News Summary

• It’s generated nearly half a billion dollars per year since launch, so it made sense for Rockstar Games to focus on this money-making machine.However, in 2017, the studio told Game Informer that other factors influenced the decision to skip GTA 5 DLC..
• This was revealed by the publishing of the game’s full source code around Christmas, which contains references to the unreleased DLC as well as the scripting for the game to run..
• There’s also the Prologue, which probably sets up the main game’s events, and the “Manhunt Pack,” which could be a callback to Rockstar Games’ 2003 stealth-action game of the same name..
• “The combination of these three factors means for [GTA 5], we did not feel single-player expansions were either possible or necessary, but we may well do them for future projects,” Sarwar said..
• Here’s the full list of canceled expansions referenced in the leak:It’s difficult to ascertain exactly what each one means, though there’s plenty to speculate about..
• Though none of them were released, what was uncovered by online sleuths is interesting all the same.Read More: 18-Year Old GTA 6 Hacker Sentenced To Life In Hospital PrisonAccording to an Insider Gaming report, Rockstar apparently scrapped eight planned GTA 5 expansions..