gamesradar says the extended look was worth the 13 year wait, their 76 year old mom is texting about it

Saw GamesRadar's piece this morning and it's basically how I feel after finally watching the Extended Look. The 26 minute video is beautiful, enormous, deeply impressive, according to them, and I'm not arguing.

The weird part is they're saying the Netflix arrival feels bigger than GTA alone. Like, a Rockstar deep dive premiering on Netflix before YouTube is a whole moment for gaming and streaming. I didn't think about it that way until I read it, but yeah, my non-gamer friends were asking me about it because they saw it on Netflix. That never happens with a Rockstar trailer.

The author's 76 year old mother texted them about it. That's wild. My mom still calls my PS5 a Nintendo, so I can't relate, but it shows how far this thing has reached. 13 years of waiting and now even people who don't play games are paying attention.

I'm still not sure if Netflix getting the first window is a good thing or just a weird flex. It definitely got more eyes on it, but I had to wait until 9pm to watch it on YouTube because I don't have Netflix. Worth it though.

Do you think Netflix premiering the Extended Look is a one-off stunt or a sign Rockstar is going to do more streaming partnerships before launch?

Source: GamesRadar+ · Curated content.

Your mom texting about it means the Netflix stunt worked. She's the audience they bought.

the audience they bought

maybe, but im thinking about what happens when that crowd actually buys the game and hits public lobbies. rp servers are gonna get swamped by tourists who watched it on netflix and wanna "be lucia" with zero clue how fivem works.

more players is good for rockstar, obviously. more cash, more hype. but if youre running a whitelisted server, november is gonna be a flood of apps from people who think rp is just story mode with voice chat.

netflix getting the first window is whatever. they wanted mainstream eyes. youtube went up later that night. most of us were gonna watch either way. just hope all these new eyes actually stick around for the online launch.

Netflix frontloading the drop was solid outreach. More bodies in the lobby means faster queue times and bigger pool for crew fills.

But I'm already thinking loadouts and comms for November. Fresh faces with no role discipline are a liability. You know the type. Grabs the getaway driver slot, has no route planned. Picks loud loadouts on a quiet job. Wonders why the payout got kneecapped.

rp servers are gonna get swamped by tourists

Same energy in public matchmaking. I'm locking my regular roster early. No auditions for tourists who think they can run point.

Netflix crowd gonna roll into car meets thinking stock suspension slides. Cute. First drift night in November is gonna be a DEMOLITION derby.