Rockstar Gives Grand Theft Auto V Players a 'Christmas Gift,' Due to Heists Delays - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 18 December 2014 / 3,609 ViewsRockstar has announced that it will be releasing a 'Christmas gift' DLC for Grand Theft Auto V players who have been waiting a long time for Heists. Rockstar this week announced Heists will be coming out in early 2015.
"Heists were a much bigger challenge to create than we had originally anticipated," said Rockstar in a Q&A. "Early versions were simply not good enough and had to be scrapped more than once as we honed in on how we thought they should work."
"We’re happy to say that the pack we are now finalizing is something we are excited by and eager to release as soon as it is ready. We, as a company, have always been about trying to make something that is good rather than hitting a date. We apologize when this gets frustrating but firmly believe that rushing out second-rate content does not do anyone any favors."
"Hopefully you agree that yesterday’s new Trailer is a sign that Heists are shaping up nicely, but we still need some time to fine tune them. Because we need a little time to get Heists right, we are going to give you a small Christmas gift to keep you entertained until we are done with them."
What is included in the 'Christmas Gift' DLC is not known yet. However, Rockstar did say that DLC will be seasonal themed.
"We prefer to keep such things as a surprise, but without giving away any details (no peeking under the tree!), we can say that we do have a few seasonal treats in the works for players on all four systems to enjoy this coming holiday season in GTA Online. Look for details on that very soon."
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