Can't use the word "buy" if you can't actually buy the thing.
For the betterment of all gamers,
For the enrichment of our hobby,
For the expansion of the Indy Renaissance,
Buy no AAA games from multimillion dollar companies.
this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2026
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I agree! There are way better games out there with more affordable prices
Even if you keep your machine offline, many discs have required updates included.
Any one of them could brick your console.
If its not running freedom respecting software and standard hardware, you probably didn't own it anyways. (Unless you airgap everything and risk assess all new software with a test machine, like the feds.)
Honestly, I can't justify spending $80 (or actually $95 in my country) at all, period.
Relax and wait for pirates, especially when PC launch comes 😏
Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/488/
This is why I jailbroke my kindle.
Kobo’s are much better
Yeah, well, I have a Kindle and I don't have the money for a kobo, especially when my Kindle still works
Your kindle won’t work for very much longer.
I can't justify spending $80 on a game I won't own.
I can't justify spending $80 on a game I won't sell.
I can't justify spending $80 on a game I won't share with friends.
Why pre order? Would they run out? It makes no sense without a physical copy
Pre-orders usually let you download the game data before the release date and time so you can play it instantly when it releases.
How else are you going to get meaningless cosmetic bonus items????!1!?!
If the authentication servers can keep up ofcourse.
So they signed up for that subscription right away! (I do believe if you pre-order your auto enroll for the subscription)
GTA6 doesn’t even have a PC release date, correct? Just funny because of the publisher in the screenshot.
Any word on Linux desktop support? Last time I played a Rockstar game was RDR2 on Win10 and somehow my cloud saves through their platform got corrupted.
Open to trying it but wondering if the platform I have will even be an option.
RDR2 got cracked by Empress a year after release. It worked fine on Linux
And this is a mere part of why great game developers don't give a shit about Linux.
*publishers I think you mean. Game devs are more than happy to have a captive audience, since they know that the publisher will pay them the same regardless of the outcome of the game with the only success metric on their compensation side being whether or not they're employed for 1 more year
they probably havnt figured out how to make it digital only the PC, without it get pirated somehow.
PC has been digital only for at least 15 years.
Mostly digital only. Some indie devs will occasionally release disk versions of their games. I've got one on my horrid fucken book shelf right now.
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i cant justify spending 80 usd for a game when there are so many amazing games that are free or are under 5 usd
I don’t like the GTA, but this “new Business” is bad for all….. The game no is launch in CD/BD and not is you own….
Saw an article a few weeks back that said something about how Rockstar was ensuring availability for the game. Availability? For a download?
Also, why bother pre-ordering? The whole idea of pre-ordering is so that you can ensure you have the game when it comes out because there are limitations on supply meeting demand on the printing of a disc. Again, this is a download. Other than some artificially limited exclusives (which, again, are downloads and will probably be made available again at a later date) there is no reason to pre-order. Unless you want the game to just automatically install for you, I can't think of a real reason for pre-ordering this. (Disclosure: I am old and I practically never download big games--not at launch anyway)
Bro, you don’t get it.
My preorder tells Rockstar that I am okay with them charging the most for the opportunity to rent the game from them while I pay them additional money for multiplayer. It also means that I can preload the game, because I have been conditioned to have 0 patience, and the thought of waiting to give Rockstar more of my time and money hurts me physically.
Let me have this bro. Please. If I spend the equivalent of a weeks worth of groceries on a game that is going to essentially be the same game as the last game, I can finally feel something for a brief moment.
Had me in the first part, ngl
Didn't forget, on PlayStation if you download (even pre-orders) you can't refund it!
So if you buy it and download it now, you don't have to deal with those pesky reviews.
I also don't understand what pre-ordering means nowadays. sometimes they offer you some sort of extra thing, which makes sense. but why would you preorder if you get literally nothing for it
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Tell you what: Finish making the game, patch out all the bugs, add some DLC, and I'll consider paying you $5 for the GOTY edition in a few years. Best I can do.
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