Rockstar Games Launcher announced; you can get GTA: San Andreas for free.

Madjoki · Sep 17, 2019

RDR2 announcement incoming...

Mikey Jr. said:
100% profit vs 70%?

Probably. Gtav is huge on pc. Obviously this doesn't have the reach steam does, but if this is the only way to play Rdr2 on pc...

Rockstar is one of few devs who never relied on Steam. GTA IV was GFWL and all games since used Rockstar ~~Games Launcher~~ Social Club.
(Though they still sold their games on Steam)

Porcupine said:
In germany, when you want to buy a game thats for age 18 you need to show your ID... But that's needed when you buy a game in a shop... not on the internet..

You sure? Amazon Germany at least asks (even though I don't even live in germany). I believe exception is physical products that you pickup from post office. (Where you would then show ID).

TechnicPuppet · Sep 17, 2019

Nappael said:
GOG have already been doing this with Galaxy (not a launcher launcher, but a unified place to load games from, which is close enough).

It's a shame that corporate greed has got us into this annoying mess to begin with.

Who's greed? Which corporation?

FarZa17 · Sep 17, 2019

Free GTASA game? Sure, I'll take it, but it must be the PC version with latest update where most of the songs are removed and old mods that are not compatible, is it?
If so, I just stick with downgraded Steam version because I don't think I want to download it again.

DrFunk · Sep 17, 2019

Lol

No way Rockstar was gonna let Timmy have RDR2 all to himself

caff!!! · Sep 17, 2019

All you had to do was follow the damn launcher, CJ

Dandy said:
Maybe they'll pull a ubi and sign a Steam-excluding deal with EGS for RDR2. That way they get free money from Epic, and everyone still buys it directly from them.

That's how I see it, all the cheap keys were social club anyways

Porcupine · Sep 17, 2019

Madjoki said:
RDR2 announcement incoming...

Rockstar is one of few devs who never relied on Steam. GTA IV was GFWL and all games since used Rockstar ~~Games Launcher~~ Social Club.
(Though they still sold their games on Steam)

You sure? Amazon Germany at least asks (even though I don't even live in germany). I believe exception is physical products that you pickup from post office. (Where you would then show ID).

Yes, it's needed when you buy the physical version, but not for the digital one.

Ahti · Sep 17, 2019

Kerotan said:
I wouldn't be surprised if it comes to Epic too

Maybe later. Wouldn`t make much sense to release the game day one on several platforms just after releasing their own platform, imo.

LOLDSFAN · Sep 17, 2019

Tygre said:
Huh, I thought this already existed?

Must have just been all the social club nonsense.

Yeah I thought that too when I got GTA 5 directly through them.

Turin Turambar · Sep 17, 2019

Foffy said:
We're gonna need a Retroarch-like solution that includes all of these launchers.

Playnite

EvilBoris · Sep 17, 2019

Saucycarpdog said:
Why not just a take two launcher instead of a single studio?

maybe that's the plan, but the rockstar branding is better

Altera · Sep 17, 2019

TechnicPuppet said:
Who's greed? Which corporation?

All of them besides Steam, obviously.

Dukie85 · Sep 17, 2019

I want this, simply for free GTA: SA

Deleted member 5491 · Sep 17, 2019

Great.

Every pissing guy nowadays needs a laucnher just to have even more control over what people bought,
even tho it doesn't help preventing pirating.

BasilZero · Sep 17, 2019

Frox said:
I guess they're preparing ground work for RDR 2 on PC.

Yep

Hopefully RDR and Revolver too

fluffydelusions · Sep 17, 2019

That's 8 launchers I have installed on PC now

Sparks · Sep 17, 2019

I have no problem with this launcher...

Just means they have easier delivery method for the Single Player Red Dead 2 DLC. Right?! RIGHT!?

God I want it so bad :''(

Lashley · Sep 17, 2019

fluffydelusions said:
That's 8 launchers I have installed on PC now

Get GOG Galaxy or Playnite, it helps

Deleted member 20831 · Sep 17, 2019

This goes back to an era where every game had its own executable and shortcuts on the start menu/desktop to play them.

The upgrade now is that the game executables/shortcuts are now grouped together with different clients, each requiring a username, password and sometimes a two step verification.

Pretty soon we shall have a search bar for game clients, like how we have a search bar for games on Steam library.

ThousandEyes · Sep 17, 2019

Does Sam Houser make more money than Timmy?

Deleted member 21875 · Sep 17, 2019

Not thrilled for another launcher but if this means a PC version of RDR2 - grudgingly accepted.

Garlador · Sep 17, 2019

Go a step further. Make a separate launcher for GTA and RDR. It's the only logical path forward.

Lant_War · Sep 17, 2019

BasilZero said:
Yep

Hopefully RDR and Revolver too

I think they said they're never touching RDR's code again, if they do anything the whole game breaks 'cause spaghetti code

fluffydelusions · Sep 17, 2019

Lashley said:
Get GOG Galaxy or Playnite, it helps

I only really actively use 3 (Steam - CS:GO and most other stuff, Blizzard, - for Overwatch, EGS - for Fortnite) I just keep the others installed in case I need them for another game again down the line.

Bjones · Sep 17, 2019

Well i havnt bought a rockstar game since GTA4. This just cements it that I will continue that trend.

mxbison · Sep 17, 2019

they release a game like every 4 years and it's always way earlier on console

yeah, I don't think I need a Rockstar launcher

ThousandEyes · Sep 17, 2019

Bjones said:
Well i havnt bought a rockstar game since GTA4. This just cements it that I will continue that trend.

you are missing out man

Red Dead, Max Payne 3, GTA V and RDR 2 are all great games

arts&crafts · Sep 17, 2019

Its not ideal but I am okay with companies selling their own games on their own launchers. Didnt work well for Bethesda but I think RDR2 or GTA6 are big enough to succeed.

BeI · Sep 17, 2019

Consoles starting to look more interesting as pc grows into a launcher hellscape.

mouzone · Sep 17, 2019

Anyone else getting "This feature is not currently available" under Buy Now?

TheMrPliskin · Sep 17, 2019

Tying RDR2 to a launcher is certainly one way to make me download your launcher.

Shini42 · Sep 17, 2019

Error 52 said:
RDR2 is gonna be exclusive to this thing, isn't it.

Well, it hasn't been confirmed for PC at all yet, so anything would be an improvement.

N.Domixis · Sep 17, 2019

We just need a program that puts all these launchers in one package.

kurahador · Sep 17, 2019

Another launcher....another streaming service...ffs.

Jamrock User · Sep 17, 2019

Theorry said:
Lmao

Rockstar ain't no random developer

Horns · Sep 17, 2019

Let's face it. Every big company will have a launcher at some point.

Mobius and Pet Octopus · Sep 17, 2019

Another launcher does not bother me even slightly. I have some singular games that have or have had launchers (paladins before steam launch, for example). That is a total non-issue for me. This is not even new. World of Warcraft used to have a launcher solely for WOW. Saying consoles are more appealing now is just the icing of the silly cake.

The Albatross · Sep 17, 2019

Which version of GTA San Andreas?

A2Z90 said:
Free GTASA game? Sure, I'll take it, but it must be the PC version with latest update where most of the songs are removed and old mods that are not compatible, is it?
If so, I just stick with downgraded Steam version because I don't think I want to download it again.

My hunch is that it's the PC version with the licenses removed and old mod incompatibility ...

Or...

That it's a port of the Android / iOS releases. When they re-released GTA:SA on Xbox One and PS4 recently (or maybe it was 360/PS3 with backwards compatibility or whatever), they were ports of the Android / iOS port.

flaxknuckles · Sep 17, 2019

Rockstar, stealth launch GTA 6 within the next week and I shall forgive thee.

Kaiken · Sep 17, 2019

Subscriptions and services everywhere for everyone!!!

Stef · Sep 17, 2019

Any indie developer here on NeoGaf knows something about publishing third-party games there?

c0Zm1c · Sep 17, 2019

Just got an update for GTA V on Steam that installs the new launcher. It looks like it works in a similar way to how Ubisoft's games integrate with Steam?

wubalubadubdub · Sep 17, 2019

Error 52 said:
RDR2 is gonna be exclusive to this thing, isn't it.

100%

Joqu · Sep 17, 2019

Is there anything special about this version of San Andreas or is it identical to steam's

gaogaogao · Sep 17, 2019

wish you could just link your steam account like you can your xbox or playstation account and add the games to your rockstar account.
scanning for games doesnt actually add them to your rockstar account, it just adds a button that says play it on steam. gee thanks

Ash735 · Sep 17, 2019

Solar Puffin said:
Oooh, you know I've never played San Andreas.
Is it difficult to get it working with a controller on a modern PC?

Not at all, you just need this mod which adds full Xinput support to the game, you can even use PS2 cheats with it too:

https://www.gtagarage.com/mods/show.php?id=24272

Zoon · Sep 17, 2019

Best news of the day. Can't wait for more launchers. This is exactly what PC gaming needs.

Hadoken · Sep 17, 2019

fluffydelusions said:
That's 8 launchers I have installed on PC now

If RDR2 is exclusive this launcher will make my 8th as well. When people ask "it's just a click" I wonder if they really tried it or if their gaming habits are different where they just play 1-2 games at a time. I'm currently hopping between Control, Metro Exodus, Wolfenstein Youngblood, BFV, and Gears 5. That's four launchers I have to open in the background. If I didn't cancel World of Warcraft that would make it five.

RadioactiveLobster · Sep 17, 2019

Error 52 said:
RDR2 is gonna be exclusive to this thing, isn't it.

At this point I don't even care anymore.

LuigiMario · Sep 17, 2019

poklane said:
Nobody should be surprised like this, that 30% just starts really adding up to extreme heights for big publishers. It's just a matter of time before every publisher who can afford to do so has their own store.

Agreed with this. Valve was able to capitalize on a relatively weak PC market and publishers afraid of piracy at the time and lead consumers to buying games conveniently. The cut didn't bother them much because they were coming from boxed retail with a similar cut. Now that almost all games require some online component, publishers feel they can just take these games back and get all the profits.

It's not ideal and I'm not stoked about it but it was absolutely inevitable.

Ash735 · Sep 17, 2019

Happy Puppy said:
Quick question.

Does GTA San Andreas have full controller support?

I'm afraid of 2000's PC games.

Yes, via a simple mod:

https://www.gtagarage.com/mods/show.php?id=24272

ThousandEyes · Sep 17, 2019

wait is it confirmed RDR 2 on PC

Arthur will be on PC?

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