GTA 6 Rumor Would Be A First (& Change The Franchise Forever)

17.11.2023 - 18:09 / screenrant.com / Jason Schreier / Be A

At some point in early December 2023, the first trailer for the long-awaited will be released by developer Rockstar Games. While the announcement of a first official look at the game was met with online fanfare from the fanbase, it has not stopped the near-constant stream of leaks and rumors — and one rumor in particular is incredibly interesting for story-mode aficionados. A recent leak on the site GTAForums, alleges that Rockstar is planning to elongate the lifecycle of by releasing updates to keep players engrossed in a way that could change the franchise forever.

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While has been the victim of an unprecedented number of leaks, including a series of unauthorized gameplay videos that revealed the inclusion of a female protagonist and a return to the classic setting of Vice City, the topic of post-launch rumors has been notably quiet — that is, until now. Though it should be taken with a grain of salt as it is an uncorroborated rumor, there is speculation that Rockstar Games will release a number of episodic single-player DLC expansions rather than a one-off single-player DLC as has been the case historically.

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In a discussion concerning the possibility of Rockstar releasing single-player DLC for which took place on a GTAForum thread titled «NEXT GTA TRAILER OFFICIALLY TEASED — A Message from Rockstar Games,» notable Rockstar Games speculator, leaker of information, and well-respected forum member made a post that has caught the attention of many. In their post, Tez2 claims that Rockstar may plan to release regular episodic Single-Player expansions over 's entire lifecycle, rather than a few one-off DLC releases as was the case with, or no Single-Player DLC releases as in .

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While was absent of any post-launch single-player content, this has not always been the case with games from the franchise. Though was rumored to have initially been intended to have at least one single-player story mode expansion, its predecessor,, had two episodic DLC packs — and. Despite these examples of franchise episodic expansions, Tesz2's claim implies that throughout 's lifecycle, the game could receive a plethora of DLC expansions — released on a regular or semi-regular basis.

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