If you’re going to buy it anyway, why not line it up and get it good to go when its released? People are clearly happy to give it a go based on the studio’s previous titles.
I do not care for GTA or Rockstar, and don’t see myself ever touching any of their games, but I believe everything we know about games goes out of the window in this scenario.
GTA6 is evidently a cultural event, and many will want to be there minute one whether they regularly play video games or not.
In the extremely unlikely event that it’ll run on my steam deck - or its eventual successor - I’ll probably play it in a few years when it’s on sale. But there’s so much good stuff out there already that I’m in no rush.
Why do people pre-order digital download-only games again?
If you’re going to buy it anyway, why not line it up and get it good to go when its released? People are clearly happy to give it a go based on the studio’s previous titles.
Predatory practices that rely heavily on FOMO.
Exclusive content and more commonly recently, early access.
Preload and play from minute one.
I do not care for GTA or Rockstar, and don’t see myself ever touching any of their games, but I believe everything we know about games goes out of the window in this scenario.
GTA6 is evidently a cultural event, and many will want to be there minute one whether they regularly play video games or not.
In the extremely unlikely event that it’ll run on my steam deck - or its eventual successor - I’ll probably play it in a few years when it’s on sale. But there’s so much good stuff out there already that I’m in no rush.