• biscuit@lemdro.id
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    3 days ago

    The article you’re commenting on is literally about the game’s unsustainable hype and its impact on the industry.

    It won Most Anticipated at TGA.

    This is far from my favourite series, just enjoy shining a light on insane takes on Lemmy!

    • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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      3 days ago

      shrug Idk if it’s really that insane. Tbh I’m not convinced the hype isn’t being manufactured. I have a cousin who’s a pretty bog standard, flavor-of-the-month gamer, and he’s said nothing about GTA VI.

      Not saying you’re necessarily wrong, I guess, just that something seems off.

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        3 days ago

        Grand Theft Auto V came out 12 years ago and has been in the top ten best sellers almost every single month since then. It’s not manufactured; you’re just very out of the loop. It’s one of the biggest money makers in all of video games. They spent an estimated $2B on GTA6 and will almost certainly make it back within days, not years.

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          They’ll make it back in HOURS, especially if it launches on PC same day. I went to the V night launch way back when. There were 500+ people in line at the store I went to. I didn’t sleep for three days after getting it. The hype train is only getting started and will ramp up to supersonic once we get a firm date. I’ll be buying a copy for every platform that I own. It’s going to be sheer fucking pandemonium.

          That guy has NO CLUE whatsoever in terms of GTA hype and popularity.