As a lot enjoyable as gamers have had with Grand Theft Auto On-line through the years, it’s nonetheless unlucky that Rockstar Video games by no means launched any GTA 5 story DLC. Nevertheless, it seems that the studio was engaged on single-player content material at one level, and On-line’s success performed a task in its cancellation.
Why didn’t Rockstar make GTA 5 story DLC?
Former Rockstar developer Joe Robino not too long ago spoke with YouTuber StanInPlay in regards to the canceled single-player add-on. As he defined, the studio was engaged on GTA On-line, Pink Useless Redemption 2, and the canceled GTA 5 story DLC concurrently. Based on Robino, the DLC venture was about midway executed when Rockstar paused growth to give attention to On-line. The multiplayer mode’s success ultimately made it tough to justify persevering with to spend assets on new single-player content material.
“It was actually, actually good,” Robino stated in regards to the canceled GTA 5 story DLC. “However 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 exhausting to make an argument {that a} standalone DLC would outcompete that. I feel, wanting again now, you may in all probability do each. However that was a enterprise determination they made. I used to be a little bit upset about that.”
“That truly was numerous the rationale for me being a little bit bitter at the moment,” he provides. “As a result of I used to be like, yo, WTF guys? This s—’s superior. Let’s preserve going. Let’s end this s—.”
The silver lining is that Rockstar didn’t waste every part from the unfinished GTA 5 story DLC. As a substitute, Robino says that numerous it will definitely made its means into On-line. Nevertheless, it’s nonetheless attention-grabbing for followers to think about what might have been.
