Rockstar Can You PLEASE Stop...

[@TJGM]

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[@slash7242]

@@blargblarg-jargon9607 Yea who the fuck uses bluesky, is it like parler or truth social?

[@kaan2716]

Video published 2 hr. ago, how come this comment is 4 hours earlier than the video

[@GTAndFortniteVideos1]

Why people have to mod? Why can't they just make there own game? Then BOOM! Don't have to worry about being shut down.

[@HakoTaco1]

What are all these replies, you guys need to chill out lmao

[@AlexisStreams]

When we play games Lets say GTA and we agree to their End User License Agreement It means we agree that we are prohibited from reverse engineering their games, we are prohibited from stealing their assets which they modders did. And we are Also PROHIBITED from Redistributing their assets without AUTHORIZATION.

[@sanyokschannel9530]

Funny thing is, GTA VC next gen edition used to be a gta 4 required mod. After Rockstar took down their channel they said fuck you and made the game a ready to install package. Amazing response, W to them

[@lordvolpiv]

that is good lol coz i dont own gta4. i aint buyin a game if it runs like shit even on good gpus.

[@sanyokschannel9530]

@@lordvolpiv Yeah, GTA 4 is really not a good experience even on 1060's

[@DragonOfTheMortalKombat]

​@@lordvolpiv lol someone can't be bothered to apply simple fixes like dxvk to their game lol. Besides, the mod also relies on gta 4 as base game so its going to run similarly

[@DragonOfTheMortalKombat]

​@@sanyokschannel9530 there are thousands of videos addressing performance issues but you couldn't bother watching one. Ok lol

[@sanyokschannel9530]

@ Why are you so pressed about it, chill dude

[@NeonTechYT]

It’s really disappointing to see Rockstar shutting down mods, especially when these mods are made out of love for the games and the community. Mods have kept games like GTA alive for years, giving fans new ways to enjoy them. Instead of shutting them down, it would be amazing if Rockstar embraced the creativity and passion of modders. This is a huge loss for gamers and the GTA fanbase.

[@theunhingedgamer3762]

Rockstar don't like modders never have never will and also please take not on how long they held off the releases for PC

[@shootingpointoffical1122]

Isn't it technically copyright? That creator has all of GTA 4s assets

[@RomanZ-zy1ef]

​@@theunhingedgamer3762 Cockstar suck modders don't like them either

[@SerialDesignatioN]

Rockstar is the opposite of Valve

[@HakoTaco1]

​@@shootingpointoffical1122They could've coded in a check that only lets you play the mod if you own gta 4

[@TigerChamp99]

Meanwhile EA (hated by everyone) is fine with NFS Underground 2 being remade on UE5. That remake uses OG UG2 assets such as the open world. Rockstar fans have a weird relationship with Rockstar Games. They will criticise (justified) Rockstar Games for shutting down mods that fans love and have poured hours into making them. But as soon as a game like RDR2 or GTA 6 drops, they will forgive and forget everything. Rockstar Games fans have some kind of Stockholm syndrome. Some Rockstar fans will go as far as belittling the efforts competitors put into their games in an irrelevant comment section. We know that Rockstar Games puts insane amount of effort into their new games (employees work well over 12 hours a day with no weekends during crunch), but that doesn't mean the competitors put zero effort into their games. Rockstar Games internally calling competitors' products second tier games nowadays only adds fuel to the fire. Rockstar Games now has a monopoly over open world urban crime games thanks to them selling virtual experiences (virtual Miami, virtual LA, virtual NYC, virtual wild west, etc) mixed with pop culture reference such as well known movie/TV show moments rather than just a videogame. Which is precisely what differentiates a game made by Rockstar Games from a game made by other AAA companies. Some of my favourite videogames are made by Rockstar Games, but the hours I put into them pale in comparison to my favourite non Rockstar games.

[@Steelion69]

Rockstar is overrated. Especially modern Rockstar, at least classic Rockstar could keep their mouths shut, and make fun games with solid stories, and writing. Now it's just the negative attitude against customer base, with Take2's hubris and greed in charge now.

[@Salisbury_Steak]

If EA is more consumer friendly, you are clearly doing something wrong as a company. A shame the average R* fan has Stockholm Syndrome.

[@ВалентинСедов-ь8ы]

In my personal experience, that's just the gaming community in general. Not that long ago there was a huge outcry about Blizzard, first with a stroke of bad games, then with official investigation about terrible things happening inside the company. Seemed like half of gaming internet was crying how "Blizzard- bad", "Boycott Blizzard!!!" etc. Then Diablo 4 released a few months later and it's a best seller. And all those influencers who were just screaming "Blizzard BAD" were now making content on that game.

[@amir.music2005]

R* is truly evil. I've read multiple articles about its staff working more than 12 hours a day without weekend breaks🤦💔

[@XxSanderMLGamerXx]

They are assholes, but they make great games.

[@MaxPayneSpoon]

TJGM reached his limits with rockstar

[@SerialDesignatioN]

Even he said the F-word 😭

[@BlackSmith6969]

Why do Rockstar's care about fans, they are still earning from GTA Online, Why would they need to give fans what they want? remaking or allowing modders other games of rockstar really affects the players of GTA Online as they will stop playing and giving money to rockstar, this is the main reason why rockstar stops modders for fixing their other games because there piggy cash cow live service GTA Online is making money

[@automation7295]

​@@SerialDesignatioN Why do people cry over him dropped the F-bomb? It's just a word and people are allowed to use it to enhance their expression. I use the F-word a lot, even for no reason. People believe that swearing is actually good for you. If people never use swear word, then the world would be boring.

[@tutigseg]

Rockstar doesn't deserve the love and loyalty of their fans I have even lost hope in GTA 6 it's going to be a live service trash and they will abandon the single player after a few months and focus on milking GTA Online 2 for 10-15 years

[@Convultus]

I think most of the anger should be directed towards Take-Two, they have a really strong stance on intellectual property. I'm guessing Rockstar Games has some input here and there but ultimately the decisions are made by Take-Two.

[@tutigseg]

@Convultus both are the same shit dude

[@rocstarang5747]

Rockstar is in an abusive relationship with its fans

[@Blobby.]

This one is real

[@kikons78]

If TJGM starts cursing, then know that the boundaries have been crossed.

[@Aditya19_IN]

Fr !!

[@pooler57]

He actually does it more than you think but he does it when he’s upset

[@sauldownbadman876]

Also gets more Irish

[@Jankiem]

Siema

[@mikel22383]

Na zagranicznym yt tez jestes rozpoznawany :)

[@ea09]

I hate this company with every fibre of my being.

[@Ayymoss]

I hope you carry this energy into the GTA 6 release. But we both know you're being performative.

[@ea09]

@Ayymoss I didn't even buy GTA4 or GTA5. Piracy is the only way of playing their games for me. Last game of theirs that i legitimately bought was SA which was years ago. I don't respect any company that doesn't respect its players. I hope that gives you some light for my perspective.

[@captainovary9553]

@@Ayymoss Fastfood tastes good, doesent mean the things behind that are also good. Rockstar do make great games. But how they developed into an unsympathetic company is way to funny. The way they've been acting for a long time, it feels like they're a company from the GTA universe.

[@atomicdeathray2004]

I pirated every single GTA I've played, I got GTA V for free on epic, and I will pirate GTA6 when it comes out. Rockstar is one of many companies that doesn't deserve a single dime out of my pocket.

[@Ayymoss]

@ea09 Then I don't think you should care for IP law when you clearly have no regard for their IP to begin with.

[@ForeverGamer95]

This is so stupid, a big loss for everyone. They left Red Dead Online in miserable conditions, they shat on their legacy with the "definitive edition" of the GTA trilogy and they keep going against very talented modders. Mods are the only reason I still play San Andreas. I'm not even hyped for GTA 6, they're not getting any of my money with this stupid behaviour.

[@calebproductions1264]

People will still play gta6 regardless if you change you mind or not, therefore people will just forget about this.

[@ColdestW]

Same with me i can already predict there gonna make story mode need internet, gta online would have the worst inflation and it would cost $100 something

[@ardadeluxe]

pretty sure everyone will buy gta 6 regardlesss

[@kvdrr]

@@calebproductions1264 last time I've seen you here you told me that it is only by accident that you found this video recommended to you and couldn't care less about mods. you write a lot of comments preaching conformism for someone who doesn't care

[@calebproductions1264]

@ the gta community are the ones that keep making a deal about a stupid mod getting deleted and so many people are crying tears of salt over it, it's amusing to watch cause they all act like this hasn't happened before with other mods lol

[@sash69420]

Mods give new life to old video games. When the devs have long abandoned these games modders literally revive the playerbase and if the publishers are savvy enough they can easily capitalize on it by promoting them to get more sales.

[@DeadAmericanBestAmerican]

Modders need to learn not to touch rockstar games. Your time is more valuable than that. If your SO beats you every day maybe break up with them? Instead of giving them your time and resources.

[@DeadAmericanBestAmerican]

Modders are in an abusive relationship with rockstar games and refuse to leave

[@KunalMetal-y6f]

Agreed. They should invest their time finishing unfinished projects of Ubisoft instead, like Watch Dogs 1. Ubisoft are kinda chill compared to Take-Two.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Modders should be in the industry but they'd just become greedy too.

[@KingDevoneoGotBeats]

Exactly! 💯

[@theemptyprod.1360]

Vice City Nextgen Edition will most likely still be released on time. Apart from blocking the channel, Take-Two has nothing else to do, since Revolution Team are in the Russian Federation. Take-Two and Rockstar left Russia after February 24, 2022, respectively, they have no legal power left there

[@Gahwotchii]

imagine if they go back to Russia just to fuck with them

[@test-rj2vl]

Lol, that would be nice. Then email them download link that points to some russian forums just to see how their legal team feels powerless.

[@HL2Modder2001]

@@test-rj2vl they can ask the russian federation, if not they can take it down *illegally* as a company, what boundaries are you willing to break? what unethical things are you willing to commit? yeah, fuck rockstar and take 2

[@CC-by6rz]

Maybe they can Finish the Liberty City Project

[@NoNameForUYoutube]

Has just been released. Through a torrent file. So yeah, the "you have no power here" meme all the way.

[@nikto7297]

Mods are one of the reasons why older gta games are still alive and rockstar games on the other hand is trying to kill it, they are indirectly trying to kill their own gems

[@Therealw1]

If even one dejected modder buys a shark card, that's ROI to their shareholders. Sick society.

[@BlackSmith6969]

Why do Rockstar's care about fans, they are still earning from GTA Online, Why would they need to give fans what they want? remaking or allowing modders other games of rockstar really affects the players of GTA Online as they will stop playing and giving money to rockstar, this is the main reason why rockstar stops modders for fixing their other games because there piggy cash cow live service GTA Online is making money

[@yipperdeyip]

Rockstar is gone to utter garbage, but... I don't see why playing Liberty City in inferior gameplay and physics is even a thing lol. GTA IV mechanics is still unbeatable by a mile. We need LS with IV mechanics rather than the opposite

[@real_swiftydragon]

Wouldn’t be surprised if their goal is to just take everyone’s focus off the older games in time for the GTA 6 release :/

[@JuniorDjjrMixMods]

I've already given up years ago and am creating my own GTA-like with full modding support. I'm tired of working on something that the company doesn't give value and could at any moment take down my project. I wanted to implement AI conversation with NPCs in GTA SA (because I also wanted on my game), until they took down a mod like that in GTA V, it was the last straw for me.

[@JuniorDjjrMixMods]

Not only the company but the community itself is much more toxic today than it used to be, these were the two main reasons why I left the GTA modding community (even though I still work a little).

[@firajessica806]

Skill issue

[@shifaau9]

@@JuniorDjjrMixMods GTAF especially toxic, i still remember how they treated you back then 😒

[@Puxi]

Wait five or six years and chat lbqt or what its called make you some mods on a push of of a butten

[@SerialDesignatioN]

​@@JuniorDjjrMixModsCan't believe you're here, even the modding community, from SA to V are also toxic. Online and even FiveM and SAMP community are also toxic too

[@Fatima-wo2tm]

2:10 CJ: I hate Gravity Tommy: I hate rockstar

[@JasonMaloneStan]

The Rockstar Modding Cycle: 1. Modders announce an upcoming mod for a Rockstar game way too early before it releases. 2. Fans overhype the announcement of the mod all over social media. 3. Rockstar/T2I notices it and takes it down. 4. Fans and YTers (rightfully) get mad at R*/T2I for taking it down. 5. All news about the mod dies down until another mod comes and gets announced way too early just like the previous one. 6. Repeat.

[@TheDrugFreeThrasher]

Idek why modders even try anymore. I understand the passion, but everyone knows deep down it’ll be taken down in no time. Total waste of their time and hard work. Activision does the same thing, that sick COD mod that was gonna revive classic COD without the childish nonsense, they took it down before it even saw release. I think this is why people still love Garry’s Mod. It’s the only game where the community can make practically anything they want without worry. Although Nintendo did go after them not long ago. Licensing ruins everything.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Self snitching

[@mariothegameryt9080]

@@TheDrugFreeThrasher cod even then was broken, MW2 was a steam pilled hot mess back then, even worse, even a MF on reddit said: It was blinded by nostalgia, Play game, hate game, love game at the end of its life span, says game is good, yep, this is online games

[@TigerChamp99]

EA and Ubisoft seems to be better than R* when it comes to modding games. (And Bethesda unofficially outsourced fixing their games to modders).

[@SerialDesignatioN]

They are also the worst but not worst when it comes to modding. Don't forget Valve for the peak of modding support for its games

[@ReinKayomi]

​@@SerialDesignatioNAlthough Valve outright denied release for a Counter Strike mod that was in development for 8 entire years

[@prgaming5063]

@@ReinKayomi valve used to be great. they became super greedy now

[@hanselvogis5142]

Bethesda also released an update that borked all mods for a week the day before Fallout London came out sooo

[@reloadedspade176]

@@hanselvogis5142and didn’t shoutout folon after its release

[@XxSanderMLGamerXx]

Rockstar is the Ferrari of gaming industry

[@kenjamago3977]

They're more like American's Nintendo tied Activision sorta

[@whiteetk8000persona3isgood]

Not even Ferrari is this fucking bad

[@Monk-Egamer]

​@@kenjamago3977 Nintendo is much worse

[@Professor_Genki7]

Next gen shall release and it'll be the biggest win in the gaming industry. If you support rockstar after the shit they pull off constantly,then you're a smoothbrain.

[@danielmugas3009]

i hate rockstar but i love their games...

[@Cha0tikkBaDD]

25th, the Internet and The Revolution wins

[@Professor_Genki7]

@@danielmugas3009 would you keeppm going to a restaurant you like when the owner is constantly trying to make your experience as miserable as possible?

[@danielmugas3009]

@@Professor_Genki7 no, that why i pirate all of their games

[@Professor_Genki7]

@@danielmugas3009 respect.

[@ilver4431]

With the current policy of the stupid company Cockstar (there is no other name for them today), there is no longer any desire to engage in modding and generally make any corrections to their old, beloved projects. This is just a slap in the face to the most loyal fans. Personally, I'm not going to buy GTA6. I have no desire to sponsor a toad with a toilet smile named Strauss Zelnik. It seems that modding will now be completely separated from GTA.

[@RomanZ-zy1ef]

Cockstar is who they are indeed the original members are all gone old Rockstar are dead and gone forever new ones are Cockstar who sue and file lawsuits against everyone like spoiled brats.

[@Helion_Prime]

Vice City NextGen Edition was released in spite of Rockstar's channel takedown. Big win for the fan base and modding community.

[@deerone]

GTA VIce City Next Gen Edition is out, by the way) Modders are russian, so Take-Two doesn't have jurisdiction here)

[@falenone]

So here's the thing. All the modders who got their hard work shut down, get your vpn's, point to russia, new gtaforums accounts, and just yolo push it live. Upload the mod on yandex or something and that's it. Yandex will the take2 to shove it and shove it well

[@jimmypeeps8471]

@@falenone They can just leak it through bit torrent and wash their hands of any responsibility. Take 2 actually has VERY little power in these situations IF the modders just used Bit Torrent. Hell, someone has all these mods right now because they got them before the links were shut down. THEY CAN UPLOAD them via Bit Torrent, so ask THEM why they're not being the heros we need.

[@dizzee192]

I think they'll still release the mod, they are russian so I don't think rockstar can do jack s**t to them

[@BReal-10EC]

FWIW- Bethesda told the Skyblivion team that it was fine as long as they didn't use ANY of their assets. Skyblivion is recreating the whole thing from scratch. Oh- and you do need to own Oblivion too to run the mod because it gets the audio/dialog from the original game (the only Oblivion assets used).

[@ChainikVlad]

Yep, it's the same deal for Capital Wasteland for Fallout 4 and Fallout 4: New Vegas. But R* couldn't care less, I remember they've shutdown mod that adds Miami to San Andreas which DIDN'T HAD any assets from any GTA game.

[@BorealSine]

2:50 the mod will release as devs are from Russia and R* has no power there at all, all piracy is legal now there.

[@kazandibi.]

I hate this evil company

[@Ayymoss]

I wonder how you justify this internal conflict when you inevitably buy GTA 6.

[@RomanZ-zy1ef]

​@@Ayymoss that's what they all say but yeah when 6 gets released they'll forget everything I'm just glad im sticking to my old GTAs i never played that lame gta 5 since it came out to this day let alone 6.

[@XxSanderMLGamerXx]

​@@AyymossOf course we will all buy GTA 6, but we still gonna hate Rockstar!

[@Ayymoss]

@XxSanderMLGamerXx Well at least you admit it. But I have absolutely no idea how you can consider this principally consistent, it's the furthest thing from it.

[@XxSanderMLGamerXx]

@@Ayymoss Because Rockstar hates their fans, but still makes great games. GTA 6 is the most awaited game of the decade, and everyone is going to buy it, no matter how horrible Rockstar is.

[@MagnoDragon8]

i don't understand how a company, no matter how big or succesful cannot see that the modders are just making them a huge big favor, and actually by doing what they are doing they are just damaging their names.

[@RomanZ-zy1ef]

Cockstar have fallen can't you see it first they killed Johnny Klebitz in the lame gta 5 like he was nothing then they turned 3 legendary 3D GTAs into a Defective Failure and now they sue modders for doing better things than them game companies are greedy selfish hateful prideful and malicious as well as power hungry for money they don't care about their fans they just wanna collect their checks and shove it.

[@FlymanMS]

Because their IP-lawers department doesn't care about company's image, fanbase or videogames, they just file C&D left and right like robotic drones they are.

[@the_doctor_what]

They see the mods as competitors, because if there is a mod of some fanatic why should I buy a defective edition? That's why they ban mods, so that there's no competition and you go out and buy their games. And that's not terrorism, that's what the GTA developers have officially said.

[@RomanZ-zy1ef]

@@the_doctor_what they are clowns I'll never buy their Defective Failure hell i never even bought their lame gta 5 or play their shitty gta online which is a Fortnite V2 for brats let alone buy their so called "gta 6" (if it even comes out).

[@ApollonDriver]

Modding actually earns them more money, it makes people want to buy their old games

[@FlymanMS]

Not to mention free exposure.

[@ApollonDriver]

@@hanselvogis5142 it did, he literally says it on the video

[@dukkemonterier3429]

Mods don't have woke propaganda and this is a problem for them.

[@DENOhritko]

Vice City NextGen Edition is out now, Take2 can't do shit about it because they left Russia (where devs team are located). Boy it feels good when a greedy ass company fails at something

[@nitrosodium]

About VC:NE, devs are in Russia so they can risk it there, but as T2 killed even the mod that requires buying GTA4, for me they can release a standalone version at this point. T2 forces us to play the defective editions which are not even made by R*

[@sorokabeloboka8818]

This aged like a wine. They indeed released a standalone version instead as a response.

[@nitrosodium]

@@sorokabeloboka8818 lol yeah, they even made it easier for us

[@automation7295]

You know what's sad? That people will play these versions, I also bet that by 2030s - 2040's no one will even care about the OG games. Oh wait, people born during late 2010's and 2020's never heard or never going to care about the OG games. I'm 27 and I will NEVER have kids in the future because of this. I don't want them to touch the Defective Edition and claim Defective Edition are their "childhood" game. Imagine calling Defective Edition are their "childhood" game 💀

[@nitrosodium]

@@automation7295 give 'em gta 6 😅 bruh, gaming since the 2000s has fallen into corporate clutches really bad. I'll never forget defending VC how it had an amazing vibe even tho it didn't have planes or swimming, the money i saved to buy a CD of SA and the hours i spent learning how to mod it instead of studying 😆 these kids only care about being toxic on tiktok which is worse than wasting their time on the defectives

[@YOEL_44]

With how scummy they have become, I was absolutely expecting it to go down...

[@DanielXGonzález]

Companies are allergic to open communication

[@bs_blackscout]

Rockstar is in a perpetual PTSD state from Hot Coffee, a mistake that began from higher ups when THEY DESIGNED the idea of a S3X minigame in GTA San Andreas. Their mistake, they left the code out, the animations out, and because one modder (in bad faith or otherwise) unlocked that, they developed this permanent hatred for PC. Bad ports, ports that only release 15 years later, modding take-downs that become shitty remakes (TDE), delayed PC releases (despite PC being THE BIGGEST platform) which all other companies can do ON TIME. It's SO stupid. Whoever insists upon this idea that PC is the enemy platform (inside Rockstar) really needs to re-evaluate what the hell they have been doing through these years. It's not Leslie, not Lazlow, not Dan... Who is left? Is it Sam being petty? Aaron G.? The people at San Diego? Someone else? Whoever. This person has no clue really but they seem to be perfectly content with splitting a very dedicated and passionate portion of the fanbase. Also, the only reason they bought FiveM was to have control and reap the benefit$. Thanks for covering this TJGM!

[@СкоринДанил]

they did end up removing hot coffee content entirely in rerelease, so i think its not catalyst for rockstars stance on modding

[@prgaming5063]

sam houser once said that gta 4 will release on pc as a quality port. he can go f him self despite it being him or not taking down mods. that was one of the biggest lies in gaming history.

[@CyanRooper]

The main reason why they care about consoles first and PC second is because console hardware tends to be fixed for the entirety of the generation whereas PC hardware is constantly improving so "scope creep" happens way too easily. Plus piracy has always been an issue for them (trust me, almost everyone outside North America, Europe and Australia used cracked and pirated copies of GTA).

[@test-rj2vl]

I thing hot coffee isn't Rockstar's mistake. Problem is rather people who are too eager to accuse Rockstar. If content is only accessible via mods then in my eyes it should be enough to wash company clean from responsibility. Some people just like to accuse everyone but themselves. If you don't want your kid to play certain mods at too young age, it's your responsibility as a parent to check what mods your kid is downloading. It's not the fault of modders nor Rockstar.

[@dukkemonterier3429]

Rockstar KNOWS their games are SHIT, made by lazy, incompetent devs and tech illiterate Indians that abuses AI, so they know modders can easily do better. They do not want any single alternative. They want to force their garbage woke games no matter what.

[@JamaiiQ]

Mods, especially these BIG PROJECTS, don't take away money from RockStar/Take2, it GIVES them money, due to increased popularity.

[@test-rj2vl]

Exactly! I don't care about GTA 5 because my childhood was already over by then. But bring GTA 3 or VC or SA over to GTA 5 engine so that I can play GTA 3 missions with modern graphics and swimming and all the trainers that GTA 5 has and I might buy GTA 5 just to experience my childhood GTAs again. Yes I know about remasters they all have something I don't like and such big projects generally tend to have better quality.

[@jf_kv_]

Community: We must insist in asking for you to allow fun to be had outside your predetermined ways. Rockstar: You... insist?

[@2ndGGX]

Rockstar and Take-Two interactive now is only making garbage and forcing us to stay on it by shutting down every great mod

[@hanselvogis5142]

The mod steals the assets.

[@Kacpa2]

​@@hanselvogis5142 It doesnt matter. All GTA 4 car ports to GTA 5 do too. Its not stealing, they dont sell it. Hey use the games they bought and port them to othwr rockstar game they required people to own. Stop silverknoghting for stupid soulless corporation. And open you darn eyes. Bethesda and Valve embrace modding other companies like EA dont mind in the slightest when people mod old nfs games. Ita just Take2 and Nintendo of america being awful to their fans.

[@Christian-ve1wi]

What's amazing with Skyblivion is the fact the Bethesda are even making their Oblivion remake but haven't forced thr Skyblivion team to stop. I wonder when Gta 6 releases will support for 5m be removed and support for gta5 also be removed. Sadly it's down to the consumers but Gta6 will sell no doubt.

[@elsenior8110]

Every day I feel better for no spend a single dime on this shitty company, and I will keep this way until they stop scamming their customers

[@ggxrazorz]

put it this way, i would have been much more likely to load GTA on PC if I had downloaded this mod to play. without this mod im still not loading it on PC. this is a complete loss on rockstars end.

[@peepsbates]

Rockstar/TakeTwo deserves to be in the same position as Ubisoft right now.

[@Madmetalmaniac42069]

Its insane that they've been able to cruise basically on the sales of V and Shark Cards for so long. RDR2 was a hit, but GTA V is the best selling game of all time behind Minecraft. Remember though, Michael Jackson had the best selling *album* of all time, and by the end of his life the mf was flat broke. The good will is running out for Rockstar. GTA:O can't be milked forever, and if VI isn't perfect, they're not gonna be able to replicate that, and the money will start to burn.

[@DonaldVale]

​@@Madmetalmaniac42069 Will definitely apply to the AAA industry. The thing is happiness always has an end and considering ours ended that means eventually theirs will end as well.

[@SerialDesignatioN]

Ubisoft never takes down mods for their games but they shut down their own game which is The Crew without refunds to its consumers. Games has more values than mods and Rockstar being just behind Ubisoft if enough

[@automation7295]

Rockstar/TakeTwo deserves to be make buggy games like Ubisoft right now.

[@lissanderknight6567]

Don't worry about GTA Vice City Nextgen Edition. There is no official legal presence of Take2 in Russia, so they simply will not be able to sue them.

[@Foxikaze]

The exact same thing happens in the Cod community. Activision shut down H2M, a mod for Call of Duty Modern Warfare Remastered. It basically turned the game into a remastered version of Modern Warfare 2. You wanna know what Activision did a day before the mod was set to release? They sent the guys at H2M a cease and desist. Although the project was revived, it’s still so annoying that they did that. I just don’t understand why companies think people modding their old titles will affect sales for their new games (especially with GTA VI on the horizon, everyone is gonna buy that game no matter what).

[@MeadeJ67]

Thank you for being real. You're the first youtuber who just told it straight & didn't buy into all of this "friendly takedown" garbage. While everyone else defends a mega-corporation you tell it how it is. Again, thank you. Its refreshing.

[@nightwingnl5354]

rockstar: sorry bucko no fun allowed

[@BladeOpotato]

Agreed, this is becoming exhausting getting fantastic community content ripped away from us, all because of the abuse of copyright laws.

[@azylumZ]

gta vc next gen just got released

[@JanoschNr1]

Insert *CAN U PLEASE BE NORMAL FOR 5 MINUTES?!* [here]

[@LLIxXxIR]

Excuse for my english, but.. I actually was not really care about porting a GTA4 map to 5, but shutting this mod, mod which includes thousands hours and 6 years of work was really rat move. But shutting down a GTA VC on GTA4 engine bring me real hate to this rat office called "C**cks**ck Games", mod i waited for so long, mod, that makes sense to me..

[@janpetercok7315]

Not really care about liberty city in gta v either Its nothing so special about it, But gta UG...

[@christophertapkins7515]

Rockstar looks at Nintendo for inspiration

[@test-rj2vl]

1:35 - I would say it rather boosts the sales. If modders bring older GTA into newer GTA engine, I might consider buying that newer GTA just so that I could legally play the old GTA in new GTA engine.

[@mybaIIz]

this

[@sakuraa2008]

Yeah but they are only worried abou diversity hires and hire people who HATE GAMERS!

[@gameo7]

Hearing how Rockstar is poorly handling mods and constantly upsetting the modding community makes me have even bigger respect for Larian Studios, who made Baldur's Gate 3. I haven't played it myself, but my partner absolutely loves the game and told me all about how Larian actually respects the modding community and even works with them to have mods be supported for BG3. It's such a nice breath of fresh air.

[@calikzz]

I've come to the conclusion that it never was about IP Infringement, hurting the sales, and this kind of bs. SAMP is still up and running, with servers being active or even new ones made up until this day. There are mods out there that port characters like CJ and Tommy in other non-Rockstar video games, and Rockstar isn't saying anything. The GTA:LC mod came around when the 3D era was still relevant, and they've decided to give it the boot 15 years later, when both III and VC were already going in their 20s. Slightly after, they've announced and released the Definitive Edition. ...And let's not talk about mods like RealGTA 3 or those Vice City deluxe/fast and furious modpacks with licensed cars and all that. The internet wasn't as big as it is now, but it was big enough for Rockstar to see. It's about competition. Rockstar hates competition. They're pretty much the only relevant studio in this niche, metaphorically the only heroin dealer in the city of open-world crime games, that's why they take this kind of measures. At this point, I wonder how they didn't patent the whole steally-wheely concept, as they cannot stand the fact that modders make products that are better than the official Rockstar products, and in most cases, they do it pro-bono. If something bigger and/or better than GTA would come, I think Rockstar would've been in Ubisoft's situation.

[@joltrading]

Modders do not make better content than Rockstar let's be honest. It is just that Rockstar rarely releases anything

[@calikzz]

@joltrading debatable. The PC ports of (most) Rockstar games were fixed by modders. The fan-made remastering projects are net superior to the OFFICIAL REMASTER (we're going with the Trilogy on this one, cause IV and EFLC don't have any remasters that we know about). There are projects out there that remaster the Trilogy to the extent that they don't look like they were made on an early-mid 2000's engine, along with ragdoll implementation, volumetric clouds, bullet holes and whatever features you would normally expect in the HD Universe games. ...And let's not go down the rabbit hole of mods that add new stories or new content (interiors, clothes, game mechanics) such as Forelli Redemption, Sindacco Chronicles, LC '01, Reviced, SA Stories, etc. Of course, you cannot compare what some guys do in their spare time for free with what a multi-billion dollar company with nearly 6000 employees and nearly a dozen global studios can achieve, but in comparison, I can see why Rockstar would be pissy at the thought.

[@cr1ticalh1t_]

In 2021 in GTA online they hire a modder to fix gta online loading screens

[@lordcrazy1812]

Well Rockstar seems to have forgotten about that... That's a shame really

[@mediocreplayer5391]

@@lordcrazy1812 because that mods actually helping their official money maker mode

[@PanKrabz]

It is good that companies like Bethesda or Valve allow modders to create large-scale modifications.

[@AdeptuS.AnonyMouS]

The modders need to stop blabbing about the mods and just release. It's been like this for years and many other devs do this. Just finish and release, I get they wanna get the hype train rolling but it's not a good idea to do that with R * .. I hate them and Nintendo for that kinda stuff ...

[@Creeper_ofDoom]

Take-Down Interactive

[@automation7295]

That's a more fitting name, they take down every shit.

[@Shao9th]

Speaking of Skyblivion, they would be shutted down as well, if they would use TESIV assets. Bethesda asked them NOT to use TESIV assets for Skyblivion, because it violates their copyright, and the team recreates Cyrodiil from zero. Black Mesa is a better example. Valve not only approved the unofficial remake, but also allowed it on Steam. It was created from scratch as well, though.

[@Kacpa2]

I mean in both cases it needed to be remade from scratch because it was the sole point both Oblivion, Morrowind and Half life 1 have very aged art assets. BMS also did use Half life 2 and some of its assets. Oblivion obviously to lesser extend, but still not exactly beingon par with Skyrim

[@robertesaum2]

lol, I was literally about to buy GTA IV Complete Edition to play this mod, but now it's gone, and gone along with my desire to even know about GTA 6 for a while, thanks T2 and R*.

[@SerialDesignatioN]

The LCPP is a mod for GTA V lmao. You don't need to have GTA IV for this

[@robertesaum2]

@@SerialDesignatioN did you watch the whole video? Clearly the theme is “GTA Vice City Nextgen” mod for GTA IV.

[@rebus_x5313]

Don't give up hope yet :)

[@robertesaum2]

@@rebus_x5313 yeah, as I said on discord, I'm not giving up 100% of my hope on them releasing the project, maybe a torrent, or some Russian platform that doesn't apply western copyright laws. 🙏🏻

[@xcastdx]

Dev confirmed he's gonna release it anyway

[@HansSouth]

Rockstar Means: No consistency No proper patches for old games No preservation

[@ravenvalencia1311]

Only cares for microtransaction

[@Flutterwhat]

Rockstar doesn't deserve the love from the community. Mods are not a tradition for GTA. No one should be celebrating these product. there is zero community goodwill. it's ONLY a corporate product.

[@automation7295]

Rockstar also doesn't deserve the love from their spouses and family members.

[@dahultimateinvestigator22]

Wished Rockstar took care of GTA titles the same way Valve did to the Half-Life series by giving major updates without messing up the aesthetics. Instead, we got Definitive Edition which is pretty much Rockstar's Half-Life: Source.

[@Kacpa2]

Hell they should embrace and make moddong easier, liek Valve or Bethesda do.

[@grishnackh5774]

2:20 holy shit!! thanks for letting me know, that looks amazing

[@FilipRanogajec]

It is Rockstar and Take-Two who need to be shut down.

[@automation7295]

I agree, I can't stand modern-day Rockstar and Take-Two. That's why I stick with the OG version GTA SA.

[@FilipRanogajec]

@@automation7295, yeah. There's a whole row of controversies surrounding both them and GTA VI. I'm done - the only games they originally made that I'll be playing are those classic ones.

[@bklynbam1978]

The mod had copyrighted music in it from GTA4. The modders could have easily gotten sued by the music industry. If they’d taken the music out, it probably still would have gotten taken down by R* anyway though for allowing GTA5 players to use GTA4 content without having an installed copy of GTA4. This isn’t the worst thing R* has done; at least there were some reasons this time. When they took down GTA trilogy mods to stop their rerelease of the trilogy from looking bad by comparison THAT was just greed. This time’s not as bad as before.

[@ArchiWorldRuS]

We all are feeling bad for the situation because GTA was always a cool sandbox. And it allowed people to completely reimagine their games whatever way they wished. This made GTA Community a major modding place. The community didn't stop even with RAGE, finding new ways to overhaul their favourite games. And now it's so painful that so much potential is getting thrown away. The community was (and still is) helping people wait for new installments. The community is what helped GTA to become and stay popular. And now it's facing not so bright future 😢. Someone maybe doesn't understand why people are worried about all of this, like some games doesn't even have mods. But GTAs history includes mods since almost the start. And we're so used to that

[@PortugueseBadman]

If Rockstar isn't planning on porting GTA IV to modern consoles, the modders were not in the wrong morally. It's R's property legally sure, but I don't see how a mod made by Randoms on the internet affects them. Heck their cease and desists are the reason why pirating and emulation exist.

[@Itsscottstudios]

Well… I guess it’s fair to say that Rockstar’s legal team is worse than Nintendo’s

[@LesterCrestLS]

Rockstar, the only company who can say "Don't like it? Don't buy our games" :D

[@Yuginkai12]

Rockstar is making nintendo look proud of fans by comparison

[@tetsuo3k]

Kinda, yeah. Projects like this all exist in a precarious, sort of metastable state, but Nintendo has been shockingly permissive with Mario, Zelda, and now Star Fox getting PC ports based on decomps. No game assets are being distributed in their case, but that didn't stop Rockstar from kneecapping the GTA3 and Vice City decomps!

[@benzicol]

Bethesda, despite their controversies, has encouraged modding. Making official tools, updating the engine for the sake of modders, and pushing mods to be more official. This has caused Skyrim to live longer than it should have, getting thousands of players everyday for 13 years and earning Bethesda money. Being modding friendly is not only making players happy, but is also a great business decision. So wtf are you doing Rockstar???

[@XxICraigIxX]

In regards to vice city next gen, They only DMCA'd the KZbin channel, they are hosting the file in Russia so good luck stopping them.

[@BriJeeTVGameDev]

"Sorry Tommy this is VICE city, this is BUSINESS" The situation itself about all the mods that taken down

[@aligameschannel-h5b]

Rockstar and TakeTwo are the wives of Nintendo.

[@AAKalam]

Mod developers should sue down Rockstar for "Cyberbullying" and Hostile acts. Sinse any of these mods can easily be defended under "Fair Use" guidelines.

[@JB_YOUTUBER_V1]

Upload Google ❌ Upload piracy ✅

[@PunishedVatti]

Take a look at Valve, csgo was originally a Half-Life mod now its one of Valves biggest revenue streams due to skins. Portal and Left 4 Dead were originally random projects from other people. Valve picked up these projects and hired the people who made them, also Portal on xbox has exclusive content thats actually remakes of the portal flashgame maps......that was originally made by the community

[@GerardoFirestorm]

gta 6 needs to die for them to rethink their corporate strategy

[@dylanperry3735]

What everyone else sees: Potential rockstar employees that are already doing half their work for free Rockstar: They want to take my precious! They want to steal my precious away from me!

[@viktorglibka2976]

I won't buy gta6.

[@MajorExploitz]

I was actually watching the latest trailer for GTA Vice City next gen right when it was first uploaded I even messaged the trailer to my dad since him and I both love GTA vice city the most. And of course I go back to try to rewatch the trailer only to find out “don’t give two fucks interactive” took down the video. At first I thought maybe it was only the video but the entire channel ffs man

[@paw565]

Take two please disappear.

[@automation7295]

Rockstar should also disappear. And because of the existence of The Definitive Edition I will NEVER have kids in the future because of this. I don't want them to touch the Definitive Edition and claim Definitive Edition are their "childhood" game. Imagine calling Definitive Edition as their "childhood" game 💀

[@prdvt]

A group of modders remake Half-Life on the source engine, Valve allows them to sell it, on Steam.

[@reddiest2259]

If ever rockstars were a gigachad like valve..

[@fazrieisa6654]

Not really, valve right now didn't accept counter strike classic offensive on steam

[@aksimozok4077]

valve started doing this shit too, the greed reavhes everyone

[@reddiest2259]

@@fazrieisa6654 not trying to dick riding valve though man, but they're literally the chillest company out there in history, maybe there are good reasons why this "classic offensive" is not allowed, cs2 is a free competitive game after, all, so it would make sense for them to stricted it on steam.

[@kingvector1198]

Just remember guys, Rockstar, the company that hates fun and will do anything to cancel the modding community that's making something new and fun for us, but continues to allow mod menu developers to develop GTA V mod menus to allow players to roam freely in GTA Online causing havoc and crashing ppl's games while stealing their IP, is the same company that's in charge of the development of GTA 6.

[@Secunder]

They cant take down Vice City Nextgen edition, these guys are russian, T2 and Rockstar cant do shit to them. So it should released tomorrow, probably somewhere on VK and TG. And they add russian dub that was finished today but other team. Cant stop winning basically.

[@gearsrp5271]

О, и ты здесь !

[@RavageReeves]

just get Revolution Team release all mods from within the Russian Federation. Take-Two and Rockstar are powerless to stop them.

[@hanselvogis5142]

Rockstar do have their rules about modding: Question: Are PC Single-Player Mods Allowed? Answer: Rockstar Games believes in reasonable fan creativity and wants creators to showcase their passion for our games. After discussions with Take-Two, Take-Two has agreed that it generally will not take legal action against third-party projects involving Rockstar’s PC games that are single-player, non-commercial, and respect the intellectual property (IP) rights of third parties. This does not apply to (i) multiplayer or online services; (ii) tools, files, libraries, or functions that could be used to impact multiplayer or online services, or (iii) use or importation of other IP (including other Rockstar IP) in the project; or (iv) making new games, stories, missions, or maps. This is not a license, and it does not constitute endorsement, approval, or authorization of any third-party project. Take-Two reserves the right to object to any third-party project, or to revise, revoke and/or withdraw this statement at any time in their own discretion. This statement does not constitute a waiver of any rights that Take-Two may have with respect to third-party projects. So, don't be surprised.

[@MulekeTrairao]

Many modders also become professional game developers and make a living doing so. Disrespecting them like Rockstar does is a huge sin and outright embarrassing. I wouldn't even play older games nowadays if it weren't for modders, mappers, source port programmers, server hosters, etc. I know this may sound odd, but Microsoft is another company that is cool with this idea. There are Halo fan games in development and Microsoft never shut one down. The reason is that those developers have to follow certain rules established by Microsoft. What Rockstar is missing here is transparency.

[@IshaanMehra8]

I don't think rockstar is going to survive for much long after GTA 6

[@NoName-ik2du]

Take Two/Rockstar completely lost my support when they they went on their mod kill frenzy just before releasing their garbage cash-grab remakes of III, VC, and SA. They'll never see another penny out of me at this point. The obvious solution would have been to _hire_ the teams making the mods and turn them into a team that makes DLC. But instead, they chose to try to crush any form of creativity and alienate their fanbase.

[@Kacpa2]

Yeah loss of GTA Underground was awful....

[@automation7295]

GTA Defective Edition is one reason why I don't want to have kids. I'm 27 and I will NEVER have kids in the future because of this. I don't want them to touch the Defective Edition and claim Defective Edition are their "childhood" game. Imagine calling Defective Edition are their "childhood" game 💀

[@mcCheezyboy]

this is what worries me about gta 6. because whats so special in that game that t2 is doing takedowns for actual passion.

[@30THMAN.]

Any thories on why Rockstar is doing this, besides money?

[@Truly12p]

I don't think there's any other reason. Rockstar is a company, after all.

[@Vedant9710]

The only plausible explanation could be a GTA IV Remaster but even that aims at earning money, so basically the theory is money.

[@30THMAN.]

@ When i said money i only meant greed, or getting it in a way to upsets the fans.

[@Truly12p]

I'm sure we understood what you meant :)

[@SouthboundFS]

I have a theory that since GTA: VI is the 3rd entry in the HD universe, referencing GTA: SA, which not only is the 3rd entry in the 3D universe but also have a few missions taking place in Liberty city of the 3D universe, I can only guess that some missions within GTA: VI may take place in Liberty city of the HD universe.

[@Mario_With_a_D]

Scs software is another company modders friendly, so much modder friendly that it has not only a dedicated folder 📁 called “mod” in the save game folder of the game, but it even has a dedicated menu to mods in their games, euro truck and American truck simulator

[@oboroth51]

Oy vey shut it down!!

[@SensitivityGames]

4:00 if im correct they even gave them a budget. Not too big but they got cash from it

[@iTzMADx27]

If people just stopped making mods for their games...

[@TheJesterMasque]

Man, I was worried about the Vice City Next Gen guys showing it off too early. Rockstar sucks, but these guys need to wait to promote and release their mods until they're ready.

[@nielslauridsen2323]

Whoever makes these decisions at Rockstar or whoever is in charge, purely from a business perspective, is making a serious gamble on the company's future. The already risky plan of having everything ride on the release of GTA VI, with the undoubtably monumental cost of developing such a vast and time-consuming project and constantly distancing themselves from the fanbase by shutting down passion projects made by the community, only creates further unnecessary possibilities of a massive failure. "Don't bite the hand that feeds you."

[@HKIHNDKNSI]

take 2

[@sejd1n39]

You know how R* had problems with voice actors, that were real actors, they would say. You can't work with them they had too big ego. Well R* is becoming just that to their fans, they are gaining to of a big ego. No matter how big actor you are, how big company, you need to stay with both legs on ground, as we saw with R* and voice actors it doesn't end well. Too bad for such talented company.

[@wolfox1mw941]

Rockstar's Downfall is comming it's no doubt. With their hate on modders who are thier devoted fans of thier games? Good mods EXTEND the life of a game. Ain't no conspiracy theorist but after watching 3/4 of this video. A conclusion came to me. They are easily frustrated at someone doing a better job THEN THEM. What the devoted fans put together ? Makes their games look better. So in their passive aggressive behavior? They come down hard and they shut down mods. Angered that there is TALENT out side the company and it makes them look bad. Questioning the reason to keep them employed. Hence why brutal attacks on mods.

[@GalangW-d6c]

take two behavior"we got new competition take down as fast you can"rockstar"copy that"