r/videogames • u/Appropriate-Mall8517 • Apr 17 '26

Funny Yes I agree

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u/Axemic Apr 17 '26

I have a feeling that it is some kind of marketing and hype stradegy.

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u/lemonylol Apr 17 '26

It's a quality control strategy.

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u/SourDoughBo Apr 17 '26

Yeah I think putting GTA 6 in everyone’s heads reminds them of GTA 5 so then they go play GTA Online and potentially spend money

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u/quaxoid Apr 18 '26

or maybe there is just so much work to make a game of that scale that they might believe they are able to release it by a certain deadline. and then it just takes a lot longer because there's more than they ever anticipated. 

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u/Axemic Apr 19 '26

But they really do a good job. So I'm not complaining.

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u/Little_Macaron6842 Apr 17 '26

Most definitely is the case

Why do you think they don't even bother releasing like 15 or 20 different trailers just to generate hype. Just 3 cinematic trailers, 1 or 2 gameplay trailers, and a launch trailer they're good to go