I'm not really a fan of the current trend of releasing games in installments. I mean, sure, it could mean games can come out quicker, but they'd better not be priced at $59.99USD or $79.99CAD. I don't buy games in installments. Give them to me all at once or not at all. If this becomes the new norm, I'll wait for complete editions for the games I really want, and just pass entirely on the ones I'm more meh about. At least GTA is higher on my list of IPs (though not nearly at the top), so it will likely be in the wait for complete editions category, but I sure as heck won't be helping with initial sales figures.

So we can expect more than 1 game per generation? Wow, that's crazy. /s

Take two seem to be referring to first party titles they state in the article third party is given full creative control so they won't make Rockstar suddenly rush out GTA titles or make rdr3 next year

How about better controls though?

I feel sorry for the devs that ALREADY have to deal with the insane crunch time of things from rockstar alone :'(

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau

yep. they confirmed early that the crude humor the games are famous for is leaving to be more inclusive for the woke. and the rumors about the new online could make or break them.

$100 game incoming, or the most likely scenario is they will just follow Nintendo going for $80 for the base game

Can't believe anyone thinks it'll be over 70. They want as many people on it as they can to sell shark cards. The only way that happens is if they have a $100 deluxe edition with 3 days early access. Which would probably be smart for them because it'd fly off the shelves