Games Inbox: When will GTA 6 Trailer 3 be released?

The Wednesday letters page thinks Obsidian Entertainment will be forced to return to the Fallout franchise soon enough, as one reader celebrates 20 years of Ōkami.

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Insufficient data
It does amaze me how little we know about GTA 6 at this point, and I wonder when we would’ve learnt more, if it had come out as planned in May. Would we have had another trailer by now? Would the website have filled out with info and maps and info or would they still keep things close to their chests?

And what’s the best guess for the next trailer now, if it’s out in November? Ignoring the fact that I think a delay is likely I don’t see one happening until the summer. Rockstar like to rain on other people’s parades, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it was very close to Summer Game Fest or whatever is due this year.

I’m not convinced it’ll give much more info though; it’ll still be the bare minimum. Everyone’s imagination is working overboard on what the game will be like. that Rockstar don’t need to step in and tell them they’re wrong. Who needs marketing when you’ve got millions of desperate fans?
Gibson

To infinity and beyond
I forgot about Sony suddenly moving the goalposts about how much the PlayStation 2 sold, so now it can never really be beaten, since ‘more than 160 million’ basically means every number up to and including infinity.

As far as I’m concerned, the Switch is the best-selling console ever. Not only did it beat Sony’s original number for the PlayStation 2 but it did it under very difficult circumstances, with proper competition from PlayStation (and not so much Xbox). Not only that but it was late starting in its generation, thanks to the Wii U, and still wiped the floor with its rivals.

Not to downplay the PlayStation 2 in anyway but the reason it did so well is because it had no serious competition in its generation, just the GameCube and the original Xbox. So, for me at least, the Switch’s performance has been much more impressive.
Onibee

Unnecessary store
I won’t miss GAME. The stores were never that necessary after Amazon, etc. sold games and the staff were never very knowledgeable.

Sad to see one less physical disc seller but that has been on the wane for years now. CeX offer better service and warranty and HMV still hangs on, so there are local options if I feel like leaving the house.

I might now be in the minority but at least 95% of my console games are physical discs. I like to display them. I like the fact most of them will work sans internet. They provide a storage medium for me. I don’t have to download a dozen gigabytes of data each time I want to play the game, updates and DLC not included but most games work fine on version 1.0 anyway.
Bobwallett

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You cannot be serious
It’s interesting that the short film for Resident Evil Requiem seems to be a lot more serious than the game. But I think five minutes is about as long as you keep that kind of tone and still be true to the series. Even the bit where the S.T.A.R.S. guy is going along the street looked kind of goofy and that was only for a second.

Zombies being zombies is all well and spooky but the minute you have policemen firing bazookas at monsters with five foot long tongues it all gets very silly (in a good way, in the games at least). I can’t believe that Zach Cregger is going to make his new movie serious. It might not be a comedy but there’s another zaniness in films like Weapons that I think that short will end up being as serious as anyone every takes Resident Evil.

Not a criticism or praise, just an observation. Even something like 28 Years Later has some purposefully sill stuff in there, just because it’s got zombies in it doesn’t mean it has to be grimdark.
Pilot

TV review
I’d say it’s pretty obvious that Fallout countdown is going to be a remaster of Fallout 3. I don’t know what else it could be without being a complete letdown. Whether it’s shadow-dropped or not I don’t care but Oblivion Remastered came out in April so we’re close to the same time and I’m sure Bethesda will want to repeat that success.

If Fallout season 2 has been good then I think it might even do better, because I’d say that Fallout 3 was a better game than 4 (but not New Vegas). I haven’t seen the show though. I zoned out halfway through the first one and, to be honest, don’t really understand why it’s been such a big hit. Have any readers seen it that could say whether it’s been better or worse?
Lurgie

Calm response
I’m not going to dogpile on Nintendo again for their line-up, but I would be very surprised if anyone was totally onboard with what they’ve got planned for the next few months. They’ve messed up Mario Tennis so many times by now that even if this one is good, I don’t think many people are going to be willing to take a chance on it.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder was great, but I don’t think many people were thinking that it would be that much better if it had a ton of gimmicky multiplayer modes. Especially if you can’t play them properly online.

And the Virtual Boy? The whole thing about it is that it was terrible and those red and black screenshot are so ugly I can’t believe it existed back then, let alone that they’re going to bring it back now. I like that it’s there, for preservation and everything, but I can’t imagine playing any of the games for more than a few minutes.

Is the line-up a disaster or a betrayal of fans or any other kind of overreaction? No. It’s just not very inspiring and I’m not sure I’ll pay for any of it. That’s not much for fans to get upset about but I imagine it’s not what Nintendo wants to hear when the console is still less than a year old.
Roland

One more for the pile
Just to add to the list of anniversaries for this year but it’s Ōkami’s 20th in April. Capcom set up an anniversary website for it and while it doesn’t say anything about the sequel, it’ll probably get updated nearer the time.

There is going to be a concert in Japan but the most interesting thing I noticed on the website is that there’s no mention of Ōkamiden on the DS. I’m pretty sure I read that Hideki Kamiya doesn’t like it and/or resented not being involved, so looks like he’s trying to memory hole it. I thought it was alright myself, but I guess this means you’re never going to see a remaster.
Inky

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Return to Vegas
So what you’re telling me with that news story about all Obsidian’s role-players flopping is that they’re now on Microsoft’s list and right in the danger zone with Double Fine. Maybe worse actually, because at least Double Fine have a new game coming out. If there’s not going to be a Outer Worlds 3 what are Obsidian going to do now?

I actually really like The Outer Worlds 2, but it should’ve been obvious it wasn’t going to be a big hit. People weren’t exactly knocking the door down for a sequel and it came out at busy time of year with very little marketing or hype.

I forgot Avowed even existed and I don’t think I’m the only one. Even looking at it now, I’m not sure what the hook is, other than it looks very generic and nerdy.

This seems a familiar problem with Microsoft though, where the instant they get a whiff of success they convince themselves the game’s a culture icon and everyone’s talking about it. They’re a lot like gamers in that sense, where there can’t ever be middle ground, everything’s got to be a mega hit or a flop.

Thinking about it though, Microsoft probably won’t shut them down entirely. They’ll probably downsize them but then send them to work in the Fallout mines, making remakes and sequels to New Vegas. That doesn’t sound like such a bad idea in theory, but I don’t think people working under duress is going to result in the best games.
Focus

Inbox also-rans
I see Sonic Racing CrossWorlds underperformed for Sega. Can’t say I’m surprised, as releasing it alongside Mario Kart World always seemed silly. In fact, it probably helped Nintendo by making their game look even better by comparison.
Toxie

I think this got overlooked a bit at the end of the year but I’m really surprised that Marvel Cosmic Invasion seems to have bene a flop, as I thought it was really good. Another example of the Marvel curse, where every game not made by Insomniac is a flop, even with the licence attached?
RobertCop

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