Recently, Rockstar announced* that the expected retail price of GTA6
is going to be $80 (well, $79.99 USD but AFAIK pennies no longer exist
in the US so that's a distinction that no longer makes any difference
;-). So, the question is: would you pay that much for the next Grand
Theft Auto game?
I've mixed feelings.
On the one hand, I agree that the $49.99 USD price-tag for most games
is historically low after you take inflation into account. It's not
that I want to pay more, but developers gotta get paid, y'know? And
while there are a lot of games that may not be worth full price thanks
to all the MTX double-dipping and cruddy gameplay, I think giving
Rockstar the benefit of the doubt isn't too much to ask. Whether you
like their games or not, the Grand Theft Auto titles (and generally
all their open-world games) have been tours de force, with a lot of
effort and detail put into the design. (Whether GTA6 will live up to
their previous efforts is, of course, not something we'll be able to
answer until the game actually comes out, but odds are high that the >end-product will probably justify the development cost (which, last I
heard, was > $2 billion USD. Suck it, "Star Citizen!" ;-)
On the other hand... well, if you're a regular you KNOW how I resist
paying full price for video games. I've been disappointed by too many
games, and anyway, there's such a glut of inexpensive (but still
good!) titles to play that it makes it even harder to rationalize
paying that much when there are almost-as-good alternatives available.
(Plus, you know I live and die by The Number. $79.99 USD can buy me
six or seven smaller games, and between the choice of 1 GTA6 and 6
other games, well... The Number is a demanding mistress ;-)
So even if I agree GTA6 is probably worth its asking price, it's
unlikely I'll ever pay that much for it.
But it makes me wonder if a lot of others will. I mean, sure, GTA6 is
going to be an instant success no matter the price. There's a lot of
hype for this game, and people have been waiting for a sequel to the
GTA games for... good gog, has it really been 13 years?!? Rockstar's
going to see record sales numbers for sure.
But given the price and the uncertain economy, will that added
surcharge over the 'usual' $59.99 or $69.99 scare away more people
than usual? Is that extra $10 USD going to cost Rockstar more than it
brings in?
Well, probably. I'm sure Rockstar and Take Two have armies of
accountants and market research people who've analyzed this 100
different ways. But it's definitely lost them one customer. I may be >interested in the GTA6, and there may be SOME games I consider buying
at that price... but that's a Venn diagram that doesn't overlap in the
case of this game.
Is the lure of GTA6 enough to make you cough up the extra cash, or are
you going to wait several years until the inevitable bargain bin (or
freebie, as all previous GTA games have previously eventually been
given away)?
* IGN says so, so it must be true >https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-6-price-finally-confirmed-features-a-single-player-experience-at-launch
Recently, Rockstar announced* that the expected retail price of GTA6
is going to be $80 (well, $79.99 USD but AFAIK pennies no longer exist
in the US so that's a distinction that no longer makes any difference
;-). So, the question is: would you pay that much for the next Grand
Theft Auto game?
I've mixed feelings.
On the one hand, I agree that the $49.99 USD price-tag for most games
is historically low after you take inflation into account. It's not
that I want to pay more, but developers gotta get paid, y'know? And
while there are a lot of games that may not be worth full price thanks
to all the MTX double-dipping and cruddy gameplay, I think giving
Rockstar the benefit of the doubt isn't too much to ask. Whether you
like their games or not, the Grand Theft Auto titles (and generally
all their open-world games) have been tours de force, with a lot of
effort and detail put into the design. (Whether GTA6 will live up to
their previous efforts is, of course, not something we'll be able to
answer until the game actually comes out, but odds are high that the end-product will probably justify the development cost (which, last I
heard, was > $2 billion USD. Suck it, "Star Citizen!" ;-)
On the other hand... well, if you're a regular you KNOW how I resist
paying full price for video games. I've been disappointed by too many
games, and anyway, there's such a glut of inexpensive (but still
good!) titles to play that it makes it even harder to rationalize
paying that much when there are almost-as-good alternatives available.
(Plus, you know I live and die by The Number. $79.99 USD can buy me
six or seven smaller games, and between the choice of 1 GTA6 and 6
other games, well... The Number is a demanding mistress ;-)
So even if I agree GTA6 is probably worth its asking price, it's
unlikely I'll ever pay that much for it.
But it makes me wonder if a lot of others will. I mean, sure, GTA6 is
going to be an instant success no matter the price. There's a lot of
hype for this game, and people have been waiting for a sequel to the
GTA games for... good gog, has it really been 13 years?!? Rockstar's
going to see record sales numbers for sure.
But given the price and the uncertain economy, will that added
surcharge over the 'usual' $59.99 or $69.99 scare away more people
than usual? Is that extra $10 USD going to cost Rockstar more than it
brings in?
Well, probably. I'm sure Rockstar and Take Two have armies of
accountants and market research people who've analyzed this 100
different ways. But it's definitely lost them one customer. I may be interested in the GTA6, and there may be SOME games I consider buying
at that price... but that's a Venn diagram that doesn't overlap in the
case of this game.
Is the lure of GTA6 enough to make you cough up the extra cash, or are
you going to wait several years until the inevitable bargain bin (or
freebie, as all previous GTA games have previously eventually been
given away)?
* IGN says so, so it must be true https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-6-price-finally-confirmed-features-a-single-player-experience-at-launch
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:28:58 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
Recently, Rockstar announced* that the expected retail price of GTA6
is going to be $80 (well, $79.99 USD but AFAIK pennies no longer exist
in the US so that's a distinction that no longer makes any difference
;-). So, the question is: would you pay that much for the next Grand
Theft Auto game?
I've mixed feelings.
On the one hand, I agree that the $49.99 USD price-tag for most games
is historically low after you take inflation into account. It's not
that I want to pay more, but developers gotta get paid, y'know? And
while there are a lot of games that may not be worth full price thanks
to all the MTX double-dipping and cruddy gameplay, I think giving
Rockstar the benefit of the doubt isn't too much to ask. Whether you
like their games or not, the Grand Theft Auto titles (and generally
all their open-world games) have been tours de force, with a lot of
effort and detail put into the design. (Whether GTA6 will live up to
their previous efforts is, of course, not something we'll be able to
answer until the game actually comes out, but odds are high that the
end-product will probably justify the development cost (which, last I
heard, was > $2 billion USD. Suck it, "Star Citizen!" ;-)
On the other hand... well, if you're a regular you KNOW how I resist
paying full price for video games. I've been disappointed by too many
games, and anyway, there's such a glut of inexpensive (but still
good!) titles to play that it makes it even harder to rationalize
paying that much when there are almost-as-good alternatives available.
(Plus, you know I live and die by The Number. $79.99 USD can buy me
six or seven smaller games, and between the choice of 1 GTA6 and 6
other games, well... The Number is a demanding mistress ;-)
So even if I agree GTA6 is probably worth its asking price, it's
unlikely I'll ever pay that much for it.
But it makes me wonder if a lot of others will. I mean, sure, GTA6 is
going to be an instant success no matter the price. There's a lot of
hype for this game, and people have been waiting for a sequel to the
GTA games for... good gog, has it really been 13 years?!? Rockstar's
going to see record sales numbers for sure.
But given the price and the uncertain economy, will that added
surcharge over the 'usual' $59.99 or $69.99 scare away more people
than usual? Is that extra $10 USD going to cost Rockstar more than it
brings in?
Well, probably. I'm sure Rockstar and Take Two have armies of
accountants and market research people who've analyzed this 100
different ways. But it's definitely lost them one customer. I may be
interested in the GTA6, and there may be SOME games I consider buying
at that price... but that's a Venn diagram that doesn't overlap in the
case of this game.
Is the lure of GTA6 enough to make you cough up the extra cash, or are
you going to wait several years until the inevitable bargain bin (or
freebie, as all previous GTA games have previously eventually been
given away)?
* IGN says so, so it must be true
https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-6-price-finally-confirmed-features-a-single-player-experience-at-launch
**-
Nope. Not going to play or pay for a game where players can shoot
policeman!
Is the lure of GTA6 enough to make you cough up the extra cash, or are
you going to wait several years until the inevitable bargain bin (or
freebie, as all previous GTA games have previously eventually been
given away)?
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> writes:
Is the lure of GTA6 enough to make you cough up the extra cash, or are
you going to wait several years until the inevitable bargain bin (or
freebie, as all previous GTA games have previously eventually been
given away)?
I'm really not sure, definite maybe for now. I wasn't that keen on 4 or
5 and the what little is known about 6 hasn't been that impressive. So
maybe if they can bring something new to the format? Or remix it somehow
so it at least feels new.
Besides, it might be a long wait for the PC version still. But maybe I
could try it on that streaming service Sony has...
Nope. Not going to play or pay for a game where players can shoot
policeman!
Nope. Not going to play or pay for a game where players can shoot
policeman!
More generally, the thought of games with current, real-world environments, in particular inner city gang violence type scenarios,
just makes me tired. The whole idea of GTA just leaves me cold. No interest in this game.
rms
Nope. Not going to play or pay for a game where players can shoot >>policeman!
More generally, the thought of games with current, real-world
environments, in particular inner city gang violence type scenarios, just >makes me tired. The whole idea of GTA just leaves me cold. No interest in >this game.
Anssi Saari wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> writes:Will GTA 6 be like GTA 4, where if you forget what email is associated
Is the lure of GTA6 enough to make you cough up the extra cash, or are
you going to wait several years until the inevitable bargain bin (or
freebie, as all previous GTA games have previously eventually been
given away)?
I'm really not sure, definite maybe for now. I wasn't that keen on 4 or
5 and the what little is known about 6 hasn't been that impressive. So
maybe if they can bring something new to the format? Or remix it somehow
so it at least feels new.
Besides, it might be a long wait for the PC version still. But maybe I
could try it on that streaming service Sony has...
with it or lose the email, you have to purchase it again on a different >Steam account? That it's basically burned on that Steam account for the >foreseeable future?
Recently, Rockstar announced* that the expected retail price of GTA6
is going to be $80 (well, $79.99 USD but AFAIK pennies no longer exist
in the US so that's a distinction that no longer makes any difference
;-). So, the question is: would you pay that much for the next Grand
Theft Auto game?
I've mixed feelings.
On the one hand, I agree that the $49.99 USD price-tag for most games
is historically low after you take inflation into account. It's not
that I want to pay more, but developers gotta get paid, y'know? And
while there are a lot of games that may not be worth full price thanks
to all the MTX double-dipping and cruddy gameplay, I think giving
Rockstar the benefit of the doubt isn't too much to ask. Whether you
like their games or not, the Grand Theft Auto titles (and generally
all their open-world games) have been tours de force, with a lot of
effort and detail put into the design. (Whether GTA6 will live up to
their previous efforts is, of course, not something we'll be able to
answer until the game actually comes out, but odds are high that the end-product will probably justify the development cost (which, last I
heard, was > $2 billion USD. Suck it, "Star Citizen!" ;-)
On the other hand... well, if you're a regular you KNOW how I resist
paying full price for video games. I've been disappointed by too many
games, and anyway, there's such a glut of inexpensive (but still
good!) titles to play that it makes it even harder to rationalize
paying that much when there are almost-as-good alternatives available.
(Plus, you know I live and die by The Number. $79.99 USD can buy me
six or seven smaller games, and between the choice of 1 GTA6 and 6
other games, well... The Number is a demanding mistress ;-)
So even if I agree GTA6 is probably worth its asking price, it's
unlikely I'll ever pay that much for it.
But it makes me wonder if a lot of others will. I mean, sure, GTA6 is
going to be an instant success no matter the price. There's a lot of
hype for this game, and people have been waiting for a sequel to the
GTA games for... good gog, has it really been 13 years?!? Rockstar's
going to see record sales numbers for sure.
But given the price and the uncertain economy, will that added
surcharge over the 'usual' $59.99 or $69.99 scare away more people
than usual? Is that extra $10 USD going to cost Rockstar more than it
brings in?
Well, probably. I'm sure Rockstar and Take Two have armies of
accountants and market research people who've analyzed this 100
different ways. But it's definitely lost them one customer. I may be interested in the GTA6, and there may be SOME games I consider buying
at that price... but that's a Venn diagram that doesn't overlap in the
case of this game.
Is the lure of GTA6 enough to make you cough up the extra cash, or are
you going to wait several years until the inevitable bargain bin (or
freebie, as all previous GTA games have previously eventually been
given away)?
* IGN says so, so it must be true https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-6-price-finally-confirmed-features-a-single-player-experience-at-launch--
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:28:58 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
[GTA 6]
Nope. Not going to play or pay for a game where players can shoot
policeman!
At Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:28:21 -0600, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:28:58 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
[GTA 6]
Nope. Not going to play or pay for a game where players can shoot
policeman!
I used to agonize about Counterstrike in the same way.
And there was a place in Soma where I couldn't advance without
killing someone that I didn't think needed to be killed. (That
one, I got refunded.)
But _it's a game_. Video game violence doesn't equate to real violence, unless you're already, shall we say, disturbed.
It's the same in Elite Dangerous Odyssey. I try to sneak and not
cause any injuries -- but sometimes, a situation goes South, and
people get hurt.
Sure, they're shooting at you, but if the EDO version of
Interpol is shooting at you, maybe it's time for a hasty
retreat -- but then, you will fail the mission, mostly.
Finally, I'll mention that some people go to anarchy stations
and straight-up murder everybody before looting the station.
Where's the sport in that?
What's your Rank in that game? Surely you've achieved Dangerous by now.
What about Deadly?
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:05:14 -0600, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> said
this thing:
Nope. Not going to play or pay for a game where players can shoot >>policeman!
More generally, the thought of games with current, real-world
environments, in particular inner city gang violence type scenarios, just >makes me tired. The whole idea of GTA just leaves me cold. No interest in >this game.
I'm not so put off with the gameplay and cthe ops-n-robbers setting as
the whole satirical take on the world that Rockstar embeds into its
games. It just feels so dated. They can't do anything half as
ridiculous as what's actually going on in the USA now.
At Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:28:21 -0600, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:28:58 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
[GTA 6]
Nope. Not going to play or pay for a game where players can shoot
policeman!
I used to agonize about Counterstrike in the same way.
And there was a place in Soma where I couldn't advance without
killing someone that I didn't think needed to be killed. (That
one, I got refunded.)
But _it's a game_. Video game violence doesn't equate to real violence, >unless you're already, shall we say, disturbed.
Nope. Not going to play or pay for a game where players can shoot >>policeman!
More generally, the thought of games with current, real-world
environments, in particular inner city gang violence type scenarios, just >makes me tired. The whole idea of GTA just leaves me cold. No interest in >this game.
rms
I agree. No 'hood for me. Sort of lived in an area like that out of
college because I couldn't afford a better place to live. Had to take
the public bus through sections like that.
Not interested in that culture!
-pw
But _it's a game_. Video game violence doesn't equate to real violence, >unless you're already, shall we say, disturbed.
Nope. Not going to play or pay for a game where players can shoot >>policeman!
More generally, the thought of games with current, real-world
environments, in particular inner city gang violence type scenarios, just >makes me tired. The whole idea of GTA just leaves me cold. No interest in >this game.
Ouch. I still haven't played any of the 3D GTA games. I only played the >original GTA1 demo in 2D in college! ;)
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:57:53 -0600, phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com>
wrote:
Anssi Saari wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> writes:Will GTA 6 be like GTA 4, where if you forget what email is associated
Is the lure of GTA6 enough to make you cough up the extra cash, or are >>>> you going to wait several years until the inevitable bargain bin (or
freebie, as all previous GTA games have previously eventually been
given away)?
I'm really not sure, definite maybe for now. I wasn't that keen on 4 or
5 and the what little is known about 6 hasn't been that impressive. So
maybe if they can bring something new to the format? Or remix it somehow >>> so it at least feels new.
Besides, it might be a long wait for the PC version still. But maybe I
could try it on that streaming service Sony has...
with it or lose the email, you have to purchase it again on a different
Steam account? That it's basically burned on that Steam account for the
foreseeable future?
Red Dead Redemption 2 offered some bonuses that included a special
horse on purchases through the Rockstar store. That's one of the few
times I broke my "Steam only" rule and took a chance. It turned out
Recently, Rockstar announced* that the expected retail price of GTA6
is going to be $80 (well, $79.99 USD but AFAIK pennies no longer exist
in the US so that's a distinction that no longer makes any difference
;-). So, the question is: would you pay that much for the next Grand
Theft Auto game?
I've mixed feelings.
On the one hand, I agree that the $49.99 USD price-tag for most games
is historically low after you take inflation into account. It's not
that I want to pay more, but developers gotta get paid, y'know? And
while there are a lot of games that may not be worth full price thanks
to all the MTX double-dipping and cruddy gameplay, I think giving
Rockstar the benefit of the doubt isn't too much to ask. Whether you
like their games or not, the Grand Theft Auto titles (and generally
all their open-world games) have been tours de force, with a lot of
effort and detail put into the design. (Whether GTA6 will live up to
their previous efforts is, of course, not something we'll be able to
answer until the game actually comes out, but odds are high that the end-product will probably justify the development cost (which, last I
heard, was > $2 billion USD. Suck it, "Star Citizen!" ;-)
On the other hand... well, if you're a regular you KNOW how I resist
paying full price for video games. I've been disappointed by too many
games, and anyway, there's such a glut of inexpensive (but still
good!) titles to play that it makes it even harder to rationalize
paying that much when there are almost-as-good alternatives available.
(Plus, you know I live and die by The Number. $79.99 USD can buy me
six or seven smaller games, and between the choice of 1 GTA6 and 6
other games, well... The Number is a demanding mistress ;-)
So even if I agree GTA6 is probably worth its asking price, it's
unlikely I'll ever pay that much for it.
But it makes me wonder if a lot of others will. I mean, sure, GTA6 is
going to be an instant success no matter the price. There's a lot of
hype for this game, and people have been waiting for a sequel to the
GTA games for... good gog, has it really been 13 years?!? Rockstar's
going to see record sales numbers for sure.
But given the price and the uncertain economy, will that added
surcharge over the 'usual' $59.99 or $69.99 scare away more people
than usual? Is that extra $10 USD going to cost Rockstar more than it
brings in?
Well, probably. I'm sure Rockstar and Take Two have armies of
accountants and market research people who've analyzed this 100
different ways. But it's definitely lost them one customer. I may be interested in the GTA6, and there may be SOME games I consider buying
at that price... but that's a Venn diagram that doesn't overlap in the
case of this game.
Is the lure of GTA6 enough to make you cough up the extra cash, or are
you going to wait several years until the inevitable bargain bin (or
freebie, as all previous GTA games have previously eventually been
given away)?
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:21:05 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Ouch. I still haven't played any of the 3D GTA games. I only played theYou've been down that ant-hole for too long Ant! Come up and breath
original GTA1 demo in 2D in college! ;)
some fresh air! Even I tried GTA5! :-)
Rin Stowleigh wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:57:53 -0600, phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com>
wrote:
Anssi Saari wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> writes:Will GTA 6 be like GTA 4, where if you forget what email is associated
Is the lure of GTA6 enough to make you cough up the extra cash, or are >>>>> you going to wait several years until the inevitable bargain bin (or >>>>> freebie, as all previous GTA games have previously eventually been
given away)?
I'm really not sure, definite maybe for now. I wasn't that keen on 4 or >>>> 5 and the what little is known about 6 hasn't been that impressive. So >>>> maybe if they can bring something new to the format? Or remix it somehow >>>> so it at least feels new.
Besides, it might be a long wait for the PC version still. But maybe I >>>> could try it on that streaming service Sony has...
with it or lose the email, you have to purchase it again on a different
Steam account? That it's basically burned on that Steam account for the
foreseeable future?
Red Dead Redemption 2 offered some bonuses that included a special
horse on purchases through the Rockstar store. That's one of the few
times I broke my "Steam only" rule and took a chance. It turned out
Why do you have a "Steam only" rule?
Not sure if you've noticed, but some networks eliminate Steam but don't >touch GOG for example, so it's nice to have as a backup whenever surfing >anal-retentive networks, such as places where they have big heads.
On 6/24/2026 4:28 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Recently, Rockstar announced* that the expected retail price of GTA6
is going to be $80 (well, $79.99 USD but AFAIK pennies no longer exist
in the US so that's a distinction that no longer makes any difference
;-). So, the question is: would you pay that much for the next Grand
Theft Auto game?
I've mixed feelings.
On the one hand, I agree that the $49.99 USD price-tag for most games
is historically low after you take inflation into account. It's not
that I want to pay more, but developers gotta get paid, y'know? And
while there are a lot of games that may not be worth full price thanks
to all the MTX double-dipping and cruddy gameplay, I think giving
Rockstar the benefit of the doubt isn't too much to ask. Whether you
like their games or not, the Grand Theft Auto titles (and generally
all their open-world games) have been tours de force, with a lot of
effort and detail put into the design. (Whether GTA6 will live up to
their previous efforts is, of course, not something we'll be able to
answer until the game actually comes out, but odds are high that the
end-product will probably justify the development cost (which, last I
heard, was > $2 billion USD. Suck it, "Star Citizen!" ;-)
On the other hand... well, if you're a regular you KNOW how I resist
paying full price for video games. I've been disappointed by too many
games, and anyway, there's such a glut of inexpensive (but still
good!) titles to play that it makes it even harder to rationalize
paying that much when there are almost-as-good alternatives available.
(Plus, you know I live and die by The Number. $79.99 USD can buy me
six or seven smaller games, and between the choice of 1 GTA6 and 6
other games, well... The Number is a demanding mistress ;-)
So even if I agree GTA6 is probably worth its asking price, it's
unlikely I'll ever pay that much for it.
But it makes me wonder if a lot of others will. I mean, sure, GTA6 is
going to be an instant success no matter the price. There's a lot of
hype for this game, and people have been waiting for a sequel to the
GTA games for... good gog, has it really been 13 years?!? Rockstar's
going to see record sales numbers for sure.
But given the price and the uncertain economy, will that added
surcharge over the 'usual' $59.99 or $69.99 scare away more people
than usual? Is that extra $10 USD going to cost Rockstar more than it
brings in?
Well, probably. I'm sure Rockstar and Take Two have armies of
accountants and market research people who've analyzed this 100
different ways. But it's definitely lost them one customer. I may be
interested in the GTA6, and there may be SOME games I consider buying
at that price... but that's a Venn diagram that doesn't overlap in the
case of this game.
Is the lure of GTA6 enough to make you cough up the extra cash, or are
you going to wait several years until the inevitable bargain bin (or
freebie, as all previous GTA games have previously eventually been
given away)?
I'll wait until it's given away. I never finished the single player of
5, because to get much money you have to use the stock market at a
certain point and I could never get it to work. The previous games you
were able to accumulate enough money through races, and pickups. Even >though the online mode isn't tied directly to the single player game, it >feels like the idea was to make it so you have to buy money with real
money.
And don't get me started on the online multiplayer game which is a >disgusting market for pay-to-win and microtransactions, which I expect
to be even more linked to single player, and even worse.
I at least finished GTA 4 even though I didn't like it as much as VC, or >even 3 or SA. GTA 5 went down a not-fun route, there's barely any
races, and no rampages (my favorite), police or firefighter missions.
Ouch. I still haven't played any of the 3D GTA games. I only played the >original GTA1 demo in 2D in college! ;)
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:58:56 -0600, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:
I agree. No 'hood for me. Sort of lived in an area like that out of >>college because I couldn't afford a better place to live. Had to take
the public bus through sections like that.
Not interested in that culture!
-pw
I never lived in that kind of area and I don't want to play a video
game in that kind of environment either. GTA is a big fat NO for me.
On 6/26/2026 8:24 AM, PW wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:21:05 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Ouch. I still haven't played any of the 3D GTA games. I only played theYou've been down that ant-hole for too long Ant! Come up and breath
original GTA1 demo in 2D in college! ;)
some fresh air! Even I tried GTA5! :-)
I'd say GTA 3 Vice City. It's the best one.
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
On 6/26/2026 8:24 AM, PW wrote:
You've been down that ant-hole for too long Ant! Come up and breath
some fresh air! Even I tried GTA5! :-)
I'd say GTA 3 Vice City. It's the best one.
I'll wait for the free giveaways. /s
On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:42:47 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) said
this thing:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
On 6/26/2026 8:24 AM, PW wrote:
You've been down that ant-hole for too long Ant! Come up and breath
some fresh air! Even I tried GTA5! :-)
I'd say GTA 3 Vice City. It's the best one.
I'll wait for the free giveaways. /s
A wise course. Would that I had such sagacity and patience!
Many of the Grand Theft Auto games have, at one time or another, been
given away for free. Given how GTA6 will likely push the online
aspect, and how lucrative the MTX for that part of the game will be
for Rockstar, I suspect it won't be too long (e.g., three or four
years) before the base GTA6 games gets the free-game treatment too.
Can't sell MTX if people don't own the game, after all.
Let's shelve this discussion until 2030, and then ask Ant his opinion
on the game ;-)
Ouch. I still haven't played any of the 3D GTA games. I only played the >original GTA1 demo in 2D in college! ;)
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:18:27 -0600, phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com>
wrote:
Rin Stowleigh wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:57:53 -0600, phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com>
wrote:
Anssi Saari wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> writes:Will GTA 6 be like GTA 4, where if you forget what email is associated >>>> with it or lose the email, you have to purchase it again on a different >>>> Steam account? That it's basically burned on that Steam account for the >>>> foreseeable future?
Is the lure of GTA6 enough to make you cough up the extra cash, or are >>>>>> you going to wait several years until the inevitable bargain bin (or >>>>>> freebie, as all previous GTA games have previously eventually been >>>>>> given away)?
I'm really not sure, definite maybe for now. I wasn't that keen on 4 or >>>>> 5 and the what little is known about 6 hasn't been that impressive. So >>>>> maybe if they can bring something new to the format? Or remix it somehow >>>>> so it at least feels new.
Besides, it might be a long wait for the PC version still. But maybe I >>>>> could try it on that streaming service Sony has...
Red Dead Redemption 2 offered some bonuses that included a special
horse on purchases through the Rockstar store. That's one of the few
times I broke my "Steam only" rule and took a chance. It turned out
Why do you have a "Steam only" rule?
Because for the most part having a bunch of different game clients is
a needless pain in the ass, my friends are on Steam and I play a lot
of multiplayer games, I could go on, but preferences are what they are
and not really worthwhile to debate.
Not sure if you've noticed, but some networks eliminate Steam but don't >>touch GOG for example, so it's nice to have as a backup whenever surfing >>anal-retentive networks, such as places where they have big heads.
To each their own, I only play games from my home so no worries there.
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
Let's shelve this discussion until 2030, and then ask Ant his opinion
on the game ;-)
Assuming I am still alive. /s
I'll wait until it's given away. I never finished the single player
of 5, because to get much money you have to use the stock market at a
certain point and I could never get it to work.
I at least finished GTA 4 even though I didn't like it as much as VC,
or even 3 or SA. GTA 5 went down a not-fun route, there's barely any
races, and no rampages (my favorite), police or firefighter missions.
What do you mean by "eliminating Steam"? Also, if it's a network
problem, couldn't you just use offline mode?
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:38:30 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) said
this thing:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
Let's shelve this discussion until 2030, and then ask Ant his opinion
on the game ;-)
Assuming I am still alive. /s
Ants never really die. They just respawn from the nearest egg creche.
I learned that playing some Maxis game back in the 90s ;-)
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> writes:
I'll wait until it's given away. I never finished the single player
of 5, because to get much money you have to use the stock market at a
certain point and I could never get it to work.
Hmm, I don't remember that at all. To be sure, I didn't much like 5 and
it's been a while, but I don't remember needing to make money for
anything. But then, I think it took something like three stints to get through it, meaning I lost interest at least twice.
But some simple stuff was so hard in 5. If you ended up in the sticks somewhere, you couldn't just steal a car to get around. Get in front of
a car, they'd run you over. Shoot the driver or the car and the car just keeps going and going, maybe in a ditch or over a cliff. Realistic but
not much fun.
I at least finished GTA 4 even though I didn't like it as much as VC,
or even 3 or SA. GTA 5 went down a not-fun route, there's barely any
races, and no rampages (my favorite), police or firefighter missions.
Those were cool, no? I played the updated versions of 3/VC/SA fairly
recently and did the ambulance missions in Vice City. The health boost
is handy. It was fun sliding that ambulance around since the roads are
so slippery. But I didn't even try the police missions. I remember I did grind those so many times originally, I managed to blow up the police "ferrari" or other ride by accident or get run over or something so many times. I don't think I want to play that ever again.
Rampages though... Not a fan. I went for 100% in GTA3 at some point but
some rampages were *not* fun, the targets just wouldn't spawn fast
enough. I had to retry some of them ridiculously many times to
eventually get them.
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:38:30 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) said
this thing:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
Let's shelve this discussion until 2030, and then ask Ant his opinion
on the game ;-)
Assuming I am still alive. /s
Ants never really die. They just respawn from the nearest egg creche.
I learned that playing some Maxis game back in the 90s ;-)
Really? /me goes to die.
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
writes:
What do you mean by "eliminating Steam"? Also, if it's a network
problem, couldn't you just use offline mode?
Firewalls maybe? For example, my employer blocks the Steam website but
not Epic or GoG. Or at least they used to. Could be some other public networks do that too.
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 01:00 this Tuesday (GMT):
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:38:30 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) said
this thing:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
Let's shelve this discussion until 2030, and then ask Ant his opinion >> >> on the game ;-)
Assuming I am still alive. /s
Ants never really die. They just respawn from the nearest egg creche.
I learned that playing some Maxis game back in the 90s ;-)
Really? /me goes to die.
nooo domt :(
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