Madness.

Interesting if that is true and GTA fans are crazy or is it just some artificial drama to create additional "hype" around the game and sell some consoles at overprice.

It’s scalpers. Literally the first sentence in the article.

“PS5 Pro consoles have all but vanished from major US retailers in the wake of GTA 6's extended Netflix reveal, with third-party sellers on Amazon and Walmart charging as much as $1,300 for units that normally go for $899.”

If I had fuck you money I'd definitely spend my days going Jay and Silent Bob style on electronics scalpers

That fucking stupid, do the scalpers know that the GTA VI won't be on the 5 but the 6? And do what they want I have PS5 and even if I didn't wouldn't buy another one. Hell the one I have now is in its original box and put away.

What are you talking about? It is very much releasing on the 5. In about 2 months. We haven't even heard about ps6 yet.

By "6", maybe Fred means the 5 Pro?

I don't see why it wouldn't come to the base PS5 though, albeit with lower graphics.

I watched that preview on Netflix but didn't pay close attention at the end but did it not just say "captured on PS5"?

Surely it would've said pro of that were the case? Gta5 similarly blew our minds and that released on the ps3.

Well it's also available for the Xbox Series S, so why wouldn't it be available on the PS5?

TBF they don't actually offer any evidence. Correlation does not equal causation.

I was told this was not going be available on the 5. So what are you talking about? Did Rockstar change the release date or something? I didn't think it was coming out for at least other year or two.

Doesn't matter fuck Rockstar will not pay 100 dollars for a video game.

It comes out November 19th on the PS5. It's also not a hundred dollars unless you but the premium version.

Really when did all that change? What is the price? Because just months ago Rockstar was doubling down on the hundred dollar price tag. Is still not going have disc or did that change too?

I believe the regular version will be $70. It's releasing as digital only but they did say they might print actual discs later on. They're probably trying to show down piracy I'm guessing.

Wild, you can still make a decent-ish PC for that much.

If I was going to spend that money for a console, I'd still opt for a Steam Machine too.

I think the point is the first release of the game is on playstation. PC is normally the last platform rockstar releases games for iirc.

Well 70 dollars for game that won't have physical copy of no fucking way. I am not 100% against digital only. I own tons of Steam Games and bought games from the Playstation store. Hell my PS5 game with Spiderman 2 pre installed. But not going pay full price for it.

899 is just too much...

FOMO is a helluva drug

Hell if I know, I'm going to wait to buy it until it's not an insane price.

No argument there

There goes the Sony Backlash.

This is why we can't have nice things

Their name is Fredsel, surely

I'd say it's fred and they forgot an l after sel

So glad I outgrew GTA back in the early 00s. I get its an ultra-beloved franchise, but after playing I-IV when they were originally released, I realized the formula never really changed aside from the online multiplayer. The lengthy development cycle on these games also leads to dated tropes and cultural references once the release window hits. I remember dipping my toes into V just to see if it would grab me like IV did. Within the first 2 hours, I was eye rolling and groaning at the dialog and character personalities. Full reign crime spree just doesn't hit quite the same when you can just look outside your window for a comparable experience.

tldr: Unpopular old guy opinion.

It was only ever here and in niche places. We may be morally right, but we are a fraction of a percent. Sony planned all of this to coincide with GTA 6 because they know 99% of people wouldn't care because it's GTA.

Which, I'll admit I'll still buy the game, but next year on PC.

Hope we don't have to wait longer than a year.