GTA 5: single player DLC, new Heists not on Rockstar’s agenda

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GTA Online is a priority at Rockstar Games, taking precedent over the much hoped-for single-player DLC. And don’t expect any more Heists either…

Rockstar has said that GTA Online is its priority right now as 8 million players log in every week, suggesting that single-player DLC for GTA 5 isn’t coming any time soon – if at all.

All development staff who worked on GTA 5 are now working on GTA Online.

“Right now our focus is on GTA Online which has exceeded our expectations,” design director Imran Sarwar told IGN when asked if any single-player DLC was in the works.

“We currently have all key members of the team that launched Grand Theft Auto V focused on supporting GTA Online in every capacity.”

Rockstar had originally promised “substantial” story DLC for GTA 5 in 2014. That has never materialised.


While the focus is on GTA Online, players shouldn’t expect any more Heists missions like those released earlier this year, either.

Instead, developer Rockstar is focusing on new player experiences, after Heists proved to be much more difficult to create than it originally thought.

“Heists have been a huge success, and they really revitalised the GTA Online community,” said Sarwar.

“Heists encourage people to play together while giving them the chance to earn serious amounts of cash. However, as we’ve said before they were also a lot harder to make than we initially thought they would be, and it took us multiple tries to come up with the design that we eventually launched – but we believe and hope it was well worth the wait for everyone.

“They were a tremendous undertaking and for now we have other ideas for GTA Online that we’re working to deliver.”

One of those new ideas is Freemode Events, public events that kick off in GTA Online every 12 minutes.

They’re due to hit Xbox One, PS4 and PC next week, although PS3 and Xbox 360 owners will miss out.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2015/09/11/gta-5-no-single-player-dlc-or-new-heists/

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EvoVIIIPosted:

I really wish they would work on some new hiests.

PolygonPosted:

People keep saying R* let them down, boooooooo.
I'm pretty sure they don't really give a shit what they do right now.
GTA V best selling game, made shit loads of doll hairs. They could do nothing but patches and still make profit. Maybe

MubbPosted:

That's kind of a shitty move by Rockstar - But then again, If they cared about the players, they would've already remade San Andreas. Hopefully they still eventually release some form of DLC for single player, since online is pretty much awful, IMO.

GR33NV3N0MPosted:

Again Rockstar let us down.... The main problem in the industry at the moment is that really there is no other game similar enough to GTA that competes with it. I mean sure there is Saints Row, but that has never been a "series competitor" with it being more of an Comedy based game that doesn't take its self serious, im not saying it isnt fun though and i still Love the Original Saints Row even now, if they were to make a remake of the first game, or even take their next installment back to the Gang theme and make it more like the first game was then it would be awesome.

But like i said there isnt a serious competitor at the moment, which means that really Rockstar can promise what ever they want, Not deliver it or just delay it for well over a year like they did with heists and really not suffer much for it as they know most people will buy their games on release.

OXTPosted:

I thought that this was already confirmed, I'm not even suprised.

SkittlePosted:

It's good that they are focusing on the main bit of the game, but I can't really get into GTA Online :/

RobbedPosted:

Only is so boring, we've been playing for 2 years...

DevilPosted:

Im beginning to play more SP then online. Both sides are getting boring tbh. Single player is the same thing we all played over and over, online is the same.

platyuiPosted:

I dont get how so many people play this game still. The online gets boring after a while and is just a grind to get money. I want singe player DLC way more than more online dlc. They never really add more gameplay except for heists. Just more of what is already there.

Fallout3ismPosted:

This is bullshit no single player DLC? How many times is rockstar going to lie to us? I can't trust those shitbags anymore all they do is lie


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