You know what's funny? When the game is good, leaks build excitement.
Look at Smash Bros. Every leak makes the community explode with excitement and wonder.
All I see from GTA fans is sadness, dejection and pure grade A copium.
Cyberleek is low key for the players. When he wants to make a few bucks for his troubles, the Rockstar LARPers call him a scammer, but when a multibillion dollar corporation scams us they say nothing.
I mean if I have to choose Bungie Halo but I'm a mature adult with a fully developed brain so I can enjoy both while being aware of their respect strengths and weaknesses.
I stopped playing Gears of War after GOW3
The franchise just went in a direction I didn't like so I left
You know what I didnt do? I didnt go around leaving hate comments and insulting the people that still liked it for over a decade because that would be unhinged loser behaviour
The leaks don't hurt developers. They've all been paid and their mass layoffs were already planned in advance.
None of the people who made the game will see a bonus if the game does well, only the CEOs and publishers do, and who cares if their bonus is slightly less fat? I don't