Some, "Grand Theft Auto VI," News Dropped Today. Then, All Hell Broke Loose

"Grand Theft Auto VI," is the most anticipated game of this year, that is not an overstatement. From leaks about the game as it was in development for quite some time, to how it was delayed repeatedly, and it seeming all-but-certain November 19th is set in stone as the release date, there has been a lot of hype. One thing everyone wondered, and Rockstar (the developer) or Take-Two (the Publisher) would not reveal was what the game could cost. Most new games are $70, some are $80, and there were rumors for such a huge game, the price could be $100. A bunch of news came out today, and they chose to go in a direction that makes everyone angry. "GTA VI," will ostensibly cost $80 at launch, but an, "Ultimate Edition," with more outfits, weapons, cars, and content, will cost $100. Just making it $80 would have been accepted by a lot of folks. Pricing it at $100 would have upset a ton of people, but probably had apologists too. This weird two-level system just upsets anybody involved and is a terrible idea. Oh, and there is no physical disc, either. Yes, seriously.

If you buy, "GTA VI," at a store, you simply purchase a box with a download code inside. You can buy it a week early to preload the game when it goes live the 19th, but it is essentially an empty box, unless a cool little map comes with it. This has perturbed a number of people, and some smaller chains won't be selling the game as a form of protest without actual discs involved. We've got no discs with the, "Physical," edition and a bunch of content that costs extra. It isn't like this is DLC being worked on and added to the game months/years later, this is stuff that is done and being placed beyond an extra 20 bucks if you want the, "Complete," experience. For a game as massive at, "GTA VI," is bound to be will this content probably be less than 1% of the whole experience? Quite possibly, yes, but in line with that argument, why even fence it off? Much of the internet collectively groaned in displeasure at this news today, even if a bunch of cool new screenshots accompanied these unwelcome details. Will, "GTA VI," still sell an absurd amount of copies and be one of the biggest game releases ever? Yes, that is quite likely. I, at least, won't be buying it on release date purely out of principle due to this absurd pricing system/scheme. I've waited this long to play, "GTA VI," and I can give it a few more months for an inevitable, "Ultimate Edition," sale.