At no point has Rockstar Games ever pumped the breaks on GTA V’s promotion in the past decade. The urban open-world franchise has never seen a more profitable release than this. Hence, the studio continues to make a push by adding more content.
A couple of years back, the console community saw itself ushering into the age of the next-gen era. With the release of Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation the race to remaster and offer next-gen upgrades took prominence. Now even Rockstar Games has boarded that train with the GTA V next-gen release.
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GTA V is getting more content thanks to the next-gen push
A recent rating report by ESRB, reveals the title is going to receive more content sometime in 2022. The push for the next-gen upgrades on the console may have played a key role in inciting this move, as the studio is still adamant about churning out more content. Clearly, this hasn’t sat well with the fans, as the RPG game is on the cusp of completing a decade of its life cycle.
#GTAV has been recently re-rated by the ESRB on PC and the game is now listed for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, hinting at the possibility that the contents added to #GTAV and #GTAOnline on the new gen consoles, might arrive soon on PC.
Thanks to @TezFunz2 & @GTANet pic.twitter.com/R6lisDhbcb
— GTA Series Videos (@GTASeries) April 16, 2022
Fans aren’t reacting well to these leaks, as the studio has still offered no information about the next major sequel. One fan in a hilarious way took aim at the studio by presenting an idea about releasing the game again on the Nintendo switch.
If they put a watered down version of GTA 5 on the Nintendo switch. Would people still buy it? I know I would
— Matt (@MattWages12) April 16, 2022
Many believe that it is about time the studio comes up with a way to port your character profile from one platform to another. No one would want to start from scratch after grinding for years with one character.
Fan reactions
Here’s how fans reacted to the recent news regarding GTA V.
I hope this does not involve character transfer. Team PC here and my Primary GTA Online character is only 31 levels away from reaching 1000.
— Steven the Skoodilypoop's owner Charlie (@charlizzie) April 16, 2022
These minor content upgrades should release with no price attached. However, it does not seem like the studio is going to go that route, and it will certainly upset the fanbase.
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Buying the same game, again and again, is not a wise move, and fans might not support the game anymore.
It better come, pc players ain't fools to buy it again for third time for that minor bs they added
— 😀 (@Hus_sam9991) April 17, 2022
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Have you tried the next-gen variant of GTA V? Will Rockstar studio finally do away with GTA V 2022? Leave your thoughts below.