I mean...one of the largest complaints I see about the current console generation is that everything is still cross gen? PS5 has no exvlusives etc. So this seems false.
Have you played a GTA game on PC? They're all so poorly optimized to the point some are unusable. Not to mention bizarre choices. GTA IV used games for windows live which became its own shit show when it went EoL. GTA V/Online took forever to get to PC and didn't even have all the features when it did release. Also minor gripe but I think it shows how little they thought about PC: the default controls for flying a helicopter (required in several missions) use a numpad. Numpads aren't even popular on keyboards anymore, let alone the fact that nobody will ever intuitively guess those controls. RStar doesn't care about PC at all, and even further, Linux/steam deck support is a pipe dream
I can't say that the one-two punch of "we're using just so much AI in this one!" and "lower your expectations" has inspired much confidence for GTA6 in me. Sounds to me like AAA developers hoping for another best selling media item of all time may be "dissapointed" as well.
Heavily doubt that last part, rockstar could literally sell a turd and the general population will line up out the door to pay $60-$70 to eat it. The kind of people that preorder a digital copy farrrr outweighs the sort that actually care to see if the game is good or not first.
I mean, I feel like even the jump between 4 and 5 wasn't that massive. San Andreas to 4 went from chunky polygons to rather realistic graphics. GTA 5 feels almost like a HD remaster in comparison.
But of course, there may be a difference in expectation, since there were five years between 4 and 5, and currently scheduled to be twelve years between 5 and 6.
I can't be the only one who simply wants the physics and damage like they had in GTA IV. I feel like GTAV was a real big step down in terms of the driving. Just wasn't as satisfying to me.
Here, enjoy the base game for $80. Sign up for the EA-inspired, Rockstar Plus for $12.99/mo for anything fun in the game. Buy new skins and weapons on the GTA store by stopping into any one of the shops spread across the GTA Map. For an additional, $5 per month, become a priority member and gain first access to our artificially limited services!
The obsession gamers have with "good graphics" is at a point where we're seeing diminishing returns. Do games need to look any better than they did in the PS3/360 Era? Not really. Can they look much better? I guess? But who cares? I don't need realistic horse testicle physics. I need a fun game to play!!!
What surprises me is how many developers haven't realised that you can have a game that looks good without it being insane from a technical viewpoint, a solid art style does much more for a game than graphical fidelity. That being said, more graphics isn't a bad thing as long as it's not the only thing.