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Just for fun, to see what the opinion of the Lemmy crowd is.

Edit: VPNs unblocked now. There was a setting I overlooked, my bad. I did not block VPNs intentionally. Sorry. Please vote now if you can (and want to).

open results for 24 hours mark

Not interested                             58.95% (293 votes)
Wait until sale                            35.01% (174 votes)
Day 1 Standard Edition for 80 Dollars       3.02% ( 15 votes)
Day 1 Ultimate Edition for 100 Dollars      3.02% ( 15 votes)

Total votes: 497

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[–] TAG@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The poll does not break down if people are not buying it because they object to some aspect of the release or they are not buying it because the game does not appeal to them. It makes it sound like there is a large boycott of the game when it could just be GTA indifferents (like me) stuffing the ballot box.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

Will you buy it and which previous GTA games have you bought would probably be a better option.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For me, the satire was the best part of the GTA franchise. After San Andreas the quality of the writing really suffered IMHO.

I got V for free from epic, didn't feel with me. If okay this for free only.

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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

I probably will, but i wont be happy about it. I've got a boy who'll be 15 by then attending a public school.

If it turns out basically everyone has a copy I'll need to get him one, you know how it is, and with the license-share on our xboxs itll mean I'll get a copy too. Hopefully the youth of today are actually a lot more politically-minded than i imagine, or the cost of living crisis will mean nearly no parents buy it for them, but I bet I'm going to be buying it.

[–] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

I really enjoyed GTA 5. I bought it twice in two different systems. I’ll eventually play 6, but it’s gotta be for a sale. Fuck the $80 price tag, and fuck Rockstar union busting and I hope they unionize hard.

[–] kboos1@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Maybe when it goes on sale

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[–] grimdeter@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I clicked not interested, but if there will be a pirate version I will try it out

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not sure how useful the poll is, I wasn't going to buy it anyway.

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[–] QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Too overhyped, ridiculous price, it will melt my PC likely..... nope, not interested.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

If I avoid buying games with high storage requirements then I don't need to spend much on SSDs. For large games the storage costs isn't insignificant at this point

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[–] wilmo@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

If they get a physical copy some day then yes. Until then, no.

[–] jlow@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago
[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Maybe when the Ultimate version is <$50 on PC in a few years. That'll give time for big bug fixes and dlc to come out. AAA games just aren't worth getting at launch anymore.

[–] DarkMetatron@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I tried GTA5 when EpicGames had it as a freebe and put it away after about an hour because the characters were so awefull and stupid, I could not stand it at all. That and driving the cars felt bad, there was nothing fun in the game for me. GTA just stopped being a game for me when it went 3D

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I thought that GTA V wasn’t as good as San Andreas but I still quite enjoyed it. I liked Franklin and his story quite a bit. Michael and Trevor would have been fine as side characters, as playable characters I don’t really care too much about them beyond the Brad, Trevor, Michael, FBI agent triangle

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

The driving is what got me the most. They started off as essentially driving games and they managed to make driving not feel fun somehow

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[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I'll buy it if/when it comes out on PC. I loved GTA 3, 4, and 5. I finished 3 and 4, never finished 5 but still love exploring and roaming the map.

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I would if the game came on the disc. I’m not buying a license to play the game at Sony and Take-Twos leisure

[–] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago (7 children)

When it's less than 50€ and available as disc...

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[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

I personally won't because GTA isn't my thing anymore, but if my brother gets the money by launch, he definitely wants the ultimate edition for PS5.

[–] placebo@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Since there is no such answer in the poll, I'll just comment: no, I won't.

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hmm, isn't "Not interested" the answer you looking for then? I thought of this answer as a catch all for anyone who won't buy.

[–] placebo@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

The thing is: I am interested. I just want to wait for a week or two, hear what real people think. Magazines and YouTube reviewers can't be trusted imo. So I might buy it, but I'm not planning to buy it on the launch day.

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Currently at ~7% would buy one version or another on day one, about 33% would wait for a sale, ~60% dgaf

[–] determinist@kbin.earth 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

VPN voting not allowed

I voted no. I have zero interest in GTA games.

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[–] silver_wings_of_morning@feddit.dk 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Voted yes day 1 standard edition but the reality is more I will wait a bit and see if it's as enticing as have the other ones. So I won't wait for a sale or anything. I used to buy consoles just for GTA games :-), not gonna do that but I might get hyped.

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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

I will consider the Ultimate Edition on PC once I know what it entails.
If it's like the current details say: Sale
If it's semi logical: Buy at a reduced price on somwthing like GreenManGaming or somewhere.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

No but I haven't played the series since gta2 unless saints row counts

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