OFP (Arma: CWA) is getting a remaster. The devs did a special stream for the game´s 25th anniversary today, and dropped the announcement (release date TBC), along with a demo (same mission as the OG demo back in the day 
) and the source code for the game.
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Steam Machine prices are out:
- 1039 euros
- 1049 dollars
- 879 pounds
(for the base model)
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I just don’t get why anyone would want the Steam Machine. If people want to play their games on the big screen, why not just get a PS5 or Xbox and save several hundred dollars? Or just buy a TV and hook it up as a PC monitor? If people want a powerful PC, they could make their own or even find a high quality prebuilt one for cheaper.
It’ll still sell out I’m sure in the consumerist world we live in, but what a strange choice for a product.
The Steam Machine is the plug&play solution for Steam games on TV. If you are capable to set up a PC and install games on it, you would not get this here.
This thing is basically Steam trying to fish in the console target group. But it will be hard with that price tag.
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Yep, no need to worry about scalpers or console shortages with those prices. 
I wanted one.
I’m not broke but I do have a lot of expenses. Would have considered it at 700-800 USD. But thanks to AI datacenters and the cost of storage and memory in the year of our lord 2026, this is a hard pass until prices go down, if ever.
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http://www.take2games.com/ir/news/rockstar-games-announces-pre-orders-grand-theft-auto-vi
GTA 6 will be 80$
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Physical Version of this only include Digital Code fyp
lol. Stores were probably salivating when thinking about launch, thinking a bunch of people would opt for physical - especially for people in areas where internet connections aren’t the fastest. Rockstar pushes them all towards just going digital anyway.
Except…
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- “Physical Editions” will just be a code in a box
- 80$ USD base price, 100$ USD Ultimate price
- tons of premium customization shops “only open for business with the Ultimate Edition”
Yikes. Greedy. Evil.
I hope those “bonus shops” are just extra shops and not the entire customization suite locked behind 20$ DLC
So if someone buys base GTA 6, there’s just gonna be tons of buildings that look like they can enter, but can’t? Oof.
Tbh now I kinda want this game to fail.
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Yeah I think I’ll be getting GTA6 when it gets enhanced for PS8 in like 2039 with hopefully a fully complete edition at a reduced price. And the best part is now we’ll see a ton more games at $80 because that’s what GTA6 costs! And a ton more physical games that are just a code in a box because that’s what GTA6 did! Not the first game to do things like that, but it’ll certainly be the most popular
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Rumours abound that GTA Online will be a separate game, and purchase.
(which would make intent continuity: RDR2 is can be bought as separate “story mode”, and “online” if one wants.)
(I hate part of myself: if I end up buying the game I will try to do everything with it, as I always try and do for all games. So if GTA Online, and it’s achievements are separate, it would be neater to me. I would see it as a good…)
Not the first game to do so.
But could be the standard bearer.
Strangely Ace Combat 8 is 79.99 on xbox, but 69.99 on steam.
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Maybe an unpopular opionion, but I like the idea of having a physical box with a digital code to download the game.
While discs do have their advantages, I think digital game downloads are much more convenient. My current PC doesn’t even have a built-in bluray drive, so I would have to connect an external drive first to install the game from disc. Besides, a download only needs to be started once, so there is no hassle switching out the discs during installation. And with gigabit internet becoming more popular, the download should also be faster than the fastest bluray.
Now, with the physical box and digital download codes I do get a nice haptic thing. A box, that looks great on the shelf. Probably also an included map and maybe some other goodies inside. However, I don’t have to go through with the installation from disc, but can enjoy the benefits from a digital download. In my opinion that’s a great combination.
If this goes like GTAV then the post-launch content will be focused on GTA Online. I am not sure if I want to buy it, less so now that stuff I would like to do, like customizing cars, is paywalled from the first day.
Rockstar also turned out a horrible company when it comes to user content or mods.
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It’s downright criminal, that a game, that is foremost about cars, locks an entire auto shop behind a more expensive deluxe edition. That feels like fundamental functionality, that should exist in the base game.
Hmm, honestly that doesn’t sound plausible to me. The reason GTA V’s online mode made so much money is the free-to-play aspect. People can start playing without additional costs and get hooked on the game mode. But to unlock new missions, they need a new building type, which is expensive. While you could grind that money through regular play, a lot of players opt for purchasing shark cards instead. I don’t see why Rockstar should deviate from that monetization strategy. Besides, Rockstar have also introduced the GTA+ subscription model as another source of revenue.
Therefore I think VI Online will be free. But players are incentivized to spent money on shark cards to fund their in game lifestyle and on GTA+ subscriptions, that unlock extras in the game.
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And in game stores are locked behind the ultimate edition if I’m reading this correctly. Lmao
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Hell yeah VideoGamesPlus 
that takes balls.
I’ve got some great deals on physical stuff from them in the past and have used them for more recent new physical games I want. (Gonna get Control 2 from them in Sept.)
They usually ship it quite fast, probably cause they’re based in Toronto?
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I’d personally be fine with that, since I don’t care about Online at all, though the customer-friendlier way of doing it would certainly be having both SP and Online part of the package, but having them as separate installations, so you can just choose one or the other, or both, based on your preference. Which is something I wish they had done with GTAV..
Really the main thing preventing me from reinstalling that game is just how sodding bloated it got (and keeps getting) with all the Online updates over the years. I hate wasting precious disk space with stuff I’ll never touch, so having the option to only install the SP part would be preferable for me in this case. (hopefully less or none Online adverts splattered across the main menu as well)
Anyways, I’m on PC, so all these concerns are at least a year or two into the future..
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ngl, the code in a box thing works out well for me in NZ. The “physical” release has a few stores competing for the lowest price - so buying that and buying the Ultimate upgrade on PSN is going to be about 13% cheaper than just buying Ultimate off PSN.
And I still end up with a digital copy at the end of day. Neat.
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