After 13 years, Grand Theft Auto Online may finally finish their major updates. Grand Theft Auto Online was launched in 2013, shortly after the launch of Grand Theft Auto 5which serves as the game's online multiplayer component. Many assumed Grand Theft Auto Online was going to be a huge success, but it blew away all expectations and has helped GTA 5 become one of the most profitable entertainment products of all time.
The success of Grand Theft Auto Online has been both a blessing and a curse for GTA fans. Some have blamed GTA online for Rockstar not push forward with Grand Theft Auto 6 earlier, as it wouldn't make sense for the studio to abandon such a successful product to work on something new. However with GTA 6 finally approaching its release, GTA online it seems like it's finally starting to stop when it comes to major new updates.
GTA Online's Kortz Center Heist update is on its way
Rockstar Games recently detailed GTA onlineThe Kortz Center Heist update, which marks the first major heist since The Cayo Perico Heist was added in late 2020. The Kortz Center Heist update will have players plan and execute a museum heist, stealing valuable art that references previous Rockstar Games works. It is a significant update, but also marks the end of an era as it is believed to be the last major update for GTA online before its successor is released.
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So far, Rockstar Games has not revealed any details about Grand Theft Auto 6s online multiplayer mode. However, given the dizzying success of GTA onlinea multiplayer component for GTA 6 is inevitable. GTA 6 expected to be strictly a single-player experience at launch, which GTA 5 before that, with online multiplayer added sometime after. It is unclear whether GTA 6 will come online this year or if it will slip into next year, but regardless its release will mean that most resources will be focused on it instead of the existing ones GTA online.
That's not to say that Rockstar will abandon GTA online completely. GTA online will still have a huge number of players even after GTA 6 launches, and so fans can expect Rockstar to continue releasing updates that address technical issues, and maybe some that even add new cars and other things for players to spend their hard-earned cash on. But the release of the Kortz Center Heist update should mark the first step in Rockstar's eventual phase out GTA online so that it can focus its efforts on Grand Theft Auto 6 and its online mode.
Grand Theft Auto fans are anxious for the release of the Kortz Center Heist update as the release is also likely when Rockstar will really start ramping up GTA 6 marketing. With what is believed to be the last major GTA online update out of the way Rockstar can fully focus on GTA 6building even more hype for the game by releasing the highly anticipated Trailer 3, offering a deep dive into the game and eventually showing off the game's online mode.
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October 1, 2013
- ESRB
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M for mature: blood and gore, intense violence, mature humor, nudity, strong language, strong sexual content, use of drugs and alcohol
- Developer
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Rockstar North
- Engine
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Rockstar Advanced Game Engine
