It’s lengthy been rumored for years that Rockstar North’s Grand Theft Auto 5 had single-player DLC in improvement. Take-Two Interactive stated there have been “huge plans” for “substantial story-driven add-on content material” again in 2014, however nothing ever materialized.
Datamining from final 12 months’s leak of the sport’s supply code indicated that a number of DLC had been within the works, together with Agent Trevor. Actor Steve Ogg confirmed its existence in an April 2024 YouTube stream with Ned Luke (who voices Michael de Santa). Much more alleged particulars have emerged, courtesy of former senior digicam artist and digital cinematographer Joseph Rubino.
In an interview with SanInPlay (transcription through VGC), Rubino, who labored at Rockstar for six years, claims, “I used to be one of many most important editors, digicam artist and doing numerous the second unit on-stage stuff. We break up our groups into two, so I stayed on GTA On-line after which this DLC, which Steven Ogg was a vital a part of, after which among the workforce overlapped and went to Purple Useless Redemption 2 early on.”
The success of Grand Theft Auto On-line finally led to the DLC’s cancellation. “When GTA On-line got here out, it was a lot of a money cow, and folks had been loving it a lot that it was laborious to argue {that a} standalone DLC would out-compete that. I feel, trying again now, I might say that you would most likely do each, however that was a enterprise choice they made.”
Rubino confesses to being “a bit upset” at this, and it was “numerous cause for me being a bit bitter at the moment, as a result of I used to be like ‘yo, what the f*** guys, this s***’s superior, let’s preserve going, let’s end this s***.” Agent Trevor was allegedly half-finished on the time, although, “A variety of that stuff did find yourself making it, I consider, into later iterations of GTA On-line, I feel. It’s not like they wasted it. It was actually, actually good.”
Rockstar North has added its justifiable share of story-focused content material to GTA On-line, together with “The Contract.” It focuses on Franklin Clinton, one of many three protagonists, years after the marketing campaign and options music by Dr. Dre.
The event workforce is at the moment targeted on Grand Theft Auto 6, launching in Fall 2025 for PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S. It’s rumored to obtain substantial content material additions post-launch, however nothing is formally confirmed. Keep tuned for updates within the meantime.
