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Tzyku Dec 23, 2024 @ 1:53am
GTA 6 ON PC
Why doesn't Rockstar release GTA 6 on PC at the same time as on consoles? I get it, they're trying to maximize profits before PC piracy makes the game available for free. But look at the PC market in 2024. Almost everyone is buying games now. I'm pretty sure the vast majority of players would buy GTA 6 right away instead of pirating it. Rockstar is still living in 2010. PC games revenue increased from $5.38 billion in 2008 to an estimated $26.33 billion in 2024, reflecting a growing consumer willingness to purchase games legally. Not only that, but even Sony is porting their games to PC for a reason: money. The PC market is incredibly profitable. Titles like God of War, Spiderman, Death Stranding, and Days Gone sold millions of copies after being ported to PC, demonstrating the financial potential of the platform.
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Originally posted by Soren:
There are several reasons why. Here's a short list of reasons that I can think of;

- Many PC players will double dip because they can't stand to wait a year. Gives GTA 6 twice the sales in it's lifetime (for some customers).
- The PC version would be likely to be cracked ASAP because the high demand for the game. Your game being pirated day 1 could harm sales much more than pirated 1 year later.
- Staggering the releases of multiple platforms can give them more time to work on the PC version and include stuff they couldn't fit in the console versions (like more NPCs or Cars loaded in at once).
- Online cheating will be much more manageable with only the PS5 and Xbox being available for the first year. Protecting their economy and increasing the value of their shark cards or whatever they plan to do.
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Chika Ogiue Dec 23, 2024 @ 1:55am 
Because they don't want to. It's the same model they've had for all their recent titles. Also, discussing piracy isn't the best idea here.
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Tzyku Dec 23, 2024 @ 1:59am 
Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:
Because they don't want to. It's the same model they've had for all their recent titles. Also, discussing piracy isn't the best idea here.
They don't want to it's not a strong argument, there sould be a reason.
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Illusion Dec 23, 2024 @ 5:02am 
Lucia sucks
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Hapless Dec 23, 2024 @ 5:07am 
They know people will double dip just like they did with gta v and rdr2.
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Wemer Dec 23, 2024 @ 5:09am 
People have the tendency of buying the same game twice, and Rockstar knows that.
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Crazy Tiger Dec 23, 2024 @ 5:10am 
Originally posted by Tzyku:
Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:
Because they don't want to. It's the same model they've had for all their recent titles. Also, discussing piracy isn't the best idea here.
They don't want to it's not a strong argument, there sould be a reason.
And it's a reason. That you don't like the reason or don't consider it "strong" is entirely irrelevant.
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Ice Scream Dec 23, 2024 @ 5:29am 
Originally posted by Tzyku:
Why doesn't Rockstar release GTA 6 on PC at the same time as on consoles? I get it, they're trying to maximize profits before PC piracy makes the game available for free. But look at the PC market in 2024. Almost everyone is buying games now. I'm pretty sure the vast majority of players would buy GTA 6 right away instead of pirating it. Rockstar is still living in 2010. PC games revenue increased from $5.38 billion in 2008 to an estimated $26.33 billion in 2024, reflecting a growing consumer willingness to purchase games legally. Not only that, but even Sony is porting their games to PC for a reason: money. The PC market is incredibly profitable. Titles like God of War, Spiderman, Death Stranding, and Days Gone sold millions of copies after being ported to PC, demonstrating the financial potential of the platform.
Go bother rockstar not steam users.
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PocketYoda Dec 23, 2024 @ 5:35am 
I wont be buying no matter what it releases on the last two were terrible and i believe the next one will be even worse.
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ezwip Dec 23, 2024 @ 5:36am 
I loved that game and it was just not playable on PC after a bit due to all of the cheating. I don't care if 6 ever comes to PC.
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TheLevelCap Dec 23, 2024 @ 6:27am 
Since I'm only playing the campaigh (not into GTA online), I'll probably wait until a 50% off. I might not be playing at all if the DEI stuff turns out to be true

As some old character from Samurai Warriors used to say: "Patience is the key to any battle"
Last edited by TheLevelCap; Dec 23, 2024 @ 6:29am
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Wolfpig Dec 23, 2024 @ 6:35am 
Originally posted by ezwip:
I loved that game and it was just not playable on PC after a bit due to all of the cheating. I don't care if 6 ever comes to PC.


Why would you care about people cheating in a Single Player game?
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BJWyler Dec 23, 2024 @ 6:50am 
Originally posted by Tzyku:
Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:
Because they don't want to. It's the same model they've had for all their recent titles. Also, discussing piracy isn't the best idea here.
They don't want to it's not a strong argument, there sould be a reason.
Then ask Rockstar. "They don't want to" is just as strong and valid as any other reason someone on these forums can come up with who isn't an employee of Rockstar in the particular department that actually makes these decisions. Don't ask the question on a completely unrelated forum used by people completely unrelated to the entity that has the actual information if you don't like the fact that you are not going to get official answers from the official source that does not have a presence on these forums.
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SLAYER187 Dec 23, 2024 @ 8:00am 
Why even care! just gonna be out of date when it releases,play and feel the same because that is how rockstar rolls. The GTA series is old and dried up (boring) one big fake fest! Rather have an RDR 3 to be honest.
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Chika Ogiue Dec 23, 2024 @ 9:12am 
Originally posted by Tzyku:
there sould be a reason.

There is a reason. The reason is because they don't want to. They focus on developing for console first because that's what they want to do. If you want to know how they reached that decision become a significant Take-Two Interactive shareholder and ask them at the next shareholder's meeting.
Last edited by Chika Ogiue; Dec 23, 2024 @ 9:13am
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rawWwRrr Dec 23, 2024 @ 9:26am 
Originally posted by Tzyku:
Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:
Because they don't want to. It's the same model they've had for all their recent titles. Also, discussing piracy isn't the best idea here.
They don't want to it's not a strong argument, there sould be a reason.
Sometimes we aren't meant to know every iota of reasoning behind a decision. And we aren't entitled to one. Rockstar is releasing first on console. It's been their release strategy for as long as I can remember.

Rockstar has been in the business of making games for a long time now. I'd imagine they considered all the pros and cons before making that call.
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