'This Is Unbelievably Scummy' - GTA 6 Fans Are Annoyed By Netflix's Paywalled Extended Look at the Game

Grand Theft Auto 6 fans aren't thrilled with Rockstar's determination to merchandise the adjacent look astatine the crippled done Netflix.

Earlier today, Rockstar Games confirmed it volition debut an "extended look" astatine Grand Theft Auto 6 connected August 27th astatine 3 PM ET done Netflix. The extended look volition besides beryllium disposable astatine 9 PM ET connected YouTube, but for six hours, it volition fundamentally beryllium paywalled, arsenic Netflix is simply a paid subscription service. Essentially, Rockstar and Netflix are asking fans to fork implicit immoderate currency to spot the game's adjacent large selling bushed the infinitesimal it goes live. Given the precocious anticipation for this game, there'll surely beryllium radical who motion up for Netflix conscionable to ticker this alternatively of waiting for it to merchandise for escaped connected YouTube aboriginal that evening.

As you mightiness imagine, immoderate fans find the full happening a spot unusual and are adjacent upset astir the move.

"This is unbelievably scummy," said 1 instrumentality connected X. "Everyone is excited for the extended look of GTA 6, but it's premiering connected Netflix first, which volition power radical to get a subscription. This needs to beryllium called out, due to the fact that if immoderate different studio, specified arsenic Bethesda, did this, they would beryllium crucified."

"Hiding the archetypal imaginable gameplay uncover down a subscription, adjacent if inexpensive and temporary, is highest Rockstar arrogance," said another.

There are galore different near-identical messages nether Rockstar's societal media posts astir the announcement, truthful these aren't isolated comments. Some person questioned wherefore Netflix was adjacent chosen for this event. It's apt Rockstar and Netflix partnered up aft the streamer helped merchandise Red Dead Redemption and the remastered GTA trilogy done its service, making the games accessible to millions of radical who whitethorn not ain a console oregon PC.

There are besides fears that Netflix mightiness not beryllium capable to grip the request for the caller look astatine GTA 6. The work is beauteous notorious for crashing nether pressure, peculiarly erstwhile there's a highly anticipated premiere of a caller amusement similar Stranger Things oregon a unrecorded sporting event. Is Netflix prepared to grip millions of radical flooding its servers astatine erstwhile to drawback a glimpse astatine GTA 6? We tin lone hope.

As of close now, we're not rather definite what volition beryllium featured successful this caller look. Will it beryllium earthy gameplay? A playthrough of a mission? A precise agelong trailer? It's up successful the aerial close now. Some are hoping that we'll get 15 - 30 minutes of footage of the game, which seems tenable for thing that is premiering connected Netflix. Rockstar released 10 minutes of gameplay for Red Dead Redemption 2 up of its merchandise crossed 2 gameplay heavy dive videos, truthful an adjacent deeper look astatine GTA 6 doesn't consciousness wholly retired of the question.

The full concern has resulted successful a 2nd question of backlash against GTA 6. Although Rockstar is treating the crippled similar an unprecedented event, immoderate fans aren't blessed astir the ways the institution is going astir it. In June, Rockstar confirmed that GTA 6 volition not merchandise connected a disc, saying carnal copies would lone see a integer code. It's speculated that Rockstar is doing this to forestall the crippled from leaking done aboriginal copies, but carnal media fans are frustrated astir the crippled from a preservation perspective. On apical of that, the crippled is besides $80 and definite contented is locked down a $100 eventual edition.

Whether oregon not immoderate of these annoyances are capable to crook radical disconnected to the crippled remains to beryllium seen. GTA 6 is expected to beryllium a popular civilization golliath either way, and volition apt beryllium 1 of the biggest amusement releases successful history.

Cade Onder is simply a freelancer for IGN's quality team. He covers each things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You tin find him connected Twitter @Cade_Onder.