Some Retailers Are Refusing to Sell GTA 6 Due to the Lack of a Disc
2026-06-25 01:38 UTC
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@Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 2026-06-25 03:45
This game is way too overhyped and I’ve played GTA 3, San Andreas, 4 and 5. San Andreas was the best one for me, 4 was boring because of all the constant let’s go play darts, let’s go to the strip club especially with Roman fuck you Roman, 5 i completed because i was hoping that by the end i’d like it because it was worth it, it wasn’t and 3 was ok but that was during the PS2 era so if i played it today might have different opinion. Haven’t seen much about it or i just missed it other than it’s a brother sister game and if it’s like 4 and 5 i won’t even bother watching a YT story video but if it’s kinda like San Andreas then it might have a chance with me.
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@bizzle@lemmy.world 2026-06-25 05:44
I’m not buying GTA 6 anyway
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@SoupBrick@pawb.social 2026-06-25 02:01
Video Game Plus pointed to its policy of not selling games that only offer digital codes, and as a result, it will not sell the biggest game of 2026. The retailer noted that this isn’t a reflection of Rockstar Games or the game itself, but argued that it’s part of their goal of preserving physical media. Based
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@DupaCycki@lemmy.world 2026-06-25 07:23
GTA 6’s launch will be a terrible day for the video games industry. A lot of releases postponed due to some boring ass game about gangs and crime. For some reason, everyone wants to just drive around and shoot people, instead of experiencing interesting stories? Whatever. Not to mention all of their shitty decisions, lies, union busting, and more, which will have essentially been forgotten with GTA 6’s launch. No matter how much they lost or will lose in lawsuits, they’ll just make it back tenfold from GTA 6, and continue with their scummy practices.
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@mechoman444@lemmy.world 2026-06-25 22:21
Sorry, I don’t see an issue here. Everyone is perfectly happy giving Steam loads of money for games they’ll never physically own, but when it comes to consoles, suddenly we’re supposed to make a stand? No. The overwhelming majority of game sales are digital downloads. If you think having a disc somehow solves this, try playing Gran Turismo on the PlayStation 4. Sure, you get a disc, but you still have to sit through roughly six hours of downloads and installation before the game is actually playable. The lack of a disc isn’t the issue.
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@godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 2026-06-25 16:40
“Security measure to not leak the game” Entirely BS. How has the entire games industry existed before then? Can we also talk about how they’re locking full on content behind the ultimate edition? Not just some cosmetics, but the actual shops you’d go to in game to customize your character. In a single player game. That’s fucked. It’s enough that I’m not getting the game. I can wait for PC and we’ll see if they release it as a full game rather tham carve it up. This is just an excuse not to have a $100 base price so they avoid that backlash while they effectively have it for the full game. Remember when you bought a game and it was yours? Remember when you unlocked things in game through completion and achievement? Remember when you bought a game you got the whole game, not 70% and access to a storefront? Fuck AAA gaming man. I feel sorry for the devs and artists who work so hard on a game only for executives to slice it up and smear the goodwill the game had by attempting to be predatory and parasitic capitalists. Fuck the billionaires.
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@7101334@lemmy.world 2026-06-26 00:56
The lack of a disc version is ridiculous. But not as ridiculous as the lack of online multiplayer at launch. I’m ancient enough to remember the GTA V release. The pre-release trailer specifically said, “Complete heists with your friends!” or something very close to that. Then the game launched and you couldnt do anything with your friends. Once online was finally added, it was broken for a month or two. And heists weren’t added for 2 years. Maybe I’ll buy GTA VI in 2 years, because $80 for a single-player-only game without a disc is 100% not happening for me. Also, for extra GTA-doomer content, I still expect them to put online mode’s in-game currency on their own blockchain to prevent exploits, better enabling their bullshit monetization schemes.
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@SolarPunker@slrpnk.net 2026-06-25 02:42
Respect