Because the world waits for Grand Theft Auto 6’s debut trailer, additional proof has emerged of scrapped plans for Grand Theft Auto 5 story DLC in addition to Bully 2.
As noticed by VGC, the newest information comes from the alleged leak of a database file for Grand Theft Auto 5, which is being dug into by the neighborhood. In line with Twitter person @billsyliamgta, who credit GTA dataminers, this file contains reference to the unreleased Bully 2.
GTAV’s PDB leak comprises a string regarding Bully 2.
Credit to @GlowDevs and @WildBrick142 pic.twitter.com/4vDiyTozjn
— Liam (@billsyliamgta) November 19, 2023
For the uninitiated, Bully is Rockstar’s 2006 recreation a few juvenile delinquent pupil named James “Jimmy” Hopkins, who rises via the ranks of Bullworth Academy. Followers have long-called for a sequel, which was as soon as in improvement at Rockstar’s New England studio within the late 2000s. Whereas Bully 2 was clearly by no means launched, a few of its concepts made it into different Rockstar video games like Pink Useless Redemption 2.
@billsyliamgta provides there’s a reference to GTA 5 playable character Trevor with a jetpack, which suggests story mode DLC was repurposed into GTA On-line. In 2018, Rockstar lastly unveiled GTA On-line’s Doomsday Heist missions alongside the Thruster, a jetpack that is nonetheless unique to the multiplayer mode to this present day. (It did not take lengthy for modders so as to add the jetpack into GTA 5’s story mode, in fact.)
Minimize #GTAV Story Mode DLC is additional confirmed because of the PDB leak with a string regarding Trevor and a jet pack. The Doomsday Heist was positively a rework of it.
Data @GlowDevs pic.twitter.com/TRqnJLOMFS
— Liam (@billsyliamgta) November 19, 2023
GTA 5 by no means did obtain vital story DLC, regardless of the fixed name from followers. Rockstar as an alternative centered on money-spinner GTA On-line, which a decade on from GTA 5’s preliminary launch continues to be going sturdy.
In the meantime, Twitter person @GlowDevs reveals reference to CNC, which is assumed to narrate to the Cops ‘n’ Crooks mode that was reportedly meant for GTA On-line however was canned after the homicide of George Floyd by a police officer in 2020.
GTAV PDB LEAKS – COPS N’ CROOKS – THREAD
Initially, it was deliberate for there to be 8 completely different roles, it appears. These are Cop, Criminal, Officer, Tactical, Tech, Soldier, Enforcer and eventually hacker. However there is no such thing as a phrase on what specifics every of those roles do. pic.twitter.com/dx9POgwmI7
— Glow (@GlowDevs) November 19, 2023
All this pertains to previous content material, in fact, and with Rockstar’s focus now firmly on GTA 6, it is uncertain it’ll ever see the sunshine of day. However that hasn’t stopped GTA and Bully followers from questioning what might need been had Rockstar taken a special path and launched GTA 5 story mode DLC in addition to Bully 2. GTA 6’s debut trailer is due early December. When you wait, try IGN’s characteristic GTA 6: Every thing We Know.
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