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VetOfTheSeas discuss.online VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online
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Console_Modder sh.itjust.works Console_Modder@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-06
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Awesome, even more reason to not get GTA 6!

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yermaw sh.itjust.works yermaw@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-07-10
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Leading by example. Nice.

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Oxysis/Oxy lemmy.blahaj.zone oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-04-06
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Awesome, even more reason to not get GTA 6!

Collecting reasons to not buy like infinitely stones at this point

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weirdo_from_space sh.itjust.works weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-17
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Unions need to make a comeback.

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TommySoda lemmy.world TommySoda@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
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It's probably a big reason they are trying to unionize before the release of GTA VI. It wouldn't be the first time a company fired half the dev team post launch so they didn't have to pay out bonuses. It's actually incredibly common. It only takes a fraction of the dev team to maintain the game post launch vs actual development and CEOs fully take advantage of this.

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harrys_balzac lemmy.dbzer0.com harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-03-21
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Don't worry everyone. Consumers will vote with their wallets this time. GTA IV will be a watershed moment when big corpos learn again that they can get away with anything bc there's millions of people who don't gaf about anything other than themselves.

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DrakeAlbrecht lemmy.world DrakeAlbrecht@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-01-26
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Don't worry everyone. Consumers will vote with their wallets this time. GTA IV will be a watershed moment when big corpos learn again that they can get away with anything bc there's millions of people who don't gaf about anything other than themselves.

Had me in the first half, not gonna lie.

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DraconicSun piefed.social SalamenceFury@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-01-20
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Don't worry everyone. Consumers will vote with their wallets this time. GTA IV will be a watershed moment when big corpos learn again that they can get away with anything bc there's millions of people who don't gaf about anything other than themselves.

At this point I genuinely hope GTA VI is an unoptimized mess that isn't much different from GTA V and despite initial sales the game gets dropped off like a cliff.

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Skullgrid lemmy.world Skullgrid@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-29
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I hope this falls flat on its face as GTA during v had little new to say from a plot or world building perspective.

I'm sure it will probably be a huge success.

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Prove_your_argument piefed.social Prove_your_argument@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-07-01
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At this point I genuinely hope GTA VI is an unoptimized mess that isn't much different from GTA V and despite initial sales the game gets dropped off like a cliff.

It'll be goty for consoles and people will buy it in droves. It's not like there's that much to play on consoles these days anyway that doesn't exist on PC.

They know they need to nail it to sell billions of dollars, and you can bet they will. So much of what they do just feels dirty. Unethical business.

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nicpicname lemmy.zip nicpicname@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-05-16
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Unions need to make a comeback.

They already are in the midst of one. They’re being shut down before they can even bargain with their employers

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nicpicname lemmy.zip nicpicname@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-05-16
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And millions will still pay the cash for the game…

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