A since-removed listing on actor Michael Ursu's resume has apparently leaked the existence of an unannounced VR game from developer Rockstar Games. In addition, undisclosed projects from Genshin Impact dev miHoYo, and a new Borderlands title from Gearbox Software were revealed, outdoing official not-E3 showcases entirely in the process (and with significantly lower overheads, we'd bet).
The original listings were posted on Reddit, and caught and preserved over on ResetEra. To give him the benefit of the doubt, Ursu is a legit actor with professional representation, so it's entirely possible he wasn't personally involved with the resume update at all. We also don't know what platforms VR refers to at this stage either, so we'll need to take a watch and wait posture until more information surfaces.
What do you think of this scenario? How quickly should we jump to conclusions? Attempt to refute the irrefutable leap of logic that is Undisclosed Rockstar Game + Principal = Bully VR remake confirmed in the comments section below.
[source reddit.com, via resetera.com]
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Quest announced San Andreas ages ago, and haven't spoken about it since.
That image of Bully in the article taunts me. I pretty much gave up on a sequel for it. 😑
Releasing a Bully game in this day and age would be ballsy to say the least. I don't think it's ever going to happen.
Idk what it it's, idc what it is, but it's exciting all the same.
Bully being the article's headline image just makes me crave a Bully Remastered Edition or Bully 2 in general, I know both are unlikely to happen but I wish it would, Bully was truly unique for it's time, and there's so much more you can do with that series, plus I'm over GTA, but because of the overwhelming success of GTAV, Take 2 will likely never allow Bully 2 to happen in favor of milking GTA for all it's worth.
Rockstar isn't what they were they can't release a offline player campaign with out promoting some online side of it with paywall.
@dschons LoL 😂 true that's why the next GTA game will be in name only.
I would be absolutely amazed if in current year they released another "Bully" game. It was controversial THEN, but now? In the Twitter era? I don't know if they want that kind of heat when they can just ride the GTA train to infinite money.
The more companies moving into the future the better.
Bully 2 in VR. Why not?
@thefourfoldroot1 You are assuming the future is VR. I think its just an overpriced fad. We shall see soon enough.
@LifeGirl
I don’t have to see; I've played, I’ve experienced, I know.
@thefourfoldroot1 You have played. You have experienced. You don't know
@LifeGirl VR has been around for over 50 years in one form or another, and in gaming since the 90's, maybe you need look up the definition of the word 'fad'. Compared to many other forms of entertainment, it's also relatively inexpensive.
@Triumph741 I think you know what they meant, you must be great fun at parties. Any more hairs to split?
No-one knows for sure, yes, but if you've properly experienced (or able to experience VR) then you know exactly what @thefourfoldroot1 means.
@Mad001 I don't know, I think RDR 2 taught em a lesson about doing more online modes. Specifically for anything that isn't GTA.
Everyone forgetting that Rockstar made a table tennis game back in the Wii days... It'll be that in VR
@LifeGirl @dschons I'd probably expect it to be branded Canis Canem Edit (the name of 'Bully' in the UK, Europe and Australia.) The reality is the name was the shock value in that game, deliberately made to stir up a publicity storm IMHO. (And it worked) There was very little actual content that was any worse than your average game. In fact it was all pretty tame (but fun)
If they really wanted to stir the pot of what was acceptable Manhunt would likely be the braver choice.
@Gooseman42 Actually you don't realize that you are a part of a niche community. VR is still nowhere near good looking or running(unless you are on PC) to impress me or countless others. I have tried Alien Isolation, Skyrim and Alyx and imo the juice is not worth the squeeze. Unless VR games start getting much more complex I would rather play on my TV.
Bully is the best game Rockstar has ever made and no-one will convince me otherwise.
A risky manoeuvre given the relatively small install base of VR. It'll probably just be a tiny side project or glorified tech demo that people forget about after a month or so.
Unfortunately our world today is too sensitive for something like Bully. It's a shame because first one is the my favourite Rockstar game ever!
@Triumph741
That's a little condescending tbh.
I've been gaming since the 80s and have tried pretty much most gaming devices since then. While no expert, I have a pretty good grasp of the gaming industry. I love playing games on a flat screen (and don't care on which platform) but VR is a really exciting technology and offers gamers a completely different immersive experience.
I also didn’t say VR was not niche and appreciate it's not for everyone, if you've tried it and don't like or can't use it then fair enough, it's not for you. However, really bores me when people try to crap on other people's bonfires in these threads.
I'm not really directing this at your comments, and understand people are entitled to their opinions, but some seem intent on going out of the way to be contentious about what others are obviously excited about and into and committed to telling everyone their device is going to fail like they don't want gaming to move forward or just love trashing on people. It's the same with the stupid console wars. It's just so pathetic and immature and I don't get it.
I also don't think VR or any gaming have to be a graphical powerhouse or complex to be fantastic, immersive, fun gaming experiences. Something like Beat Saber or Pistol Whip could maybe work in flat screen but it's so much cooler in VR and that's basic graphics and simple gameplay. Equally, there's HL Alyx or Red Matters and Resident Evil Village from the other perspective.
Sorry for ranting, I'm just passionate about gaming and the more ways people can play and enjoy them is just fantastic and not to be hated on like some seem intent on doing.
Take Two managed to take (two) down the GTAV VR mod by Luke Ross with threats of legal action. So either that could have been because they have their own VR implementation and they don't want the competition, or perhaps because they're just bullish about anyone else than them earing money on their properties. I would have bet on the second option, honestly.
@thefourfoldroot1 Translation: your evidence is anecdotal.
@LifeGirl and what that makes your evidence exactly? I mean the irony of it all.
@LifeGirl have you tried vr as its really easy to dismiss but most people who try it are sold
@dschons well, for one thing, bigots would call it "WOKE" for being able to kiss another guy.
@naruball Imagine their kids saw that. They'd be irrevocably ruined! (Caution: Irony).
@dschons Ι can already picture the signs and ... the haircuts.
Rockstar as we knew it ended when Dan Houser and other key people left the company.
A Bully sequel would likely underwhelm without their involvement.
@LifeGirl
You mean based on experience rather than, what? Guesses?
@Nepp67 I tried that and saw what they were doing sooo bad , would of been awesome added to offline make your own gang and have some robbing missions would of been more successful lol
I remember preordering Bully from R* and getting the Bully dodgeball.. loved the smell of it
@thefourfoldroot1 Sales data. What else?
@LifeGirl
So conjecture and extrapolation, got ya.
Is this different to the disclosed San Andreas game Meta announced over a year ago?
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