For years, rumors circulated about single-player DLC for Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 5, regardless of the studio confirming as early as 2014 that its focus was on Grand Theft Auto On-line. Actors Steven Ogg, Ned Luke and Shawn Fonteno shed mild final 12 months on scrapped DLC that includes Trevor as an agent for the Federal Investigation Bureau.
Nevertheless, after taking pictures “some stuff,” it “simply disappeared”, and Rockstar by no means adopted up with them on the identical. That’s, till now. Type of. Former lead author and Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser lastly opened up on the DLC whereas talking to Lex Fridman.
“The web is aware of we made a DLC… single-player DLC for GTA 5 that by no means got here out. It was one if you performed as Trevor, however he was a undercover agent. It was cute.”
Nevertheless, very similar to the studio’s forays with cancelled PS3 spy fantasy Agent, “It by no means fairly got here collectively, and it was by no means completed. It was about half finished when it acquired deserted. However I feel if that had come out, we in all probability wouldn’t have been capable of make Purple Lifeless Redemption 2. So, there are all the time compromises.”
Whereas it by no means revisited the thought of releasing single-player DLC for the open-world hit, Houser nonetheless enjoys the mannequin. “I like making the tales. For me, I like the mannequin of Grand Theft Auto 4, the place you had the additional tales coming afterwards, or Purple Lifeless 1, if you had the zombie pack afterwards. I like simply doing these further issues.
“So, I might personally prefer to have finished extra of that in that firm. And with stuff we’re doing sooner or later, we’re going to attempt to provide you with worlds the place we will add extra tales. I like single-player DLC. I simply assume the viewers loves it, and it’s actually enjoyable to make.”
With Grand Theft Auto 6 subsequent on Rockstar’s launch schedule, launching on Might twenty sixth, 2026, for Xbox Collection X/S and PS5, one has to marvel if it’ll have DLC. Rumors have claimed that the corporate desires to broaden on the title with “common” post-launch updates, but it surely’s unclear whether or not these are free or paid.
There’s additionally the matter of Grand Theft Auto On-line and the way it will work within the sequel. As all the time, keep tuned for extra updates.
