I want it released already. Not because I’m going to be one of the many buying it or who pre-ordered it. But I’m sick of everything revolving around it. The Netflix Drama. Whether Rockstar uses Generative AI or not. The endless debates about the price tag. The activism people practice about digital vs physical that involves GTA 6.
Just tired of it all.
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I’ve seen way way way more here on Lemmy bitching about GTA 6 than I have seen actually about it. The complaining about rockstar and GTA 6 is probably 80% of all the rockstar content I see here.
And posting genuine news about what is going to be one of the biggest gaming events of our lifetimes just gets downvoted here. Come on, people; it’s clearly relevant. You don’t have to upvote it, but then when people downvote anything they personally dislike, you end up with people who only get their gaming news here saying, “I’ve never heard of [one of the biggest games of the year].”
what is going to be one of the biggest gaming events of our lifetimes
hahaha how do I get on the payroll for Rockstar marketing like you?
I’m not. It’s a statement of fact, and I don’t see the point in pretending it isn’t.
One of the most nonsensical things I see, the whole downvoting things that you don’t like or don’t agree with, even if it’s still being put in a negative light or the person is just curious and asking about it. Happens all over reddit, especially in comments. Obviously if someone’s stating rather than questioning and being bad faith or argumentative then I can understand it but it still happens all the time when they aren’t
Seeing as Lemmy does nothing different than Reddit on a fundamental level, it’s no surprise we see the same problems. We’re just partially shielded from some of them by way of being a smaller community.
It’s that it’s not downvoting at this point. It’s brigading. That’s what I’m really annoyed at. It’s not that people disagree, it’s that everyone dogpiles on because GTA bad must hit downvote to send it to -1000. That ruins it for those who do want to enjoy it and makes it harder to see, and then we can’t have an honest conversation about it until someone posts “hey it’s kind of annoying that it’s being brigaded”
To most people it’s basically just the “fuck you button”; my theory is it gives them a small burst of vindictive joy or something. I made an unpopular opinion post about this a while ago and the reception was basically peak toxicity. Even the mods piled on 😂
This is one of my biggest complaints about Lenny. And it has given me a new perspective on those around me in nerd spaces. 😔
I really feel like Lenny amplifies and concentrates it in a way that makes it more visible at times. And GTA6 is an example.
He just wants to grow alfalfa to feed to the rabbits.
Lemmy does not consist of nerd spaces though.
It’s a combination of reddit ‘refugees’ who went looking for something better(and got that for a few months) and the absolute trash that made reddit reddit and now comes to lemmy to keep behaving the same way.
And somehow all of them got banned for no reason at all. Or because the mod didn’t like them, a classic that one.
Maybe nerd is too specific. I just mean “online people” I guess. But I personally have a focus on tech, games, video, etc. It’s something I’m increasingly self aware about, after spending the time since 2020 more online. Including in synchronous online spaces.
The spaces I’m talking about felt very different to me 15+ years ago. And the synchronous space I’m talking about felt very different 9 years ago.
Anyway, you’re not wrong. Your framing is still the people I mean. And now I see their type around me in more spaces. And yeah, it’s funny how it’s always a baselsss ban.
Seriously there has been maybe 3-4 posts about GTA 6 on this community in the last 2 months and every single one of them is full of people whining that they don’t want to hear about it. It’s so overblown.
GTA 6 is one of - if not the - highest budget games ever made. In one of the most popular and successful franchises of all time. It’s the biggest release of the last few years whether they like it or not. Now… You’re telling me we should stop talking about it in gaming communities because Lemmy users want to get back to talking about Linux and whatever 6/10 open source game is doing the rounds?
Sorry for the harshness but these posts and comments are so annoying. If you don’t want to talk about AAA games then why are you in the gaming community?
I actually do agree with you. I am tired of people only complaining and brigading on anything GTA. Its so cringey to me, they could simply ignore the content, but instead have to make sure everyone knows they’re on the Lemmy bandwagon. They’re hipsters, plain and simple. They are too cool for the next star wars and biggest game of the decade, and they have to make sure eeeeveryone knows this. I am excited for the game and wish I could engage more with that side.
I wouldn’t be as annoyed by hearing about it if Rockstar were an upstanding company. The union busting though means they should not be given any good PR at minimum, and ideally none.
I don’t care if people want to discuss big games. We shouldn’t accept positive discussion of games that are made by companies who treat their employees poorly. That should be a bare minimum rule people on this platform hold to. I don’t care how excited you are for the game. You don’t get to promote it.
Well then you might as well ban almost every single gaming company from this community. Should this just be a CDPR, Blizzard, and Bethesda forum?
Most companies don’t do union busting. Also, there are tons of indie and AA studios that treat employees far better.
The controversy won’t stop with release. Do you remember the uproar over Trevor offing Johnny Klebitz back in the day? I’m still holding a grudge after a decade plus.
I heard GTA6 broke its containment and tried to burn down a rival studio, but there was no-one there anyway due to mass layoffs.
Somehow I seem to have avoided a lot of talk on GTA 6. No doubt there are countless discussions online and youtube analysis videos etc, but unless you’re actively searching for these I’ve found it pretty easy to avoid?
Am I just good at ignoring stuff? Where are people visiting that they’re getting overwhelmed with GTA content?
Here’s a thread to discuss in great length the thing I’m sick of seeing discussed.
I’m sick of it too but if you think the release will quieten the internet down I’ve got some bad news for you. Same thing happened with GTAV.
Use one of the Lemmy apps that filter keywords or even an RSS reader. You can solve your own problem here…
Easy enough not to read something if it bothers you. Personally not all that excited by GTA6 yet until it releases on PC anyway.
By the time you’ve read this it’s too late not to read it.
But maybe you meant longer content than just a headline
I mean his own headline was enough to inform that it isn’t something he’d want to read.
Happens with hyped games all the time. GTA 6 is not the first one. My suggestion is, just not to read the posts about GTA 6 if you see them. That should do the trick. In example I know I want to play Final Fantasy Revelation, so I do not watch trailers or read more about it. At this point I have seen too much and anything more is just spoiler.
Welcome to the current state of all video games. It’s more than a theme these days to rally people to hate on everything game related, it is it’s own group of people who have found a market to complain or make up controversies to get views and subscribers. It’s not just GTA its most games that end up having some crazy thing to complain about to stir the pot. I’ve been sick of this trend for years now. Anyone who actually loves games should always be celebrating a new release and not caring about stuff like is this game woke… thankfully I avoid most social media and don’t watch those videos on youtube, but sometimes i hit it by mistake or see some article online hearing about what preasure the game is facing.
nah… it’s only aaa trash that this happens with. rarely does it happen to actually good games made by small teams. it’s marketing bullshit from criminals, nothing more.
Interestingly this post of yours is the first I’ve heard of GTA6 in weeks.
edit: In 10 days seem more correct.
Same. This post gives guerrilla marketing vibes.
When it’s released you’re going to hear about nothing but bugs and plot points and patches.
If we go about the history of Rockstar games, I don’t think we expect many bugs and such issues. If anything, people will complain about performance and graphics. And car handling. And woke. And woman.
The irony.
any old irony?
Not irony
Iron supplement.
Live and let die I guess. This is an interesting case of what people’s bubbles look like. I saw the thing on Netflix, don’t think much of it, but I’m not in spaces where people think about this enough to put it in my face. Sorry that’s not the case for you, I’m sure it’s annoying, but I haven’t seen it much, or I scroll past it I guess.
