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[proandrad]

Less offensive is still offensive.

 

[Moses85]

Journalist Jason Schreier shared an article today about Grand Theft Auto VI, revealing that game publishers are afraid of Rockstar Games' game, so there are no release dates.

Among the information shared in the article, Jason Schreier reports that Rockstar Games has instructed scriptwriters to avoid content that offends transgender people and other minorities.



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[LectureMaster]

Jesus. This has to be beyond about sales. Numerous examples have showed that the woketards (as well as "journalists") have literally no power at all on sales of a "politically incorrect" game, and satire is the core of GTA narrative. "being offensive" will not affect its sales at all.

It has to do with the studio's culture shift, ESG money, etc. Fucking disgusting industry.

 

[Geometric-Crusher]

A game that was build on sarcasm, where everyone was made fun off not just left right or centre, a game that was the holy grail of the gaming medium, has to worry about who exactly?

As with everything. One generation creates it, the second generation uses it, the third generation destroys it.

We are in the third generation btw in case you wonder.

The only reason gaming is my main medium is that it was free of political and idologial agenda and propaganda.

Now its everywhere and nothing is safe.

And so i have more fun with remasters and remakes and dont give a shit for modern gaming.

nothing in the human sphere is free from politics. That said, you can play without fear, the game is already a success.

 

[dreamcastluvr]

GTA VI: Proudly providing an inclusive, safe space for transgenders (and other underprivileged minorities) to murder virtual pedestrians and cops since 2025.

When can Strauss pick up his Nobel Prize?

 

[sainraja]

Well, for some folks here this game was already woke for featuring a female character (per the Indy thread) and if it also has a gay/lesbian character than that is pretty much sealed. I am not sure if people understand what is woke what isn't woke anymore, and we seem to be looking at the extremes of both sides (the woke crowd and the anti-woke crowd). Being respectful, showing respect to those that are not similar to us, seeing them in games or movies should not be a sign of extreme wokeness or reason to boycott, simply for featuring them—as long as there is no political angle or even if there is, as long as it is handled in a way where it does not seem preachy or artificial should be okay. There has to be a balance which no one seems to want to acknowledge or push for.

 

[lh032]

i bet rockstar is regretting now lolz, too late to remove these "content"

 

[GloveSlap]

I'm sure whatever happens with GTA 6 will be a big nothing burger.

I hope so. I am going to buy the game barring some epic fail, but the quality of the game is going to be the difference between buying on console and then again later when PC comes out or just waiting for PC.

 

[adamsapple]

This topic needs a poll about how many users will skip getting this game.

 

[Taur007]

Depending on how far they go this can crush this game. I don't think any game is safe from gamer backlash.

People waited far too long for this and it’s gta, no amount of woke can kill this game

 

[MGHA]

This is okay in my book. I hope there are no forced woke ideologues like pronouns and non-binary weirdness.

This. I am all for being less offensive so to speak, but that doesn't mean you have to put something in its place to offend everyone else.

 

[Geometric-Crusher]

Oh no, what will we do without the same trans joke being told over and over again?

We need more jokes with religious themes to replace it.

 

[Shane89]

it's wokover

 

[realcool]

Did you watch the trailer? People of all skin colors were being mocked

Is it mockery? It looks like a faithful depiction. Can you explain how you can tell the difference here?

 

[Geometric-Crusher]

What hookers ? Is GTA for modern audiances.

As long they let me kill anyone i m fine

you will be able to kill all of Lucia's enemies freely (aka the system, police, upper middle class etc)

 

[MSduderino]

Is it mockery? It looks like a faithful depiction. Can you explain how you can tell the difference here?

It's both. A faithful depiction that mocks them. It's obviously not flattering them.

 

[Geometric-Crusher]

THEY.ARE.FARMING.YOUR.RAGE.FOR.CLICKS


For fucks sake, stop falling for and spreading this buillshit.

 

[Bernardougf]

too white

Too shaved

 

[realcool]

It's both. A faithful depiction that mocks them. It's obviously not flattering them.

You are passing judgment on the action that inspired the work and associating it with the work, but the work reflects reality without commentary. I don't see the mockery.

 

[Puscifer]

THEY.ARE.FARMING.YOUR.RAGE.FOR.CLICKS


For fucks sake, stop falling for and spreading this buillshit.

The leaked footage disproves this Christ

 

[JonSnowball]

Will this be part of the radio though?

 

[violence]

 

[Bernardougf]

Anyone really thinking that for some miracle Rockstart scaped the woketards influence on the western studios for this game should brace yourselfs...

If you plan to play this game play it despite all the bullshit is certainly going to have.

As I wont play any game at 30 fps anymore... Im probably only going to play it on the ps6... so I have plenty of time to see how much woke shit they put in the game at launch and after.

 

[mckmas8808]

Depending on how far they go this can crush this game. I don't think any game is safe from gamer backlash.

You guys are crazy if you think NOT bashing Trans people hard enough will hurt this game. It's GTA6 for God's sake!

 

[Fake]

Transgenders represent something like .4% of the population. They have traditionally received a disproportionate amount of hate within GTA games given their relative miniscule population

And that's not to mention, Transgenders recieve a dramatically higher violent assault rate in the world. It's not a population that should be overly mocked. And maybe the biggest game in existence shouldn't be poking fun on a group that obviously has mental health issues that most of us should have some kind of compassion for

 

[mckmas8808]

After the first trailer and the huge success of GTA V and it's online part? No, it won't. This is just for the clicks.

THEY.ARE.FARMING.YOUR.RAGE.FOR.CLICKS


For fucks sake, stop falling for and spreading this buillshit.

They can't help it. They want to be mad at this point. Anybody that watched that first trailer thinking it's not going to be normal GTA are kidding themselves. Also........the Anti-Woke may be the butt of some jokes too.

 

[Salmonboy]

GWGB!

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Everywhere I go online it's about trans nowadays like there's this obsession with trans people everywhere. Sometimes weird since I have trans woman living with me like when we were both sitting out in the living room when Trump when was talking about trans inmates.

Trans this, trans that. How many people ever meet a trans person? I've been with one for 10 months!

Yay and stuff.

Fuck this ima going trans.

 

[Generic]

And it still will sell 200 millions of copies.

 

[ProtoByte]

Fucking hell.

I hope the game dev cohort realizes that they've made the gaming audience less tolerant of all of this stuff. It's not even a thing that GTA has spent all that much time "punching down" on transgenders to the point that it's a pillar of the franchise, but this has always been a M for Mature rated game that got it's popularity from the shock jock edge. You can't tell me that the overall mentality won't have an impact on the actual pillars.

Just as bad, you're "proving the conspiracy" about this progressive politics and for what? All you're doing is increasing the likelihood that genuine games with female to non-white protagonists get caught in the crossfire over this nonsense.

 

[balls of snow]

Lol this and Ghost of Yotei. Not looking good for the antiwoke.

 

[mckmas8808]

This topic needs a poll about how many users will skip getting this game.

PLEASE! So we can show how big of a hypocrite they are when the game releases.

 

[SmurfMustard]

You all saw the trailer. Did anything in it look remotely "woke"?
Does that word even have any meaning anymore or is it just something people use for everything that they don't like?
And I'm absolutely sure that the online part will let you choose your pronouns. So if that's the deciding factor whether you buy a game or not, you're probably gonna have a lot less choices in the future.

 

[powder]

Who cares about the identity shit – as long as they double-down on any anti-capitalist/consumer culture satire I'll be pleased.

 

[ULTROS!]

Does that also mean that there are DEI people walking around the world of GTA… and you can shoot and run over them?

 

[mckmas8808]

You all saw the trailer. Did anything in it look remotely "woke"?
Does that word even have any meaning anymore or is it just something people use for everything that they don't like?
And I'm absolutely sure that the online part will let you choose your pronouns. So if that's the deciding factor whether you buy a game or not, you're probably gonna have a lot less choices in the future.

They are pretending to never have watched the trailer, so they can get their anti-woke talking points out. Gotta feed the beast, I guess.

 

[Catphish]

IV was GTA's peak writing and satire. V was a major step down. In this culture, with the OG writers gone? I have very little hope for the story side of this game. Will definitely be reading feedback before I buy it.

 

[Buggy Loop]

This topic needs a poll about how many users will skip getting this game.

Where we see the names of those votes of course. Should close in a week to keep it as a time capsule.

 

[JayK47]

Is this even news? I thought we knew this already. Grand Theft Auto has been downgraded to a petty misdemeanor.

There is no way this game has a strip club or hookers. The strip club is boarded up and the hookers will be replaced with homeless. Huge tent cities in every park. Very modern.

 

[0neAnd0nly]

Nobody knew this was the end goal, after seeing the development team photos? After DH left? After their "punching down" remarks?

This was always going to be the angle, because they know most gamers have absolutely no will power, and many are devoid of resolute and will still buy the game.

This was always the outcome, and only hopium has kept people in denial.

 

[mckmas8808]

Is this even news? I thought we knew this already. Grand Theft Auto has been downgraded to a petty misdemeanor.

There is no way this game has a strip club or hookers. The strip club is boarded up and the hookers will be replaced with homeless. Huge tent cities in every park. Very modern.

It's the Jack of Hearts strip club made after the King of Diamonds strip club in Miami

 

[0neAnd0nly]

nothing in the human sphere is free from politics. That said, you can play without fear, the game is already a success.

Meh.

Was Mr. Rogers political?

Were theme parks 15 years ago political?

What were the politics of early Mario games? Crash Bandicoot? Pong?

Believe it or not, this influx of injecting political and social issues into everything, especially entertainment, is a relatively NEW idea, and quite exhausting!

 

[CLW]

I’m sure they will HIDE it either way but if it gets out this is a DEI woke fest a legendary ip could go down in flames

 

[nkarafo]

Expected.

This game will be nothing more than a graphics demo for me.

 

[Strategize]

There is no way this game has a strip club or hookers. The strip club is boarded up and the hookers will be replaced with homeless.

You didn't watch the biggest reveal trailer of all time?

 

[Outlier]

I'm on the "wait and see" train.

I'll only care if they give special positive treatment to minority groups or special negative treatment to majority groups.

As long as the rest features that grade S+ R* quality, I won't care much.

 

[0neAnd0nly]

Less offensive is still offensive.

* Only to the right groups tho

 

[Fabieter]

So its not gta anymore. You just can play a few and Asian games these days Jesus!

 

[WhamBamThankYouMaam]

I hope they joke about woke people well as antiwoke people. Gunz blazing, go after everyone on the edges.

 

[deriks]

If we can't do mayhem, then it's a problem

But holy shit, if the story is shitty written as Veilguard... Maybe not a flop, but definitely a shot in the foot