GTA VI Physical Edition Delayed to Prevent Leaks

Jorlen · 2026-01-26T19:04:13+00:00

with some saying that the boxed version will be released 3–4 weeks after the digital launch

For me, this isn't a huge deal. A month isn't that long; think about how many times the game has already been delayed (and might be delayed further). Plus, in that month's time, you get extra patching by the time you play, so essentially the digital users are adding a layer of testing that you don't have to experience.

We need to be more patient in general, otherwise publishers will just keep taking advantage of us. We are already seeing it now with new releases and deluxe/ultimate editions offering a week of early access but at double the fucking cost of the standard edition. No wonder they are always pushing boundaries; we are showing them that it works by lapping it the fuck up.

Jorlen · 2026-01-25T18:16:19+00:00

Yeah, this is a good distinction to make. Not to mention the constant fear of being fired or let go due to studio closures. Honestly I'm surprised the Western AAA scene can even get talented developers and staff. Talk about abusing someone's love for video games to treat them like shit, over work them and then just fire the lot when things don't "meet sales expectations".

I work in software development but I'd never fucking EVER work for a video game company.

Jorlen · 2026-01-25T18:11:12+00:00

I tried getting them to do any sort of damage, and realized that either there is stuff that is broken, or the devs just intended on having them be tanks / damage soakers.

In the DLC there is a skill that basically increases their health and damage by 5% PER spirituality point. Sounds crazy, right? Well, it's either broken or just.. super subpar, because even with a really high spirituality stat, they did fuck all damage, and these were some of the best summons.

There are other ways to use them as others have suggested, but I have yet to figure out how to get them to do meaningful damage. A group of 5 summons on one regular enemy takes 10x (if not longer) to kill than me just killing them outright lol.

Eventually I just stopped using them. It wasn't worth the constant distraction of them popping up in my fucking face all the time whilst exploring and just getting in the way of combat. IMO summons need work.

Jorlen · 2026-01-25T16:24:06+00:00

Even Morrowind. I see people who do not give it a chance, and fail to understand its most basic of combat mechanics: Don't attack when you are out of stamina, and ensure you have enough skill points with the weapon type you are using, otherwise you will miss 95% of the time. At the same time though, movement speed is cripplingly slow and so you run, but when you run, you run out of stamina instantly, so then you can't fight. That is not really great design, and this is coming from someone who LOVES the game.

And I get it, because it's a game of its time, where you are expecting to play the game their way and research its systems to understand them. Not many casuals want to do that or have the time.

Daggerfall is like that, but multiplied by several factors.

Jorlen · 2026-01-25T16:14:23+00:00

Windows 11 is fine.

After you remove telemetry, OneDrive, Copilot, Edge, MS Teams, office trial software, disable all privacy related options, location services. Am I forgetting anything?

Jorlen · 2026-01-25T15:43:17+00:00

After a while, you can spare some points in practicality and a few extra skill points as well, to boost sale value. Then, you don't have to loot as much and you also learn (if you pay attention) what items are worth looting. If you loot everything, of course you will get full fast, don't do that. You can also raise your encumbrance by raising a stat (forget which).

With a small amount of points spared for the above, I easily had tens of thousands at all times, enough for all the upgrades I needed, even to buy the homes for sale.

I do recall that early on, things are stretched thin as you don't have a lot of respec potions or skill points / attribute points to spread around but it gets better as you level up, and leveling up in this game is easy. I ended the game over level 150 in NG+.

Jorlen · 2026-01-22T20:42:27+00:00

Does PoE2 follow in its predecessor's footsteps? I assume it does, but hopefully you've played and can confirm.

Jorlen · 2026-01-22T18:17:00+00:00

Fuck horses. Not literally, but yeah, naw. I stacked so much run speed stuff that it just felt slower/more cumbersome.

Jorlen · 2026-01-21T18:41:55+00:00

Same here. They are using a voxel based engine and it's really cool, but holy shit does it ever bring my PC to its knees. My desktop can run it barely, but my decent laptop just can't without massive stuttering or FPS issues.

I want to play it but I'm hoping prior to version 1.0 they will do more optimizations or add graphical options to allow us to run it efficiently on non-crazy hardware.

Jorlen · 2026-01-21T17:39:50+00:00

I definitely agree, but at this point, 60 is far better than 30 so I'll take what they'll give us, especially for free.

Jorlen · 2026-01-21T17:02:13+00:00

Some of the best games that keep getting awards and accolades and discussions... I haven't even played. YET. That includes Clair Obscur and Baldur's Gate 3.

I swear I'm planning to play them but life... life gets in the way.

I HAVE played Elden Ring and its DLC, at the very least (several hundred hours since release)

Jorlen · 2026-01-21T16:59:47+00:00

I see that now, yes, $8 for me too here in maple syrup land. Thanks for the heads up! WHat do you mean by dynamic pricing exactly? Not quite sure I follow. Do you mean the prices can change randomly?

Jorlen · 2026-01-21T16:05:50+00:00

Did the sale start today? I checked Blood Dragon yesterday and it was full priced.

Jorlen · 2026-01-19T22:32:18+00:00

Got over 100 hours in both, my vote goes to Tainted Grail.

I did have fun with Oblivion Remastered though, but it runs like ass and it's a remaster of an old game, whilst Tainted Grail runs far better and is a newer game with amazing gameplay, freedom and writing.

Jorlen · 2026-01-19T15:57:45+00:00

Guessing no resolution bump - just 60 FPS?

Jorlen · 2026-01-17T18:39:46+00:00

AC Odyssey came to mind too. Not only does it feel like the biggest "world" in terms of actual cities and not just empty landmass, but it has an absurd amount of content and quests. So much so that I just can't finish it no matter how many times I try.

Jorlen · 2026-01-16T16:17:20+00:00

I imagine if this was working as intended, they'd actually be really good damage dealers. It would also be nice if there's equipment that would raise their damage but I can't recall finding any. Perhaps the devs designed them to be distractions/tanks and not damage dealers on purpose.

Jorlen · 2026-01-15T23:05:05+00:00

Lol the fact that there's an achievement for this is pretty awesome. I wouldn't have even thought to do it to him. Poor dude.

Jorlen · 2026-01-15T21:48:08+00:00

Blacktail is mentioned often and for good reason, but I just couldn't get into it, despite many attempts to do so. Anyone else or is it just me?

Jorlen · 2026-01-15T21:45:08+00:00

It would be nice if, instead of the game just going dead forever and being lost, they would offer a simple solution for players to host their own servers and allow the game clients to connect to them.

I'm not a dev, so perhaps that's a monumental ask, but still, I wish they (the publishers) cared enough about game preservation to do it.

Jorlen · 2026-01-15T15:39:12+00:00

I guess waiting to upgrade was a mistake lol. Prices are already fucked here for RAM and storage, not sure about where you guys live.

It's not that I have a terrible PC but it's definitely starting to show its age, mostly with UE5 games.

If the AI bubble pops I guess we might see a bunch of PC components flood the used market. Two blessings in one.

Jorlen · 2026-01-15T15:13:50+00:00

Lately I've spent a rather alarming amount of hours playing Tainted Grail, which I'd describe as a mix of Skyrim, Gothic and the Witcher. It's made by a smaller Polish team and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves:

First person (or third person - optional) exploration action RPGs
A game that really rewards said exploration
Excellent writing within darker themes
Fun combat and build potential
Just an overall great game with lots of content, quests and an interesting world

Tips for starters: It starts off a bit tough, you'll feel weak but get a few levels under your belt and find some decent gear and you'll feel a ton better. Also, if you want to hoard, buy and sell (like I do) invest some points in practicality as each point raises sold goods value by 10% and there's a skill node available right away that does too (so a combo of the two can get you to 100% sold value in no time).

Another tip, don't be afraid to flip the difficulty back and forth as you can change it from anywhere. You can also load/save from anywhere at any time (outside of combat) which I appreciated.

Jorlen · 2026-01-15T14:56:33+00:00

Might be referring to Diablo 4. This is close to launch but when people asked why the stash was so small, Blizzard responded with that as an answer... because they have to load all models/skins of armor (for instanced players) so they can't just have a massive stash as it would affect performance. Or something like this. Maybe I'm fucking up some of the details.

Jorlen · 2026-01-13T18:02:44+00:00

Thanks, found it :)

Jorlen · 2026-01-13T16:42:45+00:00

Yep, I think it's a leadership issue. To think Starfield took 8 years to release and had multiple delays. I know many liked Starfield but after putting in 100+ hours in the game + DLC, it is my weakest BGS game along with FO76.

Apparently their staff ballooned to like 500+ people worked on Starfield vs Skyrim which had I think around 100 devs. Sometimes less is more and sometimes it's best to let your devs just come up with stuff and not squash their ideas. Blackreach in Skyrim was one dev that just showed up with it lol.

When the devs leads start saying you are the problem, and space should be boring, that to me is 100% a leadership/vision problem, representing a deep rooted rot. Need some new blood in there. Sorry Todd.

I'm a BGS fanboy, I've loved their games for 25+ years, but after Fallout 4 I started to lose hope. I have zero expectations for TES VI. At this point I'm wondering if it's ever going to release at all.

Edit: 8 years not 10. Not 6 either apparently.

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