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submitted 9 months ago by drmoose@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

I'm confused why Kotaku mentioning next gen in the title when Rockstar only commented on current generation PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

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[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 50 points 9 months ago

I bet its because console players are far more likely to dump their life savings into Shark Cards 2.0 in massive fits of hysterical FOMO, than PC players are.

[-] Goronmon@lemmy.world 45 points 9 months ago

Is this type of comment helpful for you? Are people supposed to follow-up with some comment about PC players are sheep and will be buy the game for consoles and then buy it PC when it releases there?

This platform war nonsense is tiring.

[-] Donger@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago

GTA5 PC players usually play on modded servers that don't use shark cards. I think that's what they meant.

[-] Goronmon@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah, I'm unconvinced that PC players don't purchase micro-transactions.

[-] Gabagoolzoo@kbin.social 16 points 9 months ago
[-] Goronmon@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Yes, my post was hyperbole, I should have been more accurate.

You didn't address the topic though, are you just here to score points?

[-] Gabagoolzoo@kbin.social 11 points 9 months ago

"Hyperbole" is just a euphemism for strawman. No one said PC players don't buy shark cards. You made their argument look ridiculous by misrepresenting what they said. That isn't a good faith argument to begin with.

[-] Goronmon@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I bet its because console players are far more likely to dump their life savings into Shark Cards 2.0 in massive fits of hysterical FOMO.

...isn't an example what I would consider a "good faith argument" to begin with, but I do apologize if my responses come off as blunt.

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

I never said they didnt. But PC can be modded and exploited much easier than consoles can, Which can impact their sales of blatant bullshit ripoff micro transactions.

[-] Goronmon@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Can impact, but likely not a huge one. Just like how most people playing Skyrim are playing without mods, most people playing GTA games aren't going to bother with mods and modded servers.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago

I'd rather mod myself game money than spend on MTX with T2.
And the majority of minimal tech literate gamers are nearly the same.

[-] aulin@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Just like how most people playing Skyrim are playing without mods

Doubt.

Edit to expand: I honestly don't think I would've played it if it wasn't for mods. The interface is so blatantly consoley and clunky that every action takes way more effort than it needs to.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago

The likelyhood of a console player buying MTX and a pc player buying MTX is IMO more likely biased towards console.
There certainly are whales on all platforms but mobile doesnt count right now.

[-] ABCDE@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

mobile doesnt count right now.

Why not? It's the biggest market.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago

In this argument....
Mobile eclipses probably all platforms combined.

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

my friend, you need to have a nice refreshing bowl of chill the fuck out.

Cause you are literally just inventing narratives to be pissed about.

[-] Goronmon@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Just calling out nonsense when I see it.

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Think of your family and calm down and stop getting irrationally angry at your own imagination

[-] Goronmon@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

It's OK if someone disagrees with you on the internet, you know. Your world isn't going to end, haha.

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Says the guy raging and inventing narratives to be angry at.

[-] Goronmon@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

You seem just as angry as I am? Why else would you still be responding? Just downvote me and move on.

[-] kandoh@reddthat.com 6 points 9 months ago

Lol, every pc gamer I've ever encountered has to have the latest video card due to FOMO. The thought of only getting 59 FPS keeps them up at night, keeps them from playing the games they've already paid for.

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

Wow, I'm amazed that you've met literally every PC gamer on the planet.

how many years did that take?

[-] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

actually all it took was one discord call. they all answered

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Obviously not, since I have no recallection of this, and have zero interest in the latest overpriced bullshit video cards.

[-] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

well, we didnt talk to random idiots so maybe thats why

[-] EldritchFeminity 3 points 9 months ago

we didnt talk to random idiots

every gamer on the planet

So what's the truth

[-] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago
[-] EldritchFeminity 1 points 9 months ago

I'm aware, I just couldn't miss the chance to call gamers idiots. Because we are.

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