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Hello everybody, and welcome to Some Patches Required. Every other Wednesday, your hosts Aaron and Zak use their backgrounds in game development and analysis to discuss various facets of the ever-turbulent games industry. From interviews with AAA/indie devs to deep dives on timely topics, the duo hopes to entertain and educate you on this wild medium we all love.
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GTA VI: The Industry's Most Successful Failure?
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This week, Zak and Aaron are back to talk about the biggest event in the history of the games industry, and why it could still be considered a failure in the eyes of investors. That's right, Grand Theft Auto VI, the game to end all games and save manufacturers from languishing console sails, could absolutely flop. If its hotly anticipated online component doesn't just meet, but exceed the astronomical financial figures posted by GTA V since its launch in 2013, the future of Rockstar and its 5,000-plus employees may be a lot less stable than previously imagined.
Sources:
I Cant Believe You've Done This - PWee28
Take-Two’s real GTA 6 jackpot may not be the game itself - The Street
GTA 5 Statistics 2026 - Axis Intelligence Research
GTA Online Leak Reveals $5 Billion In Revenue, Shocking Spending Habits - RockstarIntel
GTA 6 is a 'singleplayer experience', leaving me to question what's going on with GTA Online - PC Gamer
GTA 6 Doesn't Mean The End Of GTA Online, Says Take-Two CEO - Kotaku
GTA 6 Has the Highest Break-Even Threshold in Entertainment History - GTABoom
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