Rockstar Games - The Controversial History

Despite making some of the most impressive games of all time, Rockstar has received a fair amount of criticism over the years. This video talks about their history while highlighting some of these criticisms.
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[@brandonsaquariumsandterrar8985]

I like how rockstar's biggest controversy is making GTA and not making GTA

[@robertfrost8264]

People keep buying it, so it's on the consumers. They'll never develop GTA6 because it won't be backwards compatible. GTA6 will have a release date when PS6 has a release date.. so, 2029? New Switch owners keep buying Mariokart 8 which was released in 2014 on the Wii U so Nintendo has made no moves on 9.

[@mjc0961]

Rockstar these days reminds me of Henry Ford: You can have GTA in whatever color you want as long as it's V.

[@mjc0961]

@@robertfrost8264 That's been a problem for a lot of Nintendo's games. Rather than make new games, Nintendo just ported a bunch of Wii U stuff. I had a Wii U, so for the first half of my Switch's life, it collected dust because I wasn't buying $60 ports of games I already spent $60 on. And now for the second half of my Switch's life, it's collecting dust because it's too weak to properly run any of the games, so I keep not buying the games because I'm not willing to put up with the wildly variable framerates. Maybe Nintendo will port all of these games to their next console and I can finally play them. Switch has easily been Nintendo's most disappointing platform for me.

[@Chrispy]

@@mjc0961 if they port Pokémon I’ll be perfectly fine w buying it Bc God knows the new ones could be mid

[@wickjohn8673]

This is gold!!!😆😆

[@emenefer]

Can't wait for my grandkids to buy their first brand new copy of GTA5

[@rightsshorts]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Bluesjet1234]

Kids on GTA is the problem with the online experience 🤣👌🏻

[@xaviersanchez2270]

@@Bluesjet1234 at this point trolling kids on gta is the only way to enjoy the game after 8 years💀💀

[@undercovercops]

Remastered V46

[@realeyesrealizereallies4474]

The game will be rereleased for many generations to come!

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

It’s a shame that Rockstar stopped making the Midnight Club racing games.

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Have that on my PSP player

[@foxyandfriends8931]

and gta 💀

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

The racing in GTA Online is probably the closest thing we have for the next Midnight Club racing game, isn't it?

[@tylerfink2336]

It's a shame they also stopped making GTA games

[@tolvi2322]

It's a shame that rockstar stopped making games in general

[@KatlegoMasego]

Isn’t it funny how most of the gaming companies we grew up with are now, to the core, only built for shareholders ironically the thing GTAV pokes fun at?

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

“You either die a hero or see yourself live long enough to become the villain.”

[@rightsshorts]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

That’s how they’ve ALWAYS been. That’s how all for profit, publicly traded companies are. That’s the entire point of their existence.

[@Bluesjet1234]

It’s a good game 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

@Ashtray Comms for starters: I’m 16. Second: that’s ageist. Third off: all for profit corporations are by definition mainly about the profit. It’s an obvious fact, that’s what they are. Don’t be convinced that they care about you, because they don’t.

[@musickid43]

Anytime I hear someone complain about their kid playing GTA, I remind them that GTA is rated M for Mature and most stores will not sell it to you if you are under 18. A lot of adults are completely clueless about the rating system.

[@NoName-ik2du]

I'm completely baffled by the number of parents that let their kids play GTA. I repeatedly hear the argument that "you can play without doing the bad stuff". Yeah...sure. There are also plenty of fun games available that just don't have "bad stuff" in them. Maybe your kids should be playing those instead of letting them play a game explicitly designed for adults in every way and expecting them not to run into something inappropriate.

[@IBeToxic]

@@NoName-ik2du Why do you call it "Bad stuff"

[@NoName-ik2du]

@@IBeToxic Because that's usually about how the excuse is worded, hence the quotes.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Yeah. I find it funny in the comments saying "GTA 5 is for kids whilst San Andreas, GTA 3, and Vice City are for men" without realizing about the idea of ESBR. It feels like the rating system for games feels pointless yet it make sense since the Mortal Kombat controversy.

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 same for movies

[@lunar_twisted7624]

Nothing is without controversy when it comes to Rockstar Games.

[@rightsshorts]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@turandorf]

That's a very controversial statement.

[@blackdesertcat]

Rockstar rocks. Nothing is without controversy when it comes to something fun.

[@Bluesjet1234]

GTA 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Justin-Theobald]

Rockstar table tennis for the wii

[@gtotheunit91]

Rockstar has confirmed that the Director of GTA VI hasn't been born yet......

[@christopherr.2137]

outfuckingstanding Sir. well played well, played indeed

[@fishinghobo]

Stolen joke

[@Sataka23clips]

LMAO

[@FraserSouris]

Y'all act like it's not common for companies to not release games at least 5 years after their last one?

[@shandy3025]

@@FraserSouris it’s been almost 8 years and in the earlier days of gta they released games ever 2 years. Think of call of duty they release a new game every year why couldn’t rockstar release a gta6 in the 7 years

[@somerandominternetdweller]

People have been committing crimes way before Grand theft auto was around. If their is a way to commit a crime, some unsavory types will commit the crime.

[@Raskolnikov70]

But blaming video games is easier than trying to get people to take personal responsibility for their actions.

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

nah fox news tells me hitler was playing gta before he became a dictator

[@PhantomDogman]

Before games, blames was on movies, before movies - books, before books... stories that was shared by mouth?

[@Raskolnikov70]

@@PhantomDogman "Those two sabertooth tigers keep having s3x outside the cave entrance and they're giving Grog Jr. bad ideas. We need to ban them!" - probably.

[@VWDAWGXP]

Nope Gta invented crime..

[@NoName-ik2du]

The "hot coffee" scandal continues to be one of the most public displays of how people simply do not understand videogames. Just because some fragments of something were left on the disc, doesn't make it part of the game. It was completely inaccessible without _custom software made by fans_ to decompile the game's files and then _edit them_ to customize and piece the content back together and make it playable. *That is not the original game anymore.* The fact that the rating was changed from M to AO (especially on the console versions where the mod couldn't even be used) was unfathomably ridiculous.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

In fact, at least Hillary got her taste of her medicine thanks to the "Statue of Happiness" from GTA 4 as a revenge from Rockstar. People keep saying that "politics should stay out of video games". While I can understand the statement, they missed the point. GTA has some political elements to make the game feels like a satire to our reality. Take a look at Jock Cranley vs. Sue Marie election campaign as a prime example of that.

[@DavidRomigJr]

Yeah, I work on development teams. When close to release, there’s typically a freeze on assets. Adding or removing things can destabilize executables so you don’t last moment unless you are fixing bugs, and if you do make a large change you do another full round of testing. Game delays can be expensive with contracts and player expectations. The Hot Coffee story is essentially if you change a game to have a sex game in it, then it will have a sex game in it. And they changed the rating over that misplaced outrage. If you remove the censor filter in The Sims, then the sims are uncensored nude when unclothed. It’s silly. And the kicker, the sex game didn’t make it AO, the nudes didn’t make in AO, them combined did that. Rockstar was never going to do both for that reason so it was never in danger of being AO. They dropped the mini game presumably because the it wasn’t that good. If they left it in, though, there may not have been a controversy in the first place. Food for thought.

[@grammysworld5449]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 nah y'all just pick and choose when you want politics involved.. Has to follow your narrative or it's a "distraction"

[@NotKnafo]

yeah thats right moders might as well write their own code to introduce completely non related content

[@tilenHD]

And the fact that people are more outraged by sex than viloence well not anymore i guess but back in 2004

[@TheRealMediaMatt]

I'd also add their continuous behavior of trying to take down mods in favor of trying to get players to pay for microtransactions in the online mode. Take2 even threatened a modder with lawsuits and even called their household to scare them. I love Rockstar and their games but just like with many developers/publishers, they are far from a perfect company.

[@rightsshorts]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Caterfree10]

Tbf I think them not liking mods can be directly linked to the Hot Coffee mod. If you were almost ruined bc of an unsanctioned mod, I could understand the response. Doesn’t really excuse it imo (and I feel the folks attacking Rockstar for the modder’s mod was stupid), but it explains it at least.

[@TheRealMediaMatt]

@@Caterfree10 Maybe, but I also don't see how gravity mods can be a contributing factor. Some mods are just plain fun. And as long as they're not affecting the online, I don't see why they should be seen as a bad thing. Whether they like it or not, mods help keep a game alive, especially ones like GTA. I've talked with people who solely bought the game just to mod it. And even if it's anecdotal, it still stands for many.

[@winnengel6774]

bro every game tries to take down cheaters. rockstar has been one of the most lenient

[@XiledGamer00]

@@Caterfree10 Well really the hot coffee incident was caused by probably a couple devs who snuck the minigame in, but was completely disabled in the versions of the games. The code was already made but disabled. The code is also in the original ps2/xbox copy but with no way to access it. People modded the game and enabled the code that made the minigame work. That original pc version was re rated as adult only which really is stupid, its the people modifying the game who caused the entire problem. Enabling code that was disabled caused the $20 million lawsuit. A certain Hillary Clinton was made into the statue of Happiness in gta iv, where she holds a giant cup of hot coffee to the world.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

_"I'll have two number 9s, number 9 large, number 6 with extra dip, number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda."_ *~ Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris*

[@user-zl1yn6ys1c]

Pure wisdom. ☀🙌🏻🙏🏻☀🙏🏻🙌🏻☀

[@MetalRocksMe.]

Classic! 🙌

[@TheCrazierz]

When you realize Big smoke was buying time so that the Ballas can show up and attack

[@pnutz_2]

@@TheCrazierz and eating everything he could (to the point of starting on everyone else's orders) so he doesn't have to shoot at the ballas and risk the deal he made with them

[@naethavenir9422]

“The same things that make us laugh, make us cry” - Big Smoke “What the fuck are you talking about” - CJ

[@kaytalkoi]

Rockstar went from a hero innovating and challenging big companies and winning then lasted long enough to see themselves become the villain.

[@maxleon61702]

Jeepers.

[@phluphie]

Ha, I have a copy of GTA w/ Hot Coffee. Friend of mine at the time who was woking on Call of Duty explained to me what happened. After deciding not to includ the Hot Coffee sequence in the final game, it would have been too costly/time consuming to actually remove the code from the game. The easy fix was to add a redirect at the top of that code. So whenever the game would goto that code, the redirect would catch the call and... redirect it to another part of the game. Easy peasy and SOP. But then some hacker got ahold of the game and got bored and all hell broke loose.

[@SlaughterDog]

The code was there, but the models and animations weren’t. That was added by the mod.

[@kazmiller7195]

Everyone knows this story by now

[@kyler247]

@@SlaughterDog that's literally what he said

[@Mogwai88]

@@kyler247 no it isn't what he said

[@hydrogendiamond5830]

@@SlaughterDog Actually they were. Just not completed (which is why they're fully clothed even with the mod). I still find it amazing that it briefly made San Andreas rated AO (adults only), one of the few games in history to do so.

[@SSJVegeta2012]

GTA, Red Dead, Midnight Club, Max Payne, Bully and LA Noire are some of Rockstar's best games until they abandoned most of their IPs to focus on GTA 5 with their upcoming "expanded and enhanced" port

[@nickrustyson8124]

Okay LA Noire isn't really Rockstar, since Team Bondi did the story, mocap, etc, Rockstar did the driving with was just ported from GTA 4

[@mjc0961]

LA Noire isn't a Rockstar game.

[@Grulaz]

You forgot about Bully

[@FraserSouris]

They made RDR2 like 3 years ago. That game had 2000 people working on it and still took 8 years + crunch to make. Even if Rockstar decided not to remaster GTA V, it wouldn't make the next GTA or other Rockstar game come out any faster.

[@Grulaz]

@@FraserSouris have you seen the expanded and Enchanced trailer?

[@maximaldinotrap]

"The controversial history" It's Rockstar, controversy is how you define them.

[@CASEMSTR]

I do have to say, I entirely respect Rockstar for making the "Statue Of Happiness" look like Hillary Clinton. She also is holding a cup instead of a torch, that has steam coming from it. Relating to the "Hot Coffee" incident. As a game that is designed to mock reality, it makes me laugh every time I see that. 😂

[@XiledGamer00]

It not only looked like her, they used a scan of her face. Holding that giant cup of hot coffee to the world is very ironic. Making the problem 100x worse by all the controversy :D

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Not to mention that there's a living heart beating inside Statue of Happiness. That implied that the heart keeps the city alive and it can't be destroyed that not even RPGs or grenades can help.

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

What was "Hot Coffee"?

[@CASEMSTR]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 It was the name of the "Hidden" mission on GTA San Andreas. That Hillary made a large issue about. "Hot Coffee" being slang for sexual relations

[@HotStrange]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 it’s literally explained in the video

[@comettamer]

GTA III was a groundbreaking piece of gaming history that was unlike anything since. It truly opened the door to the possibilities of sandbox gameplay.

[@robroy6374]

the first GTA I played

[@patrickmusson4571]

The way I look at violent video games is that I'd rather have somebody play the game, do the criminal acts, and have the sense not to do the same things in the real world, meaning that you wouldn't feel the need to do bad stuff IRL because you get it out of your system by playing the game.

[@NoName-ik2du]

This was always my argument back when I was a teenager. If something ticked me off, I could go pop in a game, smack some pixel people around, and then feel better about things. It's the same as screaming in a pillow, or punching a tree. It's a way to relieve stress with no victims.

[@patrickmusson4571]

@@NoName-ik2du It is a very healthy way to go about it. It is more dangerous to NOT have an outlet to release pent-up aggression in an appropriate way. When I was a kid, computers filled whole rooms and had less computing power than present-day smartphones, so the only outlet for aggression back then was a punching bag.

[@BryonLetterman]

Exactly. You can read stories about people doing horrible shit but nobody's claiming that books are making people murder people

[@patrickmusson4571]

@@BryonLetterman Precisely.

[@xenofalcon]

I think the biggest problems with Rockstar, more specifically, modern Rockstar, is the fact they're so lazy now. Nearly all of original team behind that company has left and it shows. GTA V is such a shoddy product now, it's held together with duct tape and glue. There's was loading issue in the game since its release and it took a random modder to fix this massive issue Rockstar overlooked for years, it was a simple fix he released for free and Rockstar eventually noticed and paid him for his fix. You also have the massive joke that is GTA V enhanced which everyone ripped to shreds since there was literally no point in buying the game, there were no new features. Rockstar has recently dropped the "enhanced" name from the game and are aware people are less than pleased with them. As for GTA Online...oh boy, if you like modders/cheaters it's the place to be.

[@lParohlx]

what loading issue are you talking about that a modder fixed? never heard that

[@XiledGamer00]

Stupidly long load times of several minutes for over 5 years on pc? One person finds out what is wrong, posts about it in detail and releases it to make the game better. Was like 5-10 minutes for some people. And is just one of the many issues the game has let alone pc issues like the menus problem. There are videos by vadim m that show how bad R* has handled the "remasters" of the games which really were just poorly made probably rushed mobile ports of the game. The problems with it were so bad on xbox 360 version, that they never announced the ps3 version. Those versions really exist because of the music licenses running out and unfortunately replaced the existing 360/ps3 versions.

[@sirBrouwer]

The biggest problem for them is for there share holders (short term) profit is the aim it self. Not the means to produce even better. With in it self can also develop even more profit but it would take time and more risk.

[@pnutz_2]

sometimes you can entertain yourself if you can see the jetbikes on your minimap and dodge their rockets

[@banginbadger75]

You're right they have gotten really lazy, but maybe they're just taking their time to blow the pants off everyone with an incredible game. Look at RDR2, they collectively worked on it for nearly 9 years & it shows.

[@alexthetiger7806]

I grew up with GTA, going back as far as when I was 6, I got Vice City for xmas the year it came out. Here I am 19 years later and I haven't committed one act of violence yet. Those uptight Karens are so wrong about violent games. If anything, these games can be an outlet for your frustration. I don't think it normalizes violence, because anyone with a brain knows it's a video game. You can't do everything you do in games in real life. We all played Mario, but we know not to headbutt bricks and expect coins to come out.

[@justdavid8357]

Same with me, when I played gta v or red dead I was extremely calm, but once I got caught I once again was stressed and a bit depressed. Not to long ago I’ve been playing it in secret and even my parents have mentioned I’ve been more calmer. I wish they knew, but I’m not trying to get my stuff taken away lmao

[@ladyhaze7016]

mario used a fist, not his head.

[@MrJamiez]

VC? You're very young. I go back to GTA 1, on the PS1. 😂

[@JoshY01]

PREACH 🙌

[@kensley94]

Vice city when you were 6? You're still a kid🥰

[@therealgrandmaster6960]

Gta 5 is actually the most profitable piece if media ever made, including movies, TV and music

[@slurky3992]

Doesn’t matter, still controversial as hell

[@hispanic_individual7523]

@@slurky3992 and?

[@grammysworld5449]

You're wasting your time.. The crybabies are gonna cry- while still playing the game

[@pierresoorden5975]

Source?

[@slurky3992]

@@hispanic_individual7523 literally nothing bruh, company man named this vid as “the controversial history” I’m just simply saying it’s still controversial

[@DylanLey]

"Long Development/Release times" should NOT be considered a controversy. Good games take time. The other things, I do agree with.

[@1985toyotacamry]

I don't mind it just don't end up like cyberpunk 2077

[@charlockprime]

Doesn't keep whiny, entitled gamers from complaining about them, though.

[@akeemR12]

this does not apply to rockstar games

[@Frosty_V0]

Yeah, let’s wait 20 years for a successor, that’s ok

[@Brandon-bc5um]

You kinda have to start actually making the game at some point, though...

[@AyeSunny22]

Killary has some nerve.

[@wendyokoopa7048]

Thank you

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

you do realize both trump and clinton are both anti video game

[@AyeSunny22]

@@raptorfromthe6ix833 ok?

[@jorgegarnica9674]

@@raptorfromthe6ix833 But hillary made a bigger drama with GTA SA

[@togafly.]

Haha

[@SlaughterDog]

Rockstar DID NOT include explicit material in the game. The code for how the Hot Coffee part was played was left in, but the mod required fan-made assets.

[@wearethepeaple]

I loved that you actually talked about the formation of Rockstar and their origins in BMG and DMA. So many people talking about GTA these days gloss over the first few GTA's and can't understand them.

[@Dayashii]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention things like: -GTAO PC Modding problem -Sub-par and broken GTAO/RDO content -Their aggressiveness towards fanmade single player mods

[@josh-pc2il]

Because he is just reading stuff off Wikipedia that's all these videos are

[@Dayashii]

@Cactuss if your going to say the N word Atleast spell it correctly and say it

[@Funlu]

Stop playing your shitty eight year old game

[@sussy7864]

It’s incredibly annoying how much they hate modding. Making it so difficult for no apparent good reason

[@sms-ux5kl]

@@Funlu we would if rockstar made a new one 😂

[@javierp.1726]

POV: You came from TheTekkitRealms Rickroll video

[@tenkaytk2471]

yes

[@TheCringeShow_1]

Yes

[@asaskiorachiga]

yes

[@theabominator2152]

yes

[@EbolaGW]

Fun fact: When Rockstar was DMA, they almost made a Kirby game. Yes, Nintendo's Kirby. The GTA devs almost made a Kirby game!

[@pnutz_2]

tbf kirby's a dna-sucking eldritch abomination so it would be right up their alley

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that DMA/Rockstar also made the Lemmings game. It would be crazy if that game can be an Easter Egg to GTA.

[@KareemHillJr]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 I think there's one in Vice City

[@shapevader9311]

maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan, that ain't got shit on rockstar's table tennis

[@Abel-Alvarez]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 Let's not forget Rockstar games also published Earthworm jim 3D. Does that make it canon??? 🤔🤔

[@davidpurpleartist8125]

I always love when the media, politicians and other people blame the GTA games for increase in violence.

[@RavenCap0807]

yepp. Like movies like Die Hard, American Pie series and American Beauty is good holsome family entertainment. :)

[@remaks3929]

I’m surprised that rockstar games hasn’t been sued in the last 2 decades

[@davidpurpleartist8125]

@@remaks3929 What would they sue about? Besides Jack Thompson slandering there games. Jack Thompson called their game named "Bully" a "Columbine simulator." even though at first I didn't understand on what he meant by it until a few years ago I got on what he said.

[@uthmanbaksh3530]

Yeah, I hear that old talking point right after a horrible event like a mass shooting and I'm sick of it. It's just a way to scapegoat country's problems with guns, sexism, and racism. Over the past 2 decades, most of the mass shooters probably never played violent video games like GTA but if they did, who cares. The fact was they were mad at women and/or minorities. the most rest example I can think of was this guy who went to a massage parlor and shot up the place. He was motivated by racism and sexism, not so much looking to reenact a scene from a video game.

[@lordkratos6093]

I will be 67 years old one day (maybe), and GTA V will still be releasing for new consoles.

[@aLexGeNeSiS01]

67 maybe if Coronavirus doesn't put you down to sleep in the coming years

[@jorgegarnica9674]

@@aLexGeNeSiS01 Dude wtf.Thats not funny

[@suhasop4919]

@@aLexGeNeSiS01 bruh

[@lix0347]

@@aLexGeNeSiS01 not cool.

[@PsionicDude]

Hot Coffee has always been a huge load of hand-wringing and pearl-clutching over nothing. That content is not accessible through playing the game, so it was essentially not IN the game. To access it, you need to: 1) know about it, 2) know where to download an unauthorized mod for it, and then 3) modify your game. I don't believe for a second that there is a single human on earth with the level of technological sophistication needed to do all that but who was also incapable of just downloading adult material from the internet in the first place. So who is being protected, and from what? It was just politicians and business people exploiting the public's ignorance for political capital and financial gain.

[@Caterfree10]

Agreed. Rockstar got shit for the actions of a 3rd party, and it was seven kinds of screwed up. I have a lot to say about the US’s fear of s3x (to the point I have to censor it here), but this was just. They dummied it out to avoid that Adults Only rating and it can’t be accessed in normal gameplay. It’s stupid to change a game’s rating for a mod.

[@Raskolnikov70]

It's just another moral panic in a long line of moral panics going all the way back to Roman times, and probably before then too. Modern politics has always depended on creating a boogeyman for people to get angry at and justify passing laws to stop it.

[@lightsoda7445]

Rockstar has decided that instead of being a prompt creative company with respect for its existing consumerbase - they would rather wait for each generation to come of age, who will all inevitably want to "try out GTA V" and thus, make them buy what would be their first copy - with the "latest graphics" on the "latest console" - tossing those who've already played it to the side. Rinse and repeat.

[@truearabhustla]

I’m surprised that you forgot to mention the Manhunt series for PS2. That was a super huge controversy.

[@maxleon61702]

Holy shrimp. If it's all possible, then a Part Two can be a given.

[@PKGangsta18]

Rockstar published Max Payne 1 and 2 and developed Max Payne 3. Remedy developed the first two games. Everything else is on point tho 👌

[@vicboy5008]

Also RDR2 came out in 2018 not 2019

[@ArtursBogdanovs]

Who’s from TheTekkitRealm ?

[@hanu123]

Lol me

[@simo210]

tekkit realm moment

[@ovassive5484]

I came for the ad, stayed for the video. Actually got gold LMAO. Also, I could need a VPN to get the ad....

[@theanalogcirclepodcast.9416]

Since GTA 6 is a ways off I'd love to see a new Max Payne.

[@Denni55]

I'd like Bully 2

[@Legion849]

@@Denni55 Bully 2 was cancelled

[@Denni55]

@@Legion849 I'd still like it

[@ReflexPoint-kp9cp]

Don't worry Rockstar is remaking GTA 3, VC and SA

[@pedinhuh16]

@@ReflexPoint-kp9cp Not enough.

[@andreajoki9758]

I was at an E3 several years ago when they had a big release (I forget which title). They rented several trailers, created a release party out of them out in the parking lot area. That 'party zone' came complete with loud music and 'models' dressed in scanty Catholic school girl uniforms who would rub their chests 'accidentally' into any young male coming into the trailer area. That was all I ever needed to know about Rockstar Games.

[@chunye215]

It's so funny how the hot coffee mod is almost the biggest issue here from the US perspective when in Europe most people wouldn't have bat an eye.

[@liloreoinya]

The prudes are running things over here. Also the same people that cheat on their spouses and are pedos seem to be the loudest opponents of sexual expressionism.

[@cmndrkool321]

Right when you mentioned the Hot Coffee co controversy, I got an ad for coffee LOL

[@sarysa]

Only the last one applies to me. #2 is troubling, but 1 and 3 are your typical moral panic directed at video games and used as a revolving political scapegoat. #4 never bothered me because the company is in a league of its own when it comes to quality and content within its releases. However, the microtransactions lost me. I walked away in 2014 when I realized it was becoming like the trash in the mobile space and haven't looked back.

[@XiledGamer00]

Was moral panic about Elvis, Heavy Metal, Gangster Rap, and video games. Sorry the world has a been a violent place since the dawn of time. :D Bullying didn't exist until R* released Bully in 2006. Is a shame those transactions in fully priced games have ruined gaming.

[@FatheredPuma81]

Imagine talking to your kids about your childhood and how you were super excited going to the store to get a copy of GTA V and Skyrim... while you're going to the store to get _them_ a copy of GTA V and Skyrim.

[@realevostevo]

Rockstar is one of the companies that have fallen into the "What if Sony or Microsoft bought them?" narrative. Some fans seem to believe they are a key 3rd party developer in competition and would tip the scale in favor of whoever picked them up. I don't really think it makes a difference, these companies are going to make bank no matter what nowadays.

[@carefulman3673]

Feel like you missed some major things, like GTA online not hiding ip, allowing for doxxing, how the new content doesn't really add a whole lot. Or how they've been starting to hit mods for gta v, when they've been super supportive of mods in the past.

[@TristanSamuel]

Is it just me or does Rockstar's logo looks like an auto repair company?

[@lightningbolt_62]

I just came for the rickroll

[@terabhaiultrasexy]

I watch badger goodger for such videos, glad you're doing this cus your quality is just amazing

[@takotaw8453]

shoutout badger man! vadim too

[@Optopolis]

Rockstar Games. Woof. They constantly add new broken bits to the content creator. They regularly add underwhelming updates, and nowadays, they don't update the game anywhere near as much as the community would like. And now they want to do this "expanded and enhanced" gta v that every gta youtuber can tell you looks like the same game with minor improvement on graphics instead of a true "expansion." Talk about milking. Kinda sad cuz I am a fan. I have gta china town wars on DSI XL, gta iv and the two stories (lost and damned and ballad of gay tony) on xb 360, gta v on xb 360 and pc; as well as gta iii and gta vice city on on mobile.

[@Legion849]

It's all about selling more shark cards and adding more Saints Row vehicles .

[@Optopolis]

@@Legion849 Yep exactly lol! It is nice the updates come free as a result, but since you gotta pay for the cars and properties... Not so free after all since you lose time or money or both. And usually these days, updates are arguably not updates ppl want.

[@Optopolis]

@a c That's actually one game I haven't played although I've watched some videos around it.

[@FraserSouris]

They made RDR2 like 3 years ago. That game had 2000 people working on it and still took 8 years + crunch to make. Even if Rockstar decided not to remaster GTA V, it wouldn't make the next GTA come out any faster.

[@PeterGriffin11]

When I was younger I always wanted to play GTA but now RockStar games don’t look all that appealing to me anymore their games look repetitive like all you do in GTA seems to be driving around in cars and shooting people and in Red Dead Redemption it looks similar but instead of driving a car your on a horse. But regardless of how I feel about RockStar's games I think blaming video games or any form of entertainment for real life violence is stupid. If someone actually feels the need to commit crime after consuming media I'd say that individual was already messed up in the head before they played the video game or watched the television program in question and probably would've done those crimes regardless there's also the fact that most people are sane and aren't gonna commit crimes just because they saw it in a video game or TV show. People should be held accountable for their actions. I also hate it when people complain about things that clearly aren't meant for kids not being child friendly.

[@andy56duky]

Mainly Take2 bitchslapping R*.

[@nickrustyson8124]

@@andy56duky No most of this is Rockstar's fault, Take Two been quick on their other series

[@andy56duky]

@@nickrustyson8124 doesn't mean shit when you're the owner of multiple companies, including R*.

[@Frosty_V0]

@@andy56duky Lol, quit fanboying, Rockstar is notorious for anti-consumer game design decision, introducing and not fixing infinite bugs, shit game balance and unrealism, the list goes on and on.

[@TomMcMorrow]

As a financial analyst with an associate's in game design I loved every minute of this.

[@drakevoidwalker]

Bro, you don't miss with your timing lol. Always right when I'm in need of a video to listen to

[@muscularman5985]

I think there was some controversy with their 2006 game "Bully" as well. When the marketing began, anti-bullying organizations started protesting outside Rockstar offices. They had to change the name of the game to "Canis Canim Edit" outside of America and it translates to "Dog eat dog" in Latin

[@TryClyde3]

The price is right font in the thumbnail had me dying😂

[@tfg_8564]

I’ve been waiting for this video since i first found your channel

[@Lupinthe3rd.]

You Made A Bit Of Money And You Became A Turd. -Trevor Phillips

[@GregNixon]

Ultimately things like "controversial content", the "Hot Coffee" modification probably did the company more good than bad. The old ladies wringing their hands and the media fueling the controversy aren't the core audience. The microtransactions are going to be what ultimately bring down the gaming industry.

[@tpnurdle1]

Awesome video. Suggestion: Ponderosa Steakhouse and Bonanza Steakhouse The fall of Oldsmobile curtis mathes, Zenith, history of old television giants.

[@jhuckobey]

I have been absolutely devouring your content since finding the channel. It's fascinating stuff. Two things come to mind when watching. First, I would love to hear of any time a leveraged buyout was a good idea, and I would also love to see a video about Steam.

[@Vaden69]

Who else got rickrolled by an ad?

[@locosk8er]

I have Premium. Don’t get Rick roller

[@rookstun]

When Rockstar's entire bibliography gets released before GTA VI Edit: Not auto

[@fancyorange]

Biography

[@charlockprime]

I do not think that word means what you think it means.

[@Hoopergames]

Hysterectomy*

[@Hoopergames]

@@charlockprime right lmal

[@JohnWayneCheeseburger]

Lol wut

[@fb39371]

I've never clicked a video so fast this is a combo of two of my favorite things, thanks buddy ❤🖤❤

[@JiffyScooters]

rockstar making only one game last gen isnt talked about enough

[@stellavas8083]

I finally got the rickroll ad after replaying the video thousand times!

[@gabrielgabriel5877]

Lol same

[@_Super_Hans_]

It's not Rockstar's fault, it's not Take Two's fault - companies do what they need to do to make money. If you've ever bought a micro transactions in GTA, even just one, it's your fault. It's your fault there is no new GTA, it's your fault future GTAs will be shorter.

[@Lechugameister]

Just when you showed the DMA mascot/logo I remembered how it gets run over in the GTA 2 intro developer credits.

[@sesmithers81]

With all the stuff rockstar has done they need five stars in their logo. It seems like while we were playing gta rockstar was behaving like the in game characters.

[@maxwellsugerman]

Red Dead 2 was incredible. I hate that they just gave up on it when Rdr Online didn't work. Rockstar needs to either bring back Max Payne or make a new series.

[@mightyvoovoo]

Being offended by Rockstar is like being offended by South Park. Like, what do you expect? Its what they do lol

[@tyneuku3673]

Had this channel on auto play while at work how a video published mid way thru got into the playlist idk but I'm happy

[@misery978]

I'm so happy you made this and not just cause my boredom was getting so potent it was becoming crippling but also because tbis needed to be said

[@FirBurger98]

I never thought you'd cover this. It was in my recommended a minute after being uploaded and I couldn't have clicked faster

[@shadowgb]

As an ardent fan of Rockstar I gotta say the things they've done with gta has really pissed me off. That being said I've just gone back to play the old games. Again.

[@xqc-5734]

Been waiting on this one chief

[@AntonioLopez-iu6xr]

You should make your videos into listening podcasts. Sometimes cant watch but love your insightful vids and podcast are just so convenient. Just my 2¢, keep it up💪🏻

[@JamesLewis2]

A key fact about the transformation of Race 'n' Chase into Grand Theft Auto that you missed is that the police AI was originally far too aggressive, so play-testers thought it would be fun to try to outrun the cops; that is what inspired the transformation.

[@treflosho]

in-game transactions played a major role that pushed me away from being a gamer. and that's despite other controversies like gamer culture and gamer-gate.

[@ivoman7]

Good job on putting this together. I guess when there's too many hands in the cookie jar, the end-product becomes exactly what all those hands want it to be, and not necessarily what the customer wants it to be. I play their old games still though.x)

[@lectrician2]

Thanks so much for making the video! I was in the comments you showcased at the beginning.

[@johnnysilverhand9790]

The size of Dan Housers head is a controversy in itself 😂

[@mrniceguy7168]

You can’t have that much creativity in a pinhead

[@sminthian]

I loved all of the GTA's, but hated 5. I don't know why they've been sitting on GTA5 for 8 years, but I haven't touched GTA in a long time now...

[@topstuffanime]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR SO LONG!! THANKS A LOT COMPANY MAN

[@existential_]

Hey Company Man! I was wondering if you could do a video on home hardware tool companies such as Dewalt, Milwaukee, Ryobi etc... I am relatively new into these as a homeowner and wonder why there are so many brands and how their products, values and history differ. Thanks!

[@praetoriancav5206]

Who else came here to see the rick roll ad

[@shyven1263]

me

[@sameersarwal5647]

lol me

[@tenkaytk2471]

me

[@asaskiorachiga]

Your pfp gives me cancer

[@theabominator2152]

@@asaskiorachiga agreed

[@zebalz]

I literally came onto youtube today telling myself "I'm not going to watch a company man video" and here I am..

[@JollyRanchersGrandma]

You know what, could you make a video talking about the rise and fall of future shop? It was a Canadian company like best buy and it was around until about 7 or 8 years ago before best buy bought it and turned every future shop into their store. I remember really loving the store and they had this cool thing where you could return a product and get a cheque back. I bought a 3ds in 2010 and after 2 years of ownership the L and R buttons no longer worked and they gave me a cheque of 173 dollars and I used that to put towards my iPod 4th gen in 2012. I think it would make a neat video

[@TVandManga]

Great video!

[@user-bo9of4ir2j]

Fun fact : most of the peoples came from ttr

[@Kuru20134]

You should add GTA trilogy “definitive” edition to the list now

[@edwardbourke4328]

Great video. Thanks

[@torernning8652]

Dude, you got 87 likes in 2 minutes. Keep up the great work!

[@Sneyk64]

I came here from TheTekkitRealm from his rickroll ad video

[@christopherr.2137]

I was surprised you didn't mention the whole how killing prostitutes was the GTA equivalent of going to the ATM early in the game when you as the character was dead ass broke.

[@wendyokoopa7048]

For me I got some good money in vice by slicing the heads off thd roller skating gays "Frankie says relax sister."

[@shrimpbao]

Is there a source for your intro song, I really like it

[@xblowsmokex]

This is gonna be a banger. Can’t wait till I’m off work

[@kaosinc]

I look forward to the "tongue-in-cheek" humour in their games!

[@tempest346]

Where is the Rickroll ad?:D

[@deez_nutz_9669]

I came to see it.

[@unclegreenskatesoda9570]

With the way trading cards have come back over the past few years it would be awesome if you did videos on Topps, Upper Deck, Panini, Skybox, etc... or at least the major ones from past and present..

[@jackposteraro5257]

Omg. Why haven’t I thought of this vid to request. This is 2 of my fav things. Company Man and Rockstar lmao.