yes. I am not sure if you can still watch it on Netflix but they had it available last week. The game looks incredible but I don't have a ps5 and I am not going to buy one to play one game.

I will wait until PS6 is released and one of my buddies upgrades and wants to get rid of their PS5. That's how I acquired my PS4.

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I might rent a ps5 to play it for a week assuming that's something I can do.

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From Aaron’s?

all my buddies have had 5s for years, I told them I’m getting one finally to play this and they’re freakin out lol

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118 sats \ 0 replies \ @WaxLuw 2 Sep

Look at GTA back then compared to GTA 6 today. What a journey!!

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I'm a huge gamer. The story mode on GTA 5 was so deplorable I couldn't play it.

Sad. Kids play this.

Epic game mechanics.
Story in the sewer.

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That last minute and a half..

The vibes in November are gonna be lit

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remember the children's day offer?
it's gonna be lit literally and figuratively.

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I read that as “officially extended” as in the release date. lol. 😮‍💨

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game: $50.99
graphics card: $5099

quite the numerology

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I think this will be the largest collection of data that will ever exist.

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i hope this isn't cyberleek branded as well 😨😨

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