An ex-Rockstar Video games worker has shed some gentle on why Grand Theft Auto 5’s cancelled single-player DLC by no means made it to launch, however the precise motive most likely gained’t come as a lot of a revelation…spoiler alert, it’s due to GTA On-line.
There have been quite a few experiences, leaks, and knowledge mines over time that indicated Rockstar Video games was, a minimum of at one cut-off date, engaged on a number of single-player DLCs for Grand Theft Auto 5. Probably the most outstanding potential DLCs to come back out of the leaks was an ‘Agent Trevor’ DLC. It’s mentioned that the growth would see Trevor go undercover and work with the feds, in keeping with the character’s actor, Steven Ogg.
Ogg even mentioned earlier this yr that the DLC had already began capturing earlier than it was cancelled. “We shot some stuff after which it simply disappeared and [Rockstar] by no means did it, they by no means adopted up on it,” Ogg mentioned.
Now, an ex-Rockstar developer has revealed precisely why Trevor’s DLC was by no means accomplished. In response to Joseph Rubino, who was a senior digicam artist and visible cinematographer for Rockstar up till 2016, the DLC was scrapped due to the “money cow” that’s GTA On-line.
In a brand new interview with YouTube channel SanInPlay, Rubino mentioned he was as soon as engaged on a standalone DLC. “That was type of my factor,” the ex-Rockstar dev mentioned. “We break up our workforce into two. I stayed on GTA On-line after which this DLC, which Steven Ogg was a vital a part of.”
He went on to elucidate how he believes loads of the developed property for the DLC had been ultimately used for GTA On-line, so nothing was wasted.
“When GTA On-line got here out, it was a lot of a money cow and other people had been loving it a lot that it was onerous to make an argument {that a} standalone DLC would out-compete that,” Rubino revealed. “I feel, trying again now, you possibly can most likely do each. However that was a enterprise resolution that [Rockstar Games] made.”
Rockstar Video games is presently gearing as much as launch Grand Theft Auto 6, which has an official launch window of Fall 2025. As we shortly method 2025, there’s nonetheless no phrase from the developer on what’s going to occur to GTA On-line when the subsequent instalment of Grand Theft Auto releases. Many speculated that the not too long ago launched Backside Greenback Bounties DLC can be the final “main” content material replace for the stay service title, however Rockstar has mentioned there’s nonetheless loads extra to come back.
