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Happy to wait too as you know it’s a safe bet with R*.
Could be good, but my advice would be...
Wait 3 months after release before buying...don't pay top dollar for pre-order or whatever.
After a few months it would have some major patches, and will probably be cheaper.
This is the way.
My advice. Buy it straight away as it’s R* GTA VI the price won’t drop for a very long time and it’ll play well from the start.
And if you don’t play from day one, you’ll be left well behind in the online games.
Holy shit.
but
Coming in 202when?? Bastards.
EDIT some perspective. I first played GTA3 on the PS2 I'd bought with my first decent job in 2001, a few years out of uni. Me and my housemate played it endlessly in that way you do when you're young and free from major responsibilities. When this comes out I'll be 50, and my kids will be nearly old enough to play it.
Having excitedly bought V as a 28year old, I do feel a little bit sad that I’ll be 40 when I excitedly buy this…
Edit Ha, seems mols and I have similar feelings…
Will they ever go back to the top down glory of the early years? GTA on the PS1 was one of my favourite games.
I played from the very first which was threatened with bans because of its graphic violence. That would 1997 I think as I was in my current house then, had the small bedroom setup as my games room. Yeah, that only lasted about 5 years.
Think I got it for Xmas 97, or my (13th) Birthday in 98. Still remember it fondly, and have hardly killed anyone in real life as a result.
Pimpin' aint' easy.
Only releasing on consoles, no mention of PC release date. Dang.
Only releasing on consoles, no mention of PC release date. Dang.
It will come out on PC, maybe a year later after all the buggs are ironed out.
I't will be interesting to see what happens, as Cyberpunk, for example got pulled from Sony playstation as the console hardware just wasn't up to running it properly, yet I pirated it on my old pc with a 6600k and rx480, albiet on medium and low graphics settings, it ran fine, and looked really good @60hz/1080p
I played GTA London a ton when I was younger. It made me knock old men off bikes at trail centres and I've no regrets.
Cyberpunk, for example got pulled from Sony playstation as the console hardware just wasn’t up to running it properly,
It was pulled by Sony as it was a horrible bug ridden game, they issued refunds and pulled it until it was fixed.
I've only got a PS3, this will tempt me to upgrade. GTA and Gran Turismo are the only two games that kept me coming back for more
Can't wait for this! Spent days/months of my life in the GTA III+ worlds...
Looks ace and my lad will be just about old enough to play it. He's currently pottering around IV on my PS3 (original big one, PS1 + 2 compatible) on the promise he only drives the vehicles and doesn't run anyone over! Shows how long it is since I had time to play console games.
Not got quite the charm of the 1970s 1300 Junior, but you can't argue with the big V6
@molgrips to add further perspective my mate bought V for the 360, then again for the XBone and he now has it for the Series X. My daughter was 6 months old when it launched and now sits and watches me arse about with said mate.
It was also a year and a half before it launched on PC, IIRC that coincided with heists and the proper hard launch of GTA Online.
They may or may not do PC going ahead, their stance on mods isn't great and I don't think PC have been included in latest gen updates to V so far.
The first trailer out two years from release. It’s going to be a long and brutal crunch for those R* employees.
I was hoping for a return to the 80s. Vice City is perhaps my favourite game of all time.
Never had much interest in the online stuff and found GTA IV and V a little dry compared to the older ones, but I guess I'm not their target market any more.
I never got into Vice City for some reason.
Vice City was awesome but it's had its day, looking forward to seeing what this brings to the party.
I just hope online is a lot more balanced this time around and we don't need to wait however many years for an acid lab as the hard counter to everything!
The first trailer out two years from release. It’s going to be a long and brutal crunch for those R* employees.
They're only making what got leaked in the hack official.
Nice to see a realistically proportioned female lead. We don't get many of those.
I liked Vice City too, it's funny how eras of my life line up with GTA releases. Had a lot more time back in the Vice City and San Andreas time.
V I only got around to playing about 3 years ago - absolutely no interest in the online/competitive play stuff, just played the main storyline and some side missions along the way but once it was done, happy to put it down after 50 hours or so. Did the same with RDR2 this year.
At least it gives me a while to start and finish GTA V, had it a year and still not loaded it up yet.
Because:
Had a lot more time back in the Vice City and San Andreas time.
Those two had the best vibe eh? Looks like this new one is set in Florida from the trailer?
Yeah, I have a funny relationship with this. I did the main story line in V but really what I'm interested in is just immersing myself in the world.
Vice City was awesome, spent a long time playing it (although was a lot more open to wasting time back then 😂)
San Andreas was cool too but bought 4 and could never get into it, too up it’s own arse & trying too hard to be “proper” gangster I thought. Never bothered with 5. Might be tempted by 6 though if it’s back in VC!
It was San Andreas' fault that I bought a PS2. That was a disappointment, far too much micromanagement and your whiny cousin who won't leave you alone.
I think Vice City has been my favourite of the series.
It was San Andreas’ fault that I bought a PS2.
Groundbreaking stuff.
I liked San Andreas because you could explore the countryside.
Not played one since four, which I found disappointing. Not enough wacky shenanigans and the car physics were crap. Heard five was good but not picked it up yet. Vice City is the one I remember best.
They may or may not do PC going ahead, their stance on mods isn’t great and I don’t think PC have been included in latest gen updates to V so far.
Wasn't there a Zwift-a-like mod for a while?
I liked four, it had a cinematic storyline.
It was San Andreas’ fault that I bought a PS2. That was a disappointment, far too much micromanagement and your whiny cousin who won’t leave you alone.
@cougar that was IV, San Andreas just let you get fat.
Loved both IV and V but especially 5’s story. Of course massively helped by Trevor.
Groundbreaking stuff.
I'm glad someone caught that.
that was IV, San Andreas just let you get fat.
Ah, yeah. TBH I wasn't overly enamoured with either of them.
Looks great, The Youtube view count is mental. I've spent/wasted many hours of my life on the GTA games, from top down on the PS1 (Gouranga!) upto V. Might convince me to get a PS5 nearer the time.
PS also slightly embarassed I'll be 44 when I end up playing it!
It was San Andreas’ fault that I bought a PS2. That was a disappointment, far too much micromanagement and your whiny cousin who won’t leave you alone.
Hey Niko, wanna go bowling?
I love immersive games. Believe it or not, the way I fell in love with GTA III was the same thing that kept me coming back to Elite & Frontier for hours, only betterer.
San Andreas was peak GTA for me. The fact that it was set 14 years in the past played no small part in that appeal either. IV, V and now VI are a little too contemporary in setting. Given that satire is quickly running out of material these days, I'm lukewarm. It looks amazing though, I know that MrsPJM will bloody love it.
The best thing in V is going to the nice house that Franklin ends up with, going onto the balcony and looking through the telescope at the city.
Either that, or sitting on Michael's sofa watching TV.
I love immersive games.
So do I. However GTA (and Red Dead) break that immersion by being very prescriptive. There aren't real choices, you just have to shoot things and after playing the Witcher 3, Red Dead 2 was annoying in how it it stopped you dealing with problems out of order and made exploring pointless.
Need to go beck to GTA 2 mechanics. Remember, respect is everything!
Red Dead 2 was annoying in how it it stopped you dealing with problems out of order and made exploring pointless.<br /><br />
Just done differently. RDR2 is absolutely massive with some many hidden rewards and secrets. It can change depending on your behaviour and stance. Witcher being a RPG is more complex though.
Is it just me or does Lucia's partner in crime look like Gee?
There aren’t real choices
No, but the immersion is not because of the story it's because of the open world. And you can just wander about taking it in.
I might wait now until 2025 them before I treat myself to a ps5. Hopefully by the they will have brought out the compact version.
Did the same with RDR2 this year.
I only ever think of this when I see “RDR2”
I might wait now until 2025 them before I treat myself to a ps5. Hopefully by the they will have brought out the compact version.
In Xbox World XBone was 2013, S was 2016 and Series was 2020, I'd expect a mid life refresh if not an announced replacement by the time this launches.
Yeah unfortunate timing as there’ll be next gen consoles just around the corner when this is released!
Hopefully by the they will have brought out the compact version.
It’s out already.
Yeah unfortunate timing as there’ll be next gen consoles just around the corner when this is released!
I doubt it. They don't release consoles when they are ready, they release them when the old ones stop selling. And the current gen is really just getting going so that won't happen for a long time IMO.
AFAIK, it's never worked like that & although it's really only a two horse race now I seriously doubt Sony & MS have any kind of "gentlemens agreement" in place to maximise sales. What has [I]always[/I] happened is one company brings out a new console in order to blow their competitors out of the water in the run-up to Christmas and all the competitors go "oh shit" 😂They don’t release consoles when they are ready, they release them when the old ones stop selling.
I won't be coming out all of 2025.
Very impressive bit of programming going on here. I read somewhere they're the most successful entertainment release ever?
I assume it takes years to develop too.
I've defo seen some of those geezers in Florida
Yeah unfortunate timing as there’ll be next gen consoles just around the corner when this is released!
I'm pretty sure Rockstar would be in the know on this already.
Sony/Microsoft are surely going to announce souped-up versions of their consoles to coincide with the release, to entice those of us without a suitable console to spend more and those who already have one to upgrade with the promise of better performance/graphics.
doubt it. They don’t release consoles when they are ready, they release them when the old ones stop selling. And the current gen is really just getting going so that won’t happen for a long time IMO.
Look at the timeline, current gen will already have a refresh and the replacements will be due.
I’m pretty sure Rockstar would be in the know on this already.
Aye and look how they handled it last time.
AFAIK, it’s never worked like that & although it’s really only a two horse race now I seriously doubt Sony & MS have any kind of “gentlemens agreement” in place to maximise sales.
Based on profitability and overall sales it’s a one horse race ridden by Mario. MS are very much struggling for hardware sales this go round. Gamepass is great but a serious lack of decent first party games isn’t doing them any favours.
Played them from the very start and I liked 5 the most. Loved flying the helicopter. I never got into online with them or Red dead 2 (which I got bored of before finishing) but have since got into gaming with friends online when GOT came out and the gang needs a new game to get us all together online again so this is exciting and will definitely inspire an upgrade to ps5.
Nintendo not only aren’t in the same race anymore, they’re not even on the same animal. They’re on mutant llamas competing with space aliens 😂
Nintendo not only aren’t in the same race anymore, they’re not even on the same animal. They’re on mutant llamas competing with space aliens 😂
I was gonna say, Valve is Nintendos new arch nemesis, better hardware at a similar price with no ongoing subscription fees. I can probably count in one hand how many times I've played my Switch through the TV, Nintendo do what they do well but it hasn't been top tier home consoles for a long time.
It’s still the most profitable and best selling though. I’m tempted by a Steam Deck or Rog Ally to replace the Switch and Series S combo. Just out of my price range unfortunately.
Have you seen the new OLED Steam Deck? Very tempted!
I take your point though, with MS and Sony the hardware is just a vehicle.
BiL has just got the OLED. It’s got a better picture than my TV! Great piece of kit and I’m not jealous at all
Apparently you can play Elite Dangerous reasonably well on a Steam Deck.
Played since first top down iteration. 5 was an amazing technical achievement - the golf/tennis sub games alone are quality - so much random stuff to do. I think I won a triathlon? Spent lots of time riding a mountain bike down from the top of the mountain rather than gangstering
... more generally someone should open a gaming mega thread on here...
They’re on mutant llamas competing with space aliens
I didnt know nintendo had employed jeff minter....