Grand Theft Auto V on PS5 is proof that the Rockstar Games of old is no more

GameCrate: " The announcement that Grand Theft Auto V along with the GTA Online component would be available on PlayStation 5 was easily the most disappointing thing about Sony’s new console reveal. Given how many new games we were treated to — from Spider-Man: Miles Morales to Horizon Forbidden West — GTA V is a seven-year-old game that will span three console generations when it hits PS5. This is a clear indication of the linear direction Rockstar Games has chosen to go in — a direction it never seemed the company would go in."

[PhoenixUp]

I pity the people who only just realized this recently, especially those who came to this conclusion only after the PS5 reveal

Myself and others have been saying since 2014 that Rockstar doesn’t seem to care about its other IPs and seems to only be focused on GTA. They didn’t even bother releasing single player DLC like they did for GTAIV and we only got one new game from them during the entire 8th gen.

LA Noire is the only other release that got some attention from then but that still only happened to be a remaster. They didn’t even remaster other titles.

Idk how all this could be happening yet it’d take the PS5 reveal of GTAV for certain people to realize that Rockstar has changed

[RaidenBlack]

R* should've remastered RDR1 and Max Payne 3 this gen.
I will go as far to say, these two should've been the one to be remastered instead of L.A.Noire.

[RememberThe357]

You're not worng. LA Noire was kinda lame, Max Payne 3 and RDR1 definitely are not.

[L7CHAPEL]

I certainly can argue that.
I would reply both of them.

and I totally agree with Max Payne 3 how that didn't wind up backwards compatible or remastered blows me away...
certainly the possibility always exists that those two things could happen...
but it would be really cool so it's not something I'm counting on.

[Gaming101]

Perhaps instead of remastering they should've made Max Payne 4 and kept that team together. Instead of RDR1 remaster, make a zombies stand alone game for RDR2 instead of being greedy fucks trying to soak in the most money doing the least effort possible.

[TheKingKratos]

Outside of RDR and RDR2 ... i don't like anything Rockstar do

Even those games have tons of problems

[Marquinho]

As long as people keep placing it in the Top Ten in Weekly Sales, nearly every week, Rockstar will keep holding GTA VI... sadly.

[Profchaos]

They did also release rdr2 this gen and insider leaks basically show how much of a mess this game was prior to launch so much so that rockstar north was told to drop tools and help the other studio polish the game.

Odds are that delayed the next game in line and GTA v re release was a quick cash grab personally they could of remade plant of the prior games which had a better story and I'd be happy. sp in v was good it was better than what most other studios produce but never hit the high notes that other entries did the characters weren't likeable IMO I'd rather replay GTA IV, vc, SA or the stories games again than revisit v.

But it's the biggest selling entertainment product ever so I get why it's rereleased it's like Bethesda and Skyrim stop buying it and well stop making it.

But I really do miss the PS2 era rockstar they released games that weren't the best in the market but had the best storytelling and still had fun refined gameplay. San Andreas still has a depth to it that most ubi and EA Games can't reach to this day.

But back then they made what they wanted warriors, bully, red dead revolver and stare if emergency all brilliant.

But with the hd era they were heavily criticised for weak graphics and they made a statement with IV that ultimately raised the bar they had to keep doing that and now it takes them 8 years to launch a game.

I think they need to narrow the scope I love their games rdr 2 was a masterpiece but how many people 100% completed it I have a platnuim trophy and it's one of the only games I am in the 0.01 percent of players who achieved it

[PhoenixUp]

@ Raiden

Or better yet they should’ve just remastered all of them

@ Pro

It’s seriously absurd a major publisher like this can only focus on one game at a time. Every other publisher releases multiple games every year, yet RS can only seem to do one and nothing else. They can’t even bother to outsource development so other devs can help provide more of their IPs.

Only thing worse than that are the people who defend this mindset. There’s even various elements of RDR2 such as controls that still seem to be outdated. A publisher taking an entire generation to produce one new game can’t be good for everyone, yet they somehow made it work

[ApolloTheBoss]

You gotta think about it though, and this is the reason that Rockstar will not make another GTA game, if ever, for a LONG TIME. GTA 5 is the best selling video game in HISTORY! It made $1 billion dollars in 3 DAYS when it first came out, and since the game first release has made a whopping $6 BILLION DOLLARS! GTA 5 is a money making machine and has made more money on a single product than any other form of media in the entire world. It is INSANE how much money this game has made. Not encouraging them to keep milking a dry cow, but I'm just letting you know why it's not going anywhere.

[PhoenixUp]

I’m not talking about making another GTA game, I’m talking about Rockstar making more new games period.

Every other publisher in existence will always have a slew of upcoming titles that people can anticipate. Rockstar on the other hand has people in the dark outside of this GTAV rerelease. They can rerelease that game as many times as they want, but them not caring about anything outside of GTA and RDR is the main issue here.

The wait between GTA: SA and GTAIV as well as GTAIV and GTAV was supplemented by releases of various other titles. After GTAV there’s RDR2 and...just updates to their online modes

[yeahokwhatever]

they died when they put the first shark card for sale.

[PhoenixUp]

It’s beyond sad when GTAV has fallen to the kind of capitalism it was satirizing

[NapalmSanctuary]

I guess its too much to ask for a new Midnight Club.

[tehpees3]

Dan Houser saw this coming and jumped ship.

[ColdSin]

Yup, and I think that studio the Houser brothers were trying to work on may actually become reality soon enough. Or they may join Leslie Benzies' studio.

[King_Noctis]

I hope the other Houser brother leaves as well. Then both the Housers can join Leslie and bring back the old Rockstar we know and love under a new company.

[TheColbertinator]

Dream come true. I'm sure plenty of publishers would build them a new studio.

[jBlakeeper]

It’s probably why Dan Houser left. A lot of companies are becoming overrun by corporate greed. Lack of freedom to do what the developers want. Only what makes the most money.

[ColdSin]

David Jones has long left. Leslie Benzies has left. Dan Houser has left. Sam is surely next. Gabut also. Rockstar is not the same anymore.

[RememberThe357]

It's the same thing that happened to Blizzard. Money is power and power corrupts.

[borneFROMblood]

in every medium, legends of the past vanish eventually and new rising stars appear.
Let new blood lead the industry now/
Also veterans retire, but new talents (might be even better) step in to same studios.

We dont know yet, Rockstar could be even better.

Edit: 2 guys that founded Naughty Dog and created Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter franchises, both retire but left behind a legacy and principles and discipline that still lives in studio.
Even if Dan Houser left, Rockstar can keep his workflow and views on how he approached game development.

[sourOG]

Lmao yeah they went full Bethesda

[eddvdm]

Next stage: full Konami /Sadge

[Gamist2dot0]

Is there some sort of cult or monetary gain that I'm missing here? I've met non-gamers who randomly mentioned to me about getting a console just to play GTAV. These are adults with families who don't own any game consoles nor play a single video game on their phones or PC.

[L7CHAPEL]

I think they're reading a lot of big bad Boogeyman shit into this that doesn't exist.
there are a lot of games that are making the jump over,
simply because they have a high enough population with their online component to justify doing that, and if they're going to do that, why not move the entire beast over and use it as a showcase as well for what technology can do?
for people that may have got it only played it online and never really went near the campaign, or people that would like to play through the campaign again with better visuals and more capabilities, it's not that big of a reach.
the fact is there's a lot of new games out there that wish they had Grand theft Auto v monthly sales,
and this is a game that was released in 2013.
they are making money because people are buying it, so why not cater to more people buying it, it only makes sense.
especially because both consoles are supporting backwards capability, it would be foolish not to.

[RosweeSon]

Yeah and it’s a really good game hence why a game from last gen has been top 10 pretty much the entirety of this gen. To say (not you comments above) they don’t release games is just rubbish. Sure they’ve slowed down but it’s not as easy as it was with GTA3 to then go the next year vice city (more of the same different soundtrack location missions etc not to knock it I loved it but it was a pretty simple sequel for them compared to then San Andreas but that’s wasn’t majorly different either.
They ported LA noire, uh Red dead redemption 2 Not a small game by any stretch so it takes a solid 2-3 years for these games they not banging em out like EA, and GTA5 port and it was a very good one hence people still playing it now it looks or looked fantastic for a last gen game. I personally want GTA6 but if 5 is happening again so be it I just won’t buy it. Might dabble on the free online. More to the point the games these take a solid few years to make they are incredibly in depth stuff to do everywhere great story’s graphics and gameplay. I mean if you want them to knock out games every year like EA sure it sounds great but it would get stale fast look at call of duty bit better again these days but still meh
These games are massive productions hundreds of actors motions captures voices scripts and when your pushing bars and starting from
Scratch again each time it takes time. Last of us took an entire gen for a sequel and it was worth the wait I want GTA6 sooner rather than later but looks like another couple of years should it be sooner absolutely but it is what is it. People stop paying for GTA5 and buying shark cards they’d soon make a new one it is a great game tho that they’ve continued to add new stuff to all gen. people moan about the shark cards but I don’t buy em I just play the game and it was one of the best £35/40 I spent in a long time it’s lasted years got hours of entertainment. Bring on GTA6 🤞🏻🤞
27995;😂 2022. Can’t imagine it’s not being worked on the team doing GTA5 will surely be minimal it’s mainly transferring than creating an entire new epic game of a gen (this one or last one/gen I’ll leave up to ya’ll) 😜✌🏻😂

We can either have Vast open and empty worlds like just cause with massive maps but hardly anything to do in majority of it or we can wait and hope one day they grace us with GTA6.

Stop putting money into GTA5 what do you need shark cards for play the game it’s free, getting a million month for just logging in stop 🤞🏻🤞
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[deafdani]

Look dude, of course Red Dead Redemption 2 is a humongous game, but still, Rockstar's output this gen just doesn't compare to last gen.

- GTA IV
- Red Dead Redemption
- GTA IV DLC: The Lost & The Damned, and Ballad of Gay Tony
- Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
- GTA V with GTA Online

vs

- GTA Online
- Red Dead Redemption 2

So, this was the first generation since the PS2 that has come and go without a brand new entry in the GTA series, which is bad enough... and then they announce GTA V AGAIN for next gen?

The disappointment is understandable. Yes, it makes sense that they will keep milking their cash cow hard, but nobody should give them a free pass for that.

[RosweeSon]

Deaf dani you forgot Max Payne 3 and La Noire which also got rereleased this gen with VR GTA5 has been supported all gen so you basically listed 2 dlc as extra games they released (GTA5 was on first list but not on your second/PS4 list just the online even tho they spruced up the entire game campaign as well included extras like director mode and FPS) GTA4 dlc was great one of my favourites ever same with undead nightmare but it was a few hours loads of of replayability sure but was DLC. I’m not giving them a free pass just being realistic these games take years to make and they have never rushed them even the original GTA trilogy got delays when they needed them. The games get bigger and bigger in scale and production, so we want them to evolve change upgrade and make consistently excellent games or do we want them to start knocking out 7-8/10’s every single year. I’ll take 1-2 incredibly excellent games (hence people are still playing one from last gen this entire gen) over 4-5 yearly churned and ultimately inferior products. They supported GTA5 better than Ubisoft support their games each year and all the content updates have been free for 5-6 years!!! That’s 5-6 season passes for Ubisoft rockstar has never charged a penny other than the entry fee 🤷🏻‍♂️ Sure it has shark cards to speed up process’ but with the amount of free money given out and years put into the game who needs to buy money just earn it and get the free stuff. Yes free stuff rockstar may have made billions from this game but they supported better than 90% of developers would have done. Each to their own but I’d take 1-2 truly top notch and excellent games a gen Over 4-5 average ones.