The game hasn't even come out yet, and I'm already sick of hearing about it...
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I understand the sentiment, but I think paying attention to this stuff is important. Like it or not, they are a huge part of the zeitgeist and they can set trends. This is one I'd like to not see. It's important this shit is reported on and pushed back against, hard.
Pushed back? By whom? This merch set will sell out and other IP owners are envious their franchises don’t have the same ridiculous traction.
I haven't seen a single positive comment about this so far even in spaces dedicated for fans of GTA, but I also fully recognize that does not necessarily reflect the majority of consumers.
Same I hope it flops, Saint's Row was always better.
That’s how shitty it must be. They’re just cashing in on the hype before everybody knows
That's $570CAD for a bunch of rebranded Aliexpress tat.
I would be laughing if I didn't know that this game will make sales and profit history.
And, I cannot stress this enough, doesn't come with the game. Even though the game doesn't have a disc version. They couldn't even include a damn code.
image the reaction if a $400us collector bundle was the only way to get a physical disc.
A dream for scalpers. :D
Gamers: just let us buy a physical copy of the game
Rockstar: lol here's some random swag for $400
Sadly Rockstar knows their market here. This thing will sell out, and the game itself will license like hotcakes.
The stupid waste your money set comes with a coke spoon. They know exactly who they're selling to
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Can't wait to pirate this fucking game when a crack comes out. It's not like anyone can actually own a copy.
It would be wise to run such things in a VM. I would expect Rockstar to post some editions of GTA6 on pirate sites themselves, except with some spyware attached.
there are trusted uploaders
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Can't wait to emulate this game on PC.
L M A O
Unlimited spoon but no games
As a collector, it's essentially over for me. I don't know how many of us are out there that feel that way, but I used to spend a lot of money on games and now I'm going out of my way to not buy any anymore console games. Switch and their virtual cards can also suck it. If I can't fire something up in 20 years and it can't play a game, I might as well stick to PC, right? I spent 30 years building my library and owning my games. I guess being able to lend a game to a friend was costing them too much. The resale of used games were dollar signs that they felt belonged to them. Fuck it all.
In the last decade or so, this became more common so that they didn't have to make 3 SKUs of the same collector's edition and could also sell these items to digital purchasers. But in this case, there is no disc, so how hard could it be to ship these things with a download code for your $400?
To be fair, no retail version of GTA 6 includes a copy of the game.
Are there really that many people out there willing to part with $400 for a mismash of merchandise?
Someone just shelled out 1.2 million to name a porn star's baby. $400 ain't nothing to some people.
Just looked this up and for anyone wondering: The pornstar is Bonnie Blue and it was actually a gambling company that bought naming rights. The gambling company is naming the child after itself. Bonnie said she was going to look into the company, and as of now there is no evidence that the child has actually been named that. Gambling companies are doing lots of weird viral marketing lately, so it's possible this whole thing was prearranged.
Yeah, well. I'll 3D print you some GTA themed swag and put it in a box that also doesn't include the game, except I'll do it for $375. How about that?
As long as there are consumer whores buying this crap they’ll keep making it. I’m surprised they don’t offer a $1000 version that comes out a week earlier.
They're rubbing it in now. Just let me buy a physical copy ffs. I lined up at midnight to get my copy of GTA 5 on the PS3.
I'd really like them to sell me a physical copy too, except that I have zero intention of buying or playing this game. And yeah I bought the last 3 or 4. GTA 5 twice.
This reminds me of when the World of Warcraft Collectors Editions stop including CD soundtracks.
“Oh, a code for lossy MP3s. Yay.”
Outrageous.
Lack of an included game isn't really the problem here. Since they're limited runs, it allows customers on any platform to buy the collector stuff separately, instead of one platform's selling out before the others'. The fact that the merch is absolute garbage for $400 is the real story here.
Yeah. Personally it sounds reasonable and flexible in theory.
On the other hand, its already 400 bucks. Throw the game in
The copy of GTA 6 you get when have games, unlimited games, but no games.
Holy shit, what a pathetic showing. I've gotten better swag at funerals.
Merch is a strong term, it look more mediocre low-quality trash.
The merch looks nice but not 400$ nice.
As if there's a razor blade and a coke spoon
TIL that cheap fanny packs can apparently now be called "cross-body packs" in a vain effort to make us forget how uncool they are.
Honestly, I think it would've been better if they'd leaned into it as a retro 80s/90s thing and just called it a fanny pack. It's already hideous, anyway.
Edit for clarification: There are things that I would happily and unironically call a "cross-body pack". But IMO the picture on that website is of a fanny pack.
My tmnt one was cool in 1991
Ridiculous, and people will still probably pay for it.
Why would GTA6 need to get itself, silly?
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