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268 sats \ 11 replies \ @SimpleStacker 2 Sep \ on: GTA 6 (Grand Theft Auto 6) - Official Extended Gameplay gaming videos

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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2 sats \ 6 replies \ @SimpleStacker 2 Sep

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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144 sats \ 0 replies \ @OneOneSeven 2 Sep

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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2 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker 2 Sep

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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102 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 2 Sep

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.

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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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2 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 2 Sep

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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