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Might just be for GTA online since that prints money. Wasn't it like $500 million a year in profit.

From https://www.sportskeeda.com/gta/gta-5-much-money-g...

GTA Online rakes in about $800 million yearly from Shark Cards alone. The new subscription model also provides great deals on Shark Cards, so the sales potential is rising. Since the game got ported to the next-gen consoles, many new players have joined the game. Digital revenue from the game accounted for 88% percent of Take-Two Interactive's earnings in the last quarter.

As long as they make another solid single player game I don’t care how they bankroll it. It’s not for me but GTA Online is massively popular

benstylus wrote:

$800m? Holy crap! Still no excuse (well actually it is) to why it's ten years later and no VI!

It's been 12 years since Elder Scrolls V. Granted, ESO came out 9 years ago, but clearly they see that there is good money in extending the life of games, especially if they're well received. It's a risk to release a new game, especially ones that might feel a bit unfinished.

SwiftJAB wrote:

Also because you really never know how the next one is going to be received. Seems like all it takes nowadays is one flop (or sometimes just not as big a success as desired) and the studio gets shuttered by the parent company and the franchise old yeller'd.

benstylus wrote:
Even with bad reviews the recent remakes of Grand Theft Auto sold well. I highly doubt GTA VI could easily fail.

True. Just look at Diablo Immortal.

I think that says more about consumers than it does about the publisher.

If we collectively have so little self control that we blindly buy anything with a big name attached to it, i would argue that we are the problem, not the publishers which shovel out crap knowing we will buy it.

benstylus wrote:
At a certain point like DIsney and so many other companies, you can ruin the market for yourself. Perhaps by having to many releases or making things unprofitable for yourself by having high costs. Fifa, NFL and Call of Duty prove yearly releases work and anything more then that is risky.

I fear companies will choose to go for more established IPs instead of taking risks with something new especially with high development costs.

I wonder if it's a tactic. Create great content, push out a bunch of crap that people will buy until they're close to the point of not wanting to buy anymore, then come out with something good enough to regain interest and sales.

Rockstar Plans to Announce Much Anticipated ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-08...

Grand Theft Auto V - 2013
Red Dead Redemption 2 - 2018
Grand Theft Auto VI - 2024 at the earliest?

I know they were milking GTA V Online and making content for it but still pathetic considering how many games they made during the PS2 era. Different industry today I know.

I would do the same to be honest. I don't even know if "milking it" is a proper term. I mean the game is still massively popular and generating revenue, they really had little motivation to come out with a game sooner then they did. Why would you dig a new well if the one you have is still producing? Personally I liked the stability, unlike say COD where you have to get the new game every year if you want to stay current. I mean suppose MW2 and MW3 are bad examples since I think your stuff transfers from MW2 to 3.

Tue @ 9 EST, first trailer drops.

Looks pretty good. I might even play it if that's how the final version ends up

MrBean wrote:


Honestly I think there is a decent chance the rickroll is better than the trailer reveal.

@KCPenguins haha I said the same thing

That new teaser’s graphics looked so unreal. I wonder if they’re using the Unreal 5 engine or their own engine still. Regardless I’m semi-pumped. See you in 2 years GTA!

https://youtu.be/QdBZY2fkU-0?si=Pz3DlAlVK7PswjNN

Vice City! Let’s go!

Jesus Christ 2025. Looks good but damn. I’m in the minority that I thought Vice City was horrible setting but I think that was a combo of 80s and Miami which had been done to death. This setting looks pretty good, modern day dump of central and south Florida. Character models look unreal.

I loved Vice City. I only wish Ray Liotta were still alive to reprise Tommy Vercetti and cameo in this new one.

I fudgein love Vice City -- nostalgic favorite. I can't wait for this game, it looks awesome. I imagine we'll be getting the whole "switch character" gimmick again between the two lovers. That presents a bunch of fun story possibilities. Cannot wait... the graphics look WILD.

TalonJedi87 wrote:

Heck who knows, maybe he recorded something before he passed? I imagine this game has been in development for years at this point.

That would be wicked cool!