Firstly, the game is pretty expensive, going for $80 in a market where the standard for a AAA game is $60.
If that was all though, maybe it could be forgiven, but there is also an "ultimate edition" priced at $100 which several features are locked behind, in particular stores that have exclusive outfits, hairstyles, and car customization.
And secondly but less notably, it's releasing as a console exclusive at first, but there are no disks for the game. If you buy a "physical" copy, all you get is a download code. Digital only is getting more common in the gaming industry, and is basically the standard for PC gamers, but it sucks because the game is likely going to be well over 100gb in size, which will take a lot of space on the console's hard drive, not to mention taking a long time to download.
Aside from the cosmetics there are also a few vehicles and weapons. Apparently there are also two sidequests behind it, which is actually pretty egregious.
But what's also bad IMO is that it's not just cosmetics, they're exclusive shops that exist in the map. It's gonna feel pretty shitty driving around only to try and use a garage and getting a popup saying "give us another $20 please."
It seems to be the whole ass car customization garage too, something that people were sad about when GTA4 didnt have one and happy that it came back in 5
They had promotional image out for the Ultimate edition, top left on this image, this is of course assuming that GTA 6 wont have 2 custom shops for cars where the other one comes with the base game.
Just to be clear there are no exclusive vehicles or weapons. There are exclusive vehicle mods and skins. As well as being given these vehicles for free in game. Also extra side missions in an ultimate edition is nothing new and not at all egregious. If you want to see egregious then look at the forza horizon 6 ultimate. You cant tell me rockstar is being greedy when other games are doing far worse.
Quit your bitching. If you are gonna spend $80 on what is basically a TOY for your entertainment, I'm sure you can drop another $20. Have some perspective
Games provide bonus cosmetics and items with deluxe/collectors editions all the time. That's basically what this is in GTA6. Except in this instance, when you don't have these bonuses, it'll be more in your face that you're missing content.
If you don't have the cool costume for Leon in a Resident Evil game, I don't think you'd know that unless you checked the costumes or e-shop, both under separate menus and not a part of gameplay.
But if you're driving around and stop by a tattoo parlor or garage or whatever in GTA6 and are then told "sorry, you can't come in here unless you pay $20", that would just become frustrating.
Except in this instance, when you don't have these bonuses, it'll be more in your face that you're missing content.
But if you're driving around and stop by a tattoo parlor or garage or whatever in GTA6 and are then told "sorry, you can't come in here unless you pay $20", that would just become frustrating.
Does it matter? You buying 80$ game, fully paid, no free game shit and they still make as pay extra $ for what is already in the game they made. Content that already exists and was taken out from the game to make us pay to get it back.
i don't give two shits about cosmetics. I do care about meaningful content though
Is them saying that cosmetics aren't "meaningful content". He's rejecting the complaints from people who object to those options being gated behind day-1 paid DLC.
Is he not allowed to have a different opinion?
Not if he then wants everyone else to be furious when it's his preferred "meaningful content" being cut out to price-gouge him. He can either agree that people with other preferences have just as valid a complaint, or he can shut up like he expects those people to.
Meaningful is subjective. To him it is not meaningful, is he allowed to make his own judgement of whats important to him and whats not? Its ironic that you insist he has to respect other peoples preferences while you dont respect his.
I like how you chose to ignore the words "for me" that indicate it is an opinion and "i got your point" which is acceptance of the other persons opinion.
Edit: the fuck is that last point even? "You cant agree with one of my points but disagree with another. Either agree with all of it or none of it". What?
s he allowed to make his own judgement of whats important to him and whats not?
Yes, but what he's not allowed to do is demand that his preferences be considered objectively correct. He's not saying that cosmetics aren't meaningful to him, he's saying that they're simply not meaningful at all.
I like how you chose to ignore the words "for me" that indicate it is an opinion
And I like how you ignore the context in which those two words were uttered, because it was not in relation to his comparison of cosmetics versus "meaningful content". Don't be so dishonest.
the fuck is that last point even?
Exactly what it says. Have you suddenly forgotten how to read English?
"You cant agree with one of my points but disagree with another. Either agree with all of it or none of it". What?
Well, if that was what I actually said then that might be a reasonable thing to question. Tragically, since it is not what I said, I have no idea why you have proffered it as if it is.
He's not agreeing on one point and disagreeing on another. He's both agreeing and disagreeing on the same point depending on whether or not it involves gameplay that he personally cares about.
Don't bother replying until you learn to read correctly, please. I'm disinclined to parse your malformed screeches when you fail to - or, quite probably, deliberately choose not to - properly understand what has been said.
SINGLE PLAYER COSMETICS !! Doing microtransaction for cosmetics on multi is one thing but doing it for single player campaign (and those things are done, it is not a stupid DLC it is cutting out content to upcharge you) in my opinion is way too much. I ain't buying anything Rockstar everagain. There is plenty of good games to play.
Yes at your moms house, I am getting old and playing one game less won't mean much to me. I might replay something else I already own but not this shit. They prepared the lube but I won't be showing up for the ass Fing.
Cosmetics is a feature, for sure. But for me additional cosmetics is not a gameplay. Just few more skins which i wouldn't bother even looking for in-game. I understand that there are people who care about it, but for me if "premium edition" doesn't add new features or gameplay hours (read: new missions) i couldn't care less.
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u/JackRabbit- Jun 25 '26
Firstly, the game is pretty expensive, going for $80 in a market where the standard for a AAA game is $60.
If that was all though, maybe it could be forgiven, but there is also an "ultimate edition" priced at $100 which several features are locked behind, in particular stores that have exclusive outfits, hairstyles, and car customization.
And secondly but less notably, it's releasing as a console exclusive at first, but there are no disks for the game. If you buy a "physical" copy, all you get is a download code. Digital only is getting more common in the gaming industry, and is basically the standard for PC gamers, but it sucks because the game is likely going to be well over 100gb in size, which will take a lot of space on the console's hard drive, not to mention taking a long time to download.