I’m confused why Kotaku mentioning next gen in the title when Rockstar only commented on current generation PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

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    11 months ago

    Yeah, I’m unconvinced that PC players don’t purchase micro-transactions.

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        11 months ago

        Yes, my post was hyperbole, I should have been more accurate.

        You didn’t address the topic though, are you just here to score points?

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          11 months ago

          “Hyperbole” is just a euphemism for strawman. No one said PC players don’t buy shark cards. You made their argument look ridiculous by misrepresenting what they said. That isn’t a good faith argument to begin with.

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            11 months ago

            I bet its because console players are far more likely to dump their life savings into Shark Cards 2.0 in massive fits of hysterical FOMO.

            …isn’t an example what I would consider a “good faith argument” to begin with, but I do apologize if my responses come off as blunt.

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      11 months ago

      I never said they didnt. But PC can be modded and exploited much easier than consoles can, Which can impact their sales of blatant bullshit ripoff micro transactions.

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        11 months ago

        Can impact, but likely not a huge one. Just like how most people playing Skyrim are playing without mods, most people playing GTA games aren’t going to bother with mods and modded servers.

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          11 months ago

          I’d rather mod myself game money than spend on MTX with T2.
          And the majority of minimal tech literate gamers are nearly the same.

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          11 months ago

          Just like how most people playing Skyrim are playing without mods

          Doubt.

          Edit to expand: I honestly don’t think I would’ve played it if it wasn’t for mods. The interface is so blatantly consoley and clunky that every action takes way more effort than it needs to.

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      11 months ago

      The likelyhood of a console player buying MTX and a pc player buying MTX is IMO more likely biased towards console.
      There certainly are whales on all platforms but mobile doesnt count right now.