One can only imagineGrand Theft Autofans combing through the leaks, becoming more and more teary-eyed as they realiseGTA Vhad entire games' worth of DLC planned before going all-in onGTA Onlineinstead.
Check out the stunningGTA VItrailer below
Some of the planned expansion content included azombie apocalypsewithin Los Santos, similar toRed Dead Redemption’sphenomenalUndead Nightmare DLC. There were also plans for an alien invasion, as well asstory expansionsfeaturing the trio of protagonists Michael, Franklin and Trevor.
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There were even plans to introduce map expansions that would take players back to iconic GTA locations like Liberty City fromGTA IV, or Miami, also known as Vice City, which is returning inGTA VIinstead.
The content was cut in favour of several updates forGTA Online, which added some decent stuff but for increasingly high in-game costs, no doubt an attempt to push players into buying Shark Cards with real-life money.
Fans were devastated to hear the news, and while many are still excited aboutGTA VIthanks to a record-breaking teaser trailer, they were also disappointed to learn of the wasted potential ofGTA V.
In a Reddit postsharingsome of the cancellations, one fan said “An Undead Nightmare forGTA Vwould’ve been incredible.”
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They went on to say: “I hate how all their efforts were redirected to the online mode. I wish they would’ve hired more people to allow support for both the singleplayer and online after it blew up.”
Another added: “All the stuff that got shelved here sounds like it would’ve been amazing compared to the content farm that isGTA Online.”
One fan simply put: “I hate them for not working on thatGTA VDLC.”
The worst part is it’ll probably be the same story forGTA VI, with content cut from the singleplayer to make room for more microtransactions in the online mode.
Topics:GTA 6,GTA 5,GTA Online,Rockstar Games
