Why is Rockstar still shafting PC?

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Mega Ultra Chicken Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:20pm

Enough people play on PC now to make GTA VI profitable

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Originally posted by Pierce Dalton:

Sony and Microsoft must be pretty happy with that, no? There is your answer.

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Cathulhu Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:21pm

Ask Rockstar.

potato Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:22pm

cause they know lots of people will double and even triple dip

livinggg Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:23pm

i would preorder it, give the people what they want

Leonardo Da Pinchi Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:26pm

Originally posted by potato:
cause they know lots of people will double and even triple dip

That's about it there, that and it's easier to launch for one system at a time code-wise.

Mega Ultra Chicken Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:28pm

Originally posted by Leonardo Da Pinchi:
Originally posted by potato:
cause they know lots of people will double and even triple dip
That's about it there, that and it's easier to launch for one system at a time code-wise.

Well hopefully the PC port isn't an abomination if it's launching later.

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Leonardo Da Pinchi Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:33pm

Originally posted by BlackDragon875:
Originally posted by Leonardo Da Pinchi:
That's about it there, that and it's easier to launch for one system at a time code-wise.
Well hopefully the PC port isn't an abomination if it's launching later.

I don't remember how GTA5's pc launch went, but PC ports are a touchy issue. Some PS-Exclusive ports were...pretty rough stability-wise for a while, like The Last Of Us.

But, ten to one, it WILL come to PC. And knowing Epic, they might try to snatch it up as an exclusive for 6months to a year.

We can just treat that period of time, test periods, tbh. Where Devs can work on scripting/hard crash issues.

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Aluvard Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:38pm

Because they know that most impatient will buy it on console and later rebuy it on PC. If next-gen consoles would have release date around 2026-2027 they would put them first too.

Also less pirates and cheaters.

xBCxRangers Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:41pm

Well not into that game. But you should have a gaming console. Buy a Series S.

JOIN us in our console community

[N]ebsun Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:42pm

They probably get some kickback from console brands to target console gaming

Yujah Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:48pm

A PC is about a billion combinations of hard- and software; a PS5 and an Xbox Series about 3.

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Pierce Dalton Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:59pm

Sony and Microsoft must be pretty happy with that, no? There is your answer.

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WhitePhantom Dec 10, 2023 @ 3:37pm

Release it as soon as possible for the current consoles, then put out a PC launch, and then release it again for the next generation.

PlayStation consoles have quite consistently put out new generations every 7 years. GTA6 will be right on time to sell millions, and then draw even more people in with a generational leap. Make players buy the game again, or pay a fee to upgrade their copy.

They did the same thing with GTA5 and I expect there were more than a few people who double, or even triple dipped.

Why put out games more frequently when sales history has shown that you can sell one single game to the same audience again and again for more than a decade?

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