r/rockstar 4d ago

Discussion Did Rockstar Games change the game industry forever and revolutionize it?

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If yes, why?

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u/just-killme-rn 4d ago

I haven’t played all of Rockstar’s games but the GTA series was absolutely a revolution and every time a new entry is released for the series, it sets a new bar for the gaming industry. Amazing how good Rockstar is at making games.

Unfortunately, I think they also pioneered the strategy of milking a live service game to death. GTA Online’s success has lead to so many studios trying to release one game and keep it alive for a decade.

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u/iWasAwesome 4d ago

I would argue that games like WOW, LOL, Minecraft and even Counterstrike all did the infinite live service before GTA V did.

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u/just-killme-rn 4d ago

If you take it that way, makes sense. But GTA Online was (is) a huge cash cow. Minecraft and CS didn’t make as much money off in game purchases and stuff like GTAO did. Well, CS got the skin system but that’s a whole separate thing.

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u/Johnny_K97 3d ago

Minecraft as of now has Gta 5 beat by 95 million sales at 300 million

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u/just-killme-rn 3d ago

Sales and maybe Realms is how Minecraft makes money right? GTA has much more sources