Summary
Grand Theft Auto 5would have gotten DLC centred around Trevor if it wasn’t forGTA Online’s success. That is at least according to a former developer, who says that GTA Online was too much of a “cash cow” forRockstarto consider working on anything else for GTA 5.
As reported byVGC, this was just revealed by Joseph Rubino, who was a senior camera artist at Rockstar in the 2010s. In an interview with YouTuber SanInPlay, Rubino says that he worked on the rumoured Trevor DLC for GTA 5,backing up claims from other sourceswho have previously reported that the DLC was in the works at some point during GTA 5’s ongoing development.
Rockstar Dev Says Trevor DLC For GTA 5 Was Real
In the interview, Rubino details his workload during this period at Rockstar, whenRed Dead Redemption 2was still in the early stages of development.
“We split our teams into two,” says Rubino. “I stayed on GTA Online, and then this DLC, which Steven Ogg [Trevor Philips’s actor] was a very important part of. And then some of the team overlapped and went on to RDR2 early on.”
He goes on to say that this DLC was scrapped “probably about halfway through” its development, and he wasn’t happy with the decision.
I think looking back now, I would say that you could probably do both.
“When that [DLC] got shelved, we spent so much money,” says Rubino. “A lot of that stuff though did end up making it, I believe, into later iterations of GTA Online. It’s not like they wasted it. It was really really good.
“But what happened was, when GTA [Online] came out, it was so much of a cash cow, and people were loving it so much, that it was hard to make an argument that a standalone DLC would out-compete that,” he continues. “I think looking back now, I would say that you could probably do both. But that was a business decision that they made.”
Rubino says that he pushed back against the decision, but it seems like management had made up its mind. “I was like, ‘What the fk guys? This st is awesome. Let’s keep going. Let’s finish this s**t’.”
Steven Ogg himself has previously commented on this cancelled DLC, confirming that he hadrecorded new lines before it was scrapped. This lines up with Rubino’s account since he worked in the cinematics department.
Since then, it’s been a long wait for more single-player GTA content. We’re still waiting onGTA 6, which is set to launch next fall.
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Bringing open-world San Andreas to the online space, Grand Theft Auto Online allows you to do whatever it takes to rise to the top of the criminal ladder. You can complete missions, build businesses, and join crews, all while crafting your perfect character.
