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- While Rockstar puts out some of the most rich quality releases, they don’t really give their releases proper post-launch support.
- Not even GTA 5 and RDR 2 are excluded from this matter despite them being one of the best-selling games of all time.
- Going forward, I hope that Rockstar truly cares for their games post-launch via DLC expansion and other support.
Rockstar has been at the forefront of gaming for almost two decades now, consistently releasing quality games. Although their releases have condensed over the past decade, they are trying to push out polished titles only because of this.
Even though Rockstar puts so much effort and detail into its games’ development, it stops caring about them once they’re out-released. I can’t remember the last time that one Rockstar title received good post-launch treatment, whether in the form of DLC or even quality updates.
Why It Matters: Post-launch treatment is necessary to fix bugs, improve quality, and, in general, increase a video game’s lifetime. However, it’s a shame that Rockstar doesn’t really care about it.
Rockstar Games Has Changed A Lot In This Past Decade
While the publisher has always produced some of the greatest video game releases, its ambitions and goals have significantly changed over the past decade. In the 2000s, it was in charge of multiple franchises with great titles like Midnight Club and Manhunt.
They’ve practically forgotten about them and have decided just to focus on a few of their mainline franchises, like Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto, which is their magnum opus.
With advancements in technology, video game development now takes significantly more time. Considering how well-detailed Rockstar games are, it’s no wonder games like GTA 6 are taking this long to release.
However, even if they do so, Rockstar practically forgets about them. Take Red Dead Redemption 2, for instance, one of the best-selling games. Red Dead Online had great potential, but alas, Rockstar pulled the plug on it.
We still don’t even have 60FPS support for the game on the newest generation consoles, which has a lot to say, and Rockstar is just missing out on more sales. Even the recent Read Dead Redemption release for PS5 and PC was just a port and nothing more, not even a slight remaster with graphical improvements.
Not Even GTA Is An Exclusion To This Matter
One would think that GTA 5, one of the most well-known games, would receive tons of post-launch support, and while it has in the form of online mode, that’s just another money-sucking scheme.
For such a grand game, we didn’t get any story expansions. There were a few in work, but they ultimately got cancelled in favour of GTA Online.
The recent GTA Trilogy definitive edition was also a disaster and, at launch, arguably looked even worse than the base games. Many people even called out Rockstar for an alleged scam, and the game had to be fixed via mods.
Rockstar eventually ended up fixing the game just recently with a huge overhaul that actually makes it look like a remaster and not just another mod. It’s been 2 years since the game’s release, and I doubt that anyone cares now. Rockstar wouldn’t have even done it if it weren’t for the backlash.
I Hope That GTA 6 And Red Dead Redemption 3 Get Proper Support
With GTA 6 coming out next year, it’ll be 12 years since the release of its predecessor, and if that’s the amount of time it will take for the next GTA entry, I would love to get proper DLC story expansion support.
I can already foresee tons of multiplayer support for the game, but the entire essence of a GTA game is its over-the-top offensive storylines and characters. Whatever Vice City brings this time around, I hope it’s explored more going forward, just the base game’s storyline.
With Rockstar’s full force on GTA 6, its next game is probably Red Dead Redemption 3, as predicted. Red Dead Redemption games are arguably deeper than the GTA games in terms of narrative and also eye-watering.
I just never had enough of the whole Van Der Linde gang and wanted to explore the stories of other members. It’s a shame that the sequel didn’t get any DLC because I really wanted an Undead Nightmare expansion or a Sadie Adler DLC.
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