I remember when the entire concept of digital downloads was sold to us as a way to make games cheaper, and the sacrifices we make on physical media, boxes, manuals, pack ins, etc, would ensure those cheaper games still saw devs making more money than they ever would with a physical copy.

I called bullshit on it from the start. I said from the start that their profit margins are gonna be significantly higher, and they have no reason to lower prices becuase gamers are already trained to pay 50 dollars. and I was scoffed and guffawed at, and called a blind fool and a luddite and everything else.

and now we have digital download games that cost 80-100 dollars.

GTA5 made a billion dollars in 3 days.

I fully expect idiotic fucking gamers to make GTA6 earn a billion dollars in half a day, and thus rewarding this shit so spectacularly that every game that follows will also be 80-100 dollars.

And those same gamers will cry.. oh lord will they cry, about the incredulity, willfully oblivious to the fact that its their very fault that it happened.

No physical, no purchase. Period.

$100 if you want:

The entire map / all interactive world locations.

The entire story.

Ability to customize vehicles.

All of the game's vehicles.

All of personal cosmetic customization options, such as clothes, tattoos, makeup, etc.

All of the weapon customization options.

So really, the actual game is $100 dollars, that does not include Online, but there's a slimmed down poor person edition available for $80 bucks.

GTA Online 2 or w/e looks like its gonna be a monthly subscription to even access it.

Oh also there are no physical editions.

None.

All digital, the 'physical' is just a code in a box.

Now, the actual 'extra' content in the Ultimate Edition is an 80s/Vice City/Miami Vice cosmetic pack.

But the reality is that the broke ass bitch version is a stripped down version of the actual game, which is the Ultimate Edition.

I'm already sick of this of this games shit

No PC release means I'll play it when it goes on sale for $15 a few years from now. I'd pay full price if it launched on PC but I'm not going to reward Rockstar for this shitty "we know you'll buy it twice" game they play.

OK, seriously now: Why bother saying you're going to "release a physical version" that's nothing more than a code inside an empty plastic box? I really don't get it.

Contrary to what the industry is hoping, this will not allow other games to sell at $80. Customers are already having a hard time justifying $70.

You know the industry has gone downhill when they have to reiterate that it includes a "single-player experience" at launch.

I always thought Grand Theft Auto VI would have a single-player mode, but I guess some people focus more on multiplayer.

I don't understand why console players are so obsessed with physical copies. I play on PC and the last game with a disc I bought was 16 years ago, it was Civilization 5. After multiple moves I lost the disc and had to buy it again on steam.

So the downsides are that you are wasting plastic and can lose the disc. Can anyone explain the upsides?

This is where everyone complains about the price and then goes out and buys it anyway, letting the industry know they can price gouge us.

The older I get, the more comfortable I am ignoring the hype and just waiting for something to go on sale. I'll wait years now. I don't care. Lots of other games.

I was pretty excited for Dead Island 2. Ended up waiting and waiting and then I got it for free from Epic. Worked out pretty well for me.

I'm also a PC gamer, so I won't even get the opportunity to play GTA6 for another year or two after it comes out on console.

I'll put that in the patient game pile. I'll buy it in 5 years when it goes to 56% off or more.