The Monday letters page is getting very excited about GTA 6 pre-orders, as a reader suggests IO Interactive could make a Mission: Impossible video game. Games Inbox is a collection of our readers' letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk
Cost of Failure
A lot of us would probably be glad if Call Of Duty went the way of the dodo, and consider it something worthy of a great laugh if it happened just after Microsoft bought Activision. A few years ago I would've definitely thought that, but now that I'm a bit older and wiser all I can think of is the poor wage slaves who will be sacrificed because their bosses made dumb decisions. Call Of Duty has been without a direction for years, and just coasting by on its name, and the fact that it's now in trouble shouldn't have come as a surprise to anyone sensible. Although as we see, those sort of people are rarely in charge of games companies. So now we're hearing that nobody's interested in Modern Warfare 4 and it could end up being just as big a flop as last year's game. But before you start celebrating that the witch is finally dead, remember just how popular Call Of Duty is and how far it's got to fall before it's not economically viable. It's going to be around for a decade even when it's a dead man walking. It's going to be a long painful death and hundreds, if not thousands, of people are going to lose their job. It's not too big to fail but it is too big to not go quietly. — Taylor Moon, Expert, exclusive gaming analysis
Games Bill
I don't get why people don't know why people pre-order games. Not only do you get the odd bit of extras included but it's about budgeting. What with bills like energy and food prices going up on nearly a daily basis it's about guaranteeing you can afford it and knowing you won't spend that money on anything else on the store. I've got £130 in my PSN wallet and on the 25th I'll be pre-ordering not because they might run out of a digital game but so I can say, yes I've paid for it and that money is gone. People say gaming is getting more expensive, well so is living a normal life with bills going up all the time that's why we pre-order. — David
Same Old Story
With all this talk of studios being shutdown I did a quick google and it was interesting to see Sony is in the lead with it closing 14 studios since 2012. Microsoft has closed down 12 since 2007 (looks like they may take pole position soon). Nintendo, a grand total of zero since entering the industry. We hear a lot of late, on Nintendo not buying a lot of studios, but I'd rather they didn't if they are only going to buy them to close them down the line, like the other two. On the other hand maybe independent studios shouldn't be swayed too much by the big bucks on offer from Sony and Microsoft, if they actually cared about the studios. Those that don't learn from history are bound to repeat it or something… — Anon
Promoting the Commodore
The Kickstarter for the Commodore 64: The Birth of a Cultural Icon documentary has just launched which is about the Commodore 64 computer and it's games. The documentary is being made by the people who made The PlayStation Revolution documentary and The Rubber Keyed Wonder documentary, among other classic computers documentaries and their games. I didn't own a Commodore 64 but I would of played some of the games from the C64 on my Amstrad CPC 464. I know there is at least one Commodore fan among GameCentral readers, besides me (Commodore Fan). I've backed the Kickstarter for a physical copy but you can back it for a digital copy for less money. — Andrew J.
Second Choice
If Amazon takes the Bond licence away from IO Interactive they will be absolutely crazy, if you ask me. But money's involved so we can't count on there being a sensible outcome. If the worst happens I wonder if IO could get the Mission: Impossible licence instead? It's not as big but Tom Cruise would probably be quite interested in helping, because he can't really do the stunts anymore and the series has ended. Mission: Impossible doesn't have anything like the history and traditions as Bond though, so I really hope Amazon do the sensible thing, because 007 First Light is my game of the year. — Diem
Dream Edition
Grand Theft Auto 6's pre-order date being unveiled as June 25th is the highlight of last week, when it comes to the gaming news circulating. For many and myself, it's the early coming of Christmas. Because even if it certainly kills me, I am snagging that collector's edition no matter what. I've never done so for any other game, but has there ever been a title such as highly anticipated, as Grand Theft Auto 6? Certainly not in living memory. Instead of celebrating in joyful merriment, the fans and trolls are partaking in nitpicking. Judging a mere glimpse as lacking in reflections, or prowess on a technical scale. It is petty to say the very least, but for my personal opinion on the topic at hand, it would have sufficed more positively if the glimpse was of daylight. A city brimming with neon and colour is suited to a daytime preview. Choosing that shot and proceeding with it as the final cut, is a very milquetoast presentation. That, however, heightens the expectations of a third trailer very much. At least it should officially open the floodgates for every storefront, digital market, and site to crash simultaneously, just as Silksong did. I am deeply hoping the collector's edition is also revealed and I am able to secure it. It's my first ever buy and considering the eventual steep price tag, it will have to be justified. My main worry is that the game will not be included in the package. It's been seen time and time that certain editions fail to bear fruit, in that regard. It would also affect the goodwill that has been generated thus far. If the game is included with the edition, my wallet is ready to endure the pain. If not, my heart shall endure. — Shahzaib Sadiq
GC: A collector's edition has neither been announced nor leaked, it's just assumed.
Good Security
So, on Thursday we're going to get the price of GTA 6 and probably find out about the other editions. Seems wild to finally be sorting out this kind of detail after literally years of waiting and endless delays. After that it's going to be full speed ahead on the hype, the marketing, and the silly fan theories. Has a single one of them been true since the game was announced? I kind of like the fact that no one really knows what to expect other than the obvious. Whatever Rockstar is doing to keep their secrets I approve. — Flint
The Shape of Things to Come
A lot of people have pointed out that Nintendo has two N64 remakes coming out this year (Star Fox and Zelda: Ocarina Of Time) and I've been trying to figure out if this is a coincidence or a sign of things to come. A remake of Star Fox is the quickest way to get something out there and see if people are interested in a new game. And an Ocarina Of Time remake is, I think, the Nintendo game almost nobody would object to seeing a remake of. But assuming they're both hits what happens after that? Will they make more remakes? Zelda: Majora's Mask and F-Zero GX look like pretty good options to me but there are lots of games that could be suitable. Will Nintendo start to use remakes the way they used Wii U ports for the Switch 1? They're not as quick or easy to make but the big name ones are virtually guaranteed to be a hit. Thing is, I don't know how I feel about that. A part of me does want to see these come back and be modernised but I don't like the idea of Nintendo devs spending time remaking old games when they could make new ones. They all sound like a good idea until you realise a massive team has got to spend four or five years making them, tying them up for a long time. — Vate
Inbox Also-Rans
Saros is such a frustrating game. I want to love it because of the action but I just hate the story and the atmosphere. Returnal is definitely better, in my opinion. — Sanders
Saw a rumour that Gears Of War: E-Day has a budget of $400 million. Even if that's not true the fact that we can't instantly rule out because it's too much blows my mind. And they made that an Xbox console exclusive?! — Rinda
