Grand Theft Auto 6 ditched traditional discs for its “physical” launch, with Rockstar’s game being sold as a digital code-in-box at retailers beginning this week. However, it appears a packaging choice may have accidentally left the game vulnerable to thieves–assuming they have a flashlight.
that the game’s download code is printed directly on the inside of the cover rather than on a card or separate insert.
lmfao that’s the first time I have heard of a game putting a redeem-code like this.
Am I the only one who go is predicting they’ll release a physical disc in about year or two, claiming “the fans spoke and we listened” and boom good publicity and more $$$. It’s too easy. Even the people who bought digital will “want to own it” physically if given the option.
Part of me thinks physical media is going to make a comeback in a way that’s sold to us like “the sensible option”… idk, even tho I do like physical media (CDs are my favorite thing ever) I just have this strange vibe based prediction that the physical media push is also just clever marketing on the other side of the digital/AI/subscription thing, get the subset of resistant people to gravitate towards spending money of physical media… the more I type the more far fetched it seems… Lol I’m tired.
I’m thinking this since we know its being digital code only. My personal prediction was that we see a Collectors Edition that contains the game as a disc, for maybe 250 Dollars / Euros. But in reality the Collectors Edition cost 400 Dollars (price is confirmed) and has no game disc. Given that Microsoft an Sony are turning discs down, and most PC gamers are used to digital only and have no disc drive anyway, and that even the Collectors Edition doesn’t include the disc, I don’t think this will happen.
It’s unlikely, but there is still little hope that Sony could pivot back, plus Microsofts new disc-to-digital concept could make optional disc drives in new consoles an option. And then I could see how Rockstar releases a Ultimate Next-Gen Edition for PS6 and XBOX Helix consoles on disc. It’s their way of selling it again. Sure, the disc version cost more, 100 instead 80. Because off course they do.
And this is hope for you guys, because I play on PC and don’t even have any hope. I want physical media to continue.
And then I could see how Rockstar releases an Ultimate Next-Gen Edition for PS6 and XBOX Helix consoles on disc. It’s their way of selling it again. Sure, the disc version cost more, 100 instead 80. Because off course they do.
Exactly, you may be on to even more than I was. Just from the way rockstar is moving (and not just rockstar, any other company wether they distribute/make art or toys or tools or utilities) it seems likely we’ll get capitalistically spit in the face every few years now when something big releases that we want.
And to be clear, I’m really excited for the game. I don’t play many video games at all anymore, they’re all too hard. I barely ever finish them. That’s why I really like rockstar games. They’re really simple and easy, so I can take in the story. Plus the driving and shooting and fucking around is always really really fun, I got my 60$ (70?) worth in RDR2 forsure. If gta6 is too hard I’m gonna be pissed lmfao. Last game I beat was Mouse PI For Hire and it was wayyy too fucking hard lmao
Grand theft grand theft auto
Who is this for? The people complaining about the digital only aspect of it aren’t going to be satisfied at all with this.
buy one from store and redeem. Return and complain, showing this.
Corporate America pays.
They will probably revoke keys marked as ‘stolen’ though, so you won’t get to keep the game
I doubt they’d just revoke keys. They’d probably nuke the account that redeemed it.
You just gotta play it before they do. If it takes you too long, do it a few more times
Hi, I bought this a while ago for my son’s birthday, but when he tried to play it it did not work.
do not redeem
Wait so can I order it on Amazon, redeem the code and return it?
Asking for a friend
BTW this is something very hard to proof that you did received an already redeemed code.
If your receipt’s purchase date/time is after the date the code was redeemed it seems pretty straightforward to me
But they could disable the accounts that redeemed a code reported as stolen
Right, this just occurred to me too, before reading your comment.
Yeah that’s what i was thinking. Even if you show your account as proof you could’ve just redeemed it on an alt-account, so it would be tough. Though i’m not sure how it works with a product like this. For example with hardware purchases, at least where i live, if you send it back because of a defect the burden of proof is on either the retailer or the manufacturer to proof that it is your fault if they don’t want to replace it.
I thought about this, and maybe there is a solution. If you can proof your purchase with the receipt in example, give the game and code back. Then they deactivate the code and you get a new one. This could actually work.
