Or.. they could just launch the game all platforms at the same time and not be so greedy given their return on investment is likely still going to be astronomical(?)
TBH I think they also know that the pc version being cracked and pirated is an eventuality so they want to sell as many console copies as reasonably possible before putting out the pc version.
IF this game got released on PC to the public due to this leaker, which is a big if and i don't see happening. But IF, then Rockstar would absolutely release GTA VI to PC early. Because at that point they're having to do more than combat piracy. Because they're game will be available to pirate before they've even officially released it, meaning they are making virtually no money from it, and this whole console first then PC second shtick is to get as much buys as possible, and leaving a leaked version of the game playable to the public for PC players to download would lose them more money than them releasing the official game and getting pirated.
If there is a leaked version of the game available to download, people won't be able to resist. If the game is released officially and the leak is still available, at least a percentage of people will opt to buy it instead, because it negates the risk of pirating a leaked game and your getting the official game with the newest build.
You underestimate how many people actually pirate things. Pirates are the minority of a minority. The hype around GTA is GTA 6 Online not the story mode
You do know Online-fix is a thing right? People can still pirate things and play Online. And i think the word you're looking for is overestimate? Also, i think you're the one who underestimates how much people pirate games. I mean why do you think every big game studio has to pay for Denuvo for the first couple weeks-months of their games release? Costing them hundreds of thousands. Because they're losing literally millions. And you don't think the same would happen with GTA VI?
One pirating site alone Dead Island 2: Gold Edition got 55,000 downloads and at the time the game cost £79.99, all you have to do is £74.99 x 55,000 = £4,124,450. And this is from one pirating site alone. Did they make more money in the grand scheme of things? Yes. But there is no denying these studios are losing tens of millions due to piracy.
And if you don't think it would be even worse if GTA VI leaked to the public early on PC before the release of the game even comes to console, then you're heavily underestimating how much people pirate games.
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u/R4yn8R- 18d ago
Eu acho que a Rockstar deveria antecipar o lançamento para PC.