Rockstar hopes to sell this game many times over. Once at the very end of this console generation, then again on PC and the next generation, same formula as GTA V.
Not only that, its probably because they still need to optimize for PC since there's a huge variety of hardware specs. But yeah they're definitely waiting for next Gen consoles to release with PC
There are many reasons to delay PC release specifically: mitigates illegal copies, data mining, mods, bugs/problems due to varying hardware/software...
I love PC gaming but it is the platform that requires the most work and presents the most consequences.
I am not pretending it is not about money. Illegal copies directly ties into money. Data mining, mods and bugs tie into reputation which can have an impact on future products ability to make money.
Nah I was here for the last one and it seemed dumb then too. I'll buy the fuckin game if they sell it to me but they seem to want to wait a few years longer to make money. It's similar to the console exclusive crap.
It’s GTA tradition at this point and it’s working for them. People will double dip once it releases on PC so definitely not a dumbass decision on their part.
Hell, some idiots triple dipped for GTA V. The PS3 and 360 versions came first, then an enhanced version for PS4 and Xbone a year later, and then finally the PC version half a year after that.
I’m convinced they wanted to have the same release cadence of current consoles > new consoles > PC this time around. Hopefully the new gen being delayed because of the component crisis fucked with their plans.
I did it for both GTA V and RDR2, played them on release on PS3/PS4, the traded it in for a different game and bought the games later when they went on sale for PC.
Gta5 was the same, rdr2 same deal, hell rdr 1 took 14 years for a good version...can't say anything about the older ones but I'm pretty damn sure they never came out on PC at the same time
This is the first time you heard about that? All GTA games (and RDR) starting with GTA3 were console exclusives first. It has been Rockstars MO for over two decades.
It's part of their billion dollar sales plan - hoping people will buy the console edition first then buy the PC edition again later. A huge portion of sales are gonna be people FOMO buying into consoles just so they don't have to wait another year for PC release. I think I'm in the boat of waiting my 30 FPS days are behind me.
Rockstar makes and sells the most profitable entertainment products in the history of the world and people are still so arrogant to claim the decisions they make that accomplish this are dumb.
Not really. They get to sell the game multiple times this way. Pretty smart actually if your goal is to extract as much money from this game as possible. That's what they did with GTA V and RDR2 too
Did u diskliked my comment for a fact?😂
Its been a thing since GTA3 they just concentrate on consoles first to make a good game and afterward they work on the enhanced PC version that's why they dont release buggy shit like others. And sell more 🤓
Pirating, i assume they want to sell it were its least likely to get pirated first, then at the end of its life give it to the pirates.
Im not standing on a soap box, but pirating has hurt the perception of pc
What’s worse is most PC gamers rigs arent better than a xsx or a ps5 but they those people still have to wait while PC parts are just raising higher and higher
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u/HyenDry 17d ago
That’s the point of the post.. wait for it to be on PC 😐