r/reddeadredemption Aug 08 '23

Official Lmao, good.

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Hope no one buys this.

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u/MrChilliBean Aug 08 '23

GTA V was an unprecedented success, with Online making them ludicrous amounts of money every day, that's what happened. They've been trying to recapture that success, so far unsuccessfully, so now they're just releasing low effort projects that they know will still make a tonne of money, which they will then funnel into GTA VI in the hope that it will be as wildly successful as V was.

They hoped RDR2 Online would recapture that success, it didn't, so they abandoned it. No way they'd put resources into a full RDR remake/master after that.

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u/damik_ Aug 08 '23

They can't even make a PS5 update for RDR2.

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u/F1shB0wl816 Hosea Matthews Aug 08 '23

Narrator: it won’t be.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '23

Man, I can't wait to see y'all be wrong

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u/F1shB0wl816 Hosea Matthews Aug 09 '23

People haven’t been wrong yet. Since they really showed their hand with rdro we know rockstar has changed their priorities to chasing low effort, easy cash grabs. Rdro was just a western copy of 5, the remasters had 0 apparent quality checks and now you just get an old port, for nearly twice the price that it’s been listed at on competing services.

Rockstar has lossed nearly everyone who gave their games the identity they’ve come to be known for. 5 already had weak writing and gtao really shows the current quality when it comes to that.

5 was in a perfect situation that can’t really be recreated. And part of what’s drove the hype and helping people settle is that 6 has been around the corner for years. This time around everyone knows that’s what they’ll have for the next 10+ years. I don’t see it driving billions a year, people are going to be tired of the same old routine with the same old problems.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '23

Not once in your post did you mention the peerless masterpiece that is RDR2's singleplayer.

R* are the greedy devs behind GTAO AND undefeated when it comes to open world, singleplayer experiences. If the GTA 6 leaks didn't serve to remind people of that, we all live in very different realities.

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u/F1shB0wl816 Hosea Matthews Aug 09 '23

Really because their last open world release, the remasters, couldn’t even live up to their previous heights.

Their success with rdr2 is largely irrelevant and won’t carry forward. It was written mostly by people who aren’t there anymore, built in a time where rockstar cared a little less about money and more on quality.

I never said rockstar can’t build a world, that’s about the only thing they could even have going. But it’ll take more than a world to sustain the game. The leaks weren’t breathtaking, it was what anyone would expect when you’ve poured more money into than some small countries even generate.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '23

the remasters

Wasn't them though lol

success with rdr2 is largely irrelevant and won't carry forward

Let's agree to disagree then

rdr2 was built in a time where rockstar cared a little less about money

LOL

about the only thing they could even have going

That's like saying the US being top dog in the military world is the only thing they could even have going. Being the best isn't a bad thing.

the leaks weren't breathtaking

Man, we clearly choose to see the world VERY differently. Have a great day.

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u/F1shB0wl816 Hosea Matthews Aug 09 '23

See that rockstar logo on the case? It was them enough to slap that on and stand behind the product.

There’s nothing to disagree about. Since 5 released you can only mention 1 good thing while having 3 negative releases. The track record speaks for itself.

What’s the point with your comparison? The us thinks it has the best military. The “best” also couldn’t win two wars between farmers and cavemen and dragged on for decades both times. Rockstar thinks they’re the best and it helps them when fans like you ignore every questionable sign.

You can’t handle my opinion? What was so breathtaking on it? What blew you away? To me, it looked like 5 with a fresh city and better textures. That’s not saying it’s bad, but when you’ve spent billions of dollars it’d be concerning to see less.

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u/Demy1234 Aug 09 '23

with Online making them ludicrous amounts of money every day

Not for a decently-long while. According to interviews with Rockstar staff, GTA Online was starting to dwindle in popularity quite quickly. That's part of why single-player content was pushed to the side in return for more bodies on GTA Online content udpates.