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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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[-] 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.

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