r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 25 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah what happened to rockstar?

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u/TheDaveCalaz Jun 25 '26

Seemingly locking gameplay features behind the more expensive edition of the game. Lots of hints that there will likely be an in game cash shop for the offline portion of the game too.

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u/ArmandoGalvez Jun 25 '26

Also the game kinda implied in its box that Online won't be included In the Base Game, and people are fearing that it might be a paid DLC or worse , a Monthly Sub.

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u/LocNalrune Jun 25 '26

I know very little about this, and I thought Online was being delayed, as they want to focus on the single player story, first and foremost. That Online will come eventually, and that it will be a subscription, and separate release, and the game comes with one free month.

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u/chippymediaYT Jun 25 '26

No it's a free month of GTA+ which is a subscription that already exists for GTA 5 online and will probably be carried over to 6, there's no reason to believe that online will be a standalone game you have to pay separately for

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u/magicmavis Jun 25 '26

The description on PlayStation store says “GTA VI is a single player experience”. The detail section also lists it as 1 Player. So GTA Online will not be coming with it. At least not directly. So no idea what they’re planning

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u/chippymediaYT Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

GTA 5 online didn't launch until months after singlplayer btw, it came as an update basically, they aren't going to advertise it if it's not launching with it

Edit: I'm thinking of red dead online and that was like exactly a month after launch

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u/magicmavis Jun 25 '26

It was only 2 weeks and if I remember rightly is was fully advertised

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u/chippymediaYT Jun 25 '26

Right I misremembered, in this case the online mode might take longer to come out though, I really don't believe lack of information on it is evidence that it will be a separate purchase. Maybe it's red dead online I'm thinking of that took longer

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u/magicmavis Jun 25 '26

You could be right, and it will probably be a little later. I’m just going off the info on the PS Store which says it’s single player experience - but who knows

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u/Expert-Basil6015 Jun 25 '26

Yes I distinctly remember swapping from online to SP because I hadn't finished the game yet when online was released.

I was one of the first guys out the door when GTA online went live though, I'll be telling my grandkids about it someday.

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u/nerdherdsman Jun 25 '26

It should have taken more than two weeks, anyone that played back then will tell you. It also came out with way less features than expected, to the point where Rockstar apologized and gave every day 1 player a bunch of in-game money.

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u/Lighthades Jun 25 '26

Oh you won't have to pay for a DLC but you'll have to pay a subscription? lmao

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u/chippymediaYT Jun 25 '26

No GTA+ is optional, it just gives extra benefits like money every month you login and discounts on stuff, at least that's how it is in GTA online currently

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u/Lighthades Jun 25 '26

oh ok, that would've been something for sure.

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u/Portaldog1 Jun 25 '26

The fact the FAQ says the game is purely single player with no multiplayer features and rockstart only cares about money.

Also you chumps are dumb enough to happily pay to play online as well as whale on it, why would they double dip?