The upcomingGrand Theft Auto 6is likely going to be one of the most popular and talked about games of its generation. With the unheard-of level of longevity demonstrated by its predecessor, the game will be aiming to be bigger and better across all the aspects of gameplay that it has to offer.
With this in mind, there is one element thatGrand Theft Auto 6could introduce that will instantly set it a cut above the huge expectations set byGTA 5. Seemingly corroborated by recent high-profile reports,Grand Theft Auto 6may be implementing single-player narrative DLC, an attractive post-launch feature that was neglected byGrand Theft Auto 5.
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The Lack of DLC For Grand Theft Auto 5
Grand Theft Auto 5is one of the most successful games of all time. Originally releasing in 2013, the game is still somehow as relevant as ever, with both its singleplayer and multiplayer modes still dominating large sections of the gaming discourse.
AlthoughGTA 5redefined what could be expected of the franchise’s multiplayer via the introduction of thewildly successfulGrand Theft Auto Online,the singleplayer ofGTAtitles will always define how the game is received by fans overall. The story ofGrand Theft Auto 5was one of the most thoroughly detailed and memorable in Rockstar’s entire history, which makes the absence of any post-launch DLC for the game’s singleplayer all the more confusing.
Prior toGrand Theft Auto 5, the franchise had set an industry standard for post-launch expansions for singleplayer modes. For example,2008’s iconicGrand Theft Auto 4would release post-launch DLC in the form ofThe Ballad of Gay TonyandThe Lost and Damned, two expansions that would go on to become just as beloved by fans as the main story itself. With the huge scale ofGrand Theft Auto 5and the endless possibilities that its tri-tagonist system fosters, fans assumed that eventual story DLC forGrand Theft Auto 5was a given upon its initial launch.
Many will argue that the game was simply too profitable, negating the need to pool resources into post-launch expansions. With the game re-releasing across several console generations and withGrand Theft Auto Onlinegetting its own standalone release, the game currently sits as the second highest-selling title of all time. That being said, recent reports that supposedly confirm huge swathes of information regardingGrand Theft Auto 6may indicate that Rockstar will approach the story of the new title differently fromGTA 5, with post-launch DLC being very likely.
Post-launch DLC in Grand Theft Auto 6
Recently, the longstanding discourse surroundingGrand Theft Auto 6exploded due to a report by Bloombergthat is full of information about the title. As well as suggesting that the game will take place in Vice City and contain a female protagonist for the first time in the series, additional post-launch locations were mentioned.
The Bloomberg report stated thatGrand Theft Auto 6will receive new cities after launch, suggesting a kind of live-service element to the game, which is thought to have a life-cycle beyond even that ofGTA 5’s. In this way, players can assume that the likelihood of post-launch expansions and DLC forGTA 6is massive, being done on a scale and frequency never before seen in the franchise.
With these post-launch cities inGrand Theft Auto 6likely being Central and South American, the value that they could provide in expanding and adding depth to the core story of the title is undoubtedly huge. Considering the utter absence of any such content withinGTA 5, the implementation of such rigorous post-launch DLC inGrand Theft Auto 6is sure to be welcomed by fans with open arms.
