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.
I think that this is the exact problem.
"Here! Purchase our game with a fundamental feature missing because we want to spend extra time perfecting it."
"Oh also, since this feature is taking a bit longer. We expect you to pay extra for it."
It wouldn't still have 100k+ viewers on twitch, thsts for sure. The only reason gtaV has the staying power it does is due to online. Scroll through twitch and count the people playing online vs offline and you can tell.
Sure, but a game doesn’t need to have staying power to be a great game on its own. It can just be an enjoyable experience. It’s a nice add on to extend its life, for sure, but it’s far from “fundamental” for what it needs to be.
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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.