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GTA 5is still one of the most successful and well-made open-world sandbox games of all time. Even before its launch, there was no doubt about it: this game was destined to be such a phenomenal success. Then cameGTA Online, an MMO like no other; it was just what fans wanted—aGTAgame, but online, that they could play with their friends.
As online mode became a success, Rockstar Games started putting more and more resources into making add-on missions for it. As these expansions started piling up, rumors started coming in of canceled single-player DLCs. Over the years, there has been no official statement regarding those DLCs, but recently, a very reliable source came out with his side of the story.
GTA Onlinebecame the reason for the cancelation ofGTA 5’sstory DLC
The originalGTA 5featured three distinctive protagonists. One of them was a melodramatic ex-master thief, Michael. The second was a street-smart African-American youngster eager to escape the gangster lifestyle everyone thought he was destined for. And the final one was a m*th-addict ex-pilot who was just bonkers in the head.
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These three characters drove the game’s story, and they did it exceptionally well. Hence, when rumors started coming in for three planned DLCs for this game, fans were pretty excited. They instantly guessed that three DLCs meant they would focus on each of these characters.
No one knew what these DLCs were about; before they could, they were canceled. Rockstar Games never talked about them; they never even confirmed these DLCs existed. But recently, some kind of legitimate confirmation surfaced regarding these expansions.
Steven Ogg, the actor who played Trevor in the game, revealed that production on one of these DLCs had actually begun. It focused on Trevor, of course; it is being called aJames Bond-like DLCwhere Trevor went undercover for an intelligence agency.
“Trevor was gonna be undercover – he works for the feds. And we did shoot some of that stuff with ‘James Bond Trevor’ – he’s still kind of a fuck up, but he’s doing his best to pretend to be like [a secret agent]. We shot some stuff and then it just disappeared and [Rockstar] never did it, they never followed up on it.”
He regrets not being able to complete this project, of course. But it was not his decision after all; it was all about Rockstar Games shifting their focus toGTA Online. They seemingly made the right choice too, asGTA Onlineis going strong more than 10 years afterGTA 5’s launch. It has a community of a very dedicated bunch of gamers who play it for hours.
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Fans would know that this is not the first project from Rockstar Games that just disappeared in thin air. Previously, their spy game called Agent was also removed from their upcoming projects list for no clear reason.
Fans are understandably hating Rockstar Games’ decision
While the DLC starring Steven Ogg sounded promising enough, its cancelation was a sucker punch that shook gamers everywhere. Anyone who hears about it cannot help but suggest how Rockstar Games made the wrong choice.
Steven Ogg reveals he filmed some story mode DLC for ‘GTA 5’ that never got released.
“[It was] where Trevor was gonna be undercover, he works for the FEDs”
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— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm)August 15, 2025
Honestly, GTA ONLINE was like the WORST thing for the game.
— Matt Jarbo (@mjarbo)July 17, 2025
THEY ROBBED US OF PEAKpic.twitter.com/3GOiTNMW5u
— GameRoll (@GameRollGTA)June 12, 2025
I’m gonna be so mad when they tell me there was an unreleased Sadie Adler DLC
— Joe E (@JoeE316)June 21, 2025
One cannot help but wonder if they would do something similar forGTA 6or not. Maybe they would simply do away with a DLC by default and pushGTA Onlinetowards its next-gen and focus on that.
Rohit Sejwal
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Rohit Sejwal has been enthusiastically playing video games for over 15 years and has been writing about them for around 1.5 years now. His love for movies pushed him towards video games and made him look at them as a new interactive medium for storytelling. Besides completing his Masters in Mass Communication, he also has a diploma in filmmaking and has a sheer passion for reading dark fantasy books besides watching movies and playing video games.
