For years, rumors circulated about single-player DLC for Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 5, despite the studio confirming as early as 2014 that its focus was on Grand Theft Auto Online. Actors Steven Ogg, Ned Luke and Shawn Fonteno shed light last year on scrapped DLC featuring Trevor as an agent for the Federal Investigation Bureau.
However, after shooting “some stuff,” it “just disappeared”, and Rockstar never followed up with them on the same. That is, until now. Sort of. Former lead writer and Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser finally opened up on the DLC while speaking to Lex Fridman.
“The internet knows we made a DLC… single-player DLC for GTA 5 that never came out. It was one when you played as Trevor, but he was a secret agent. It was cute.”
However, much like the studio’s forays with cancelled PS3 spy fantasy Agent, “It never quite came together, and it was never finished. It was about half done when it got abandoned. But I think if that had come out, we probably wouldn’t have been able to make Red Dead Redemption 2. So, there are always compromises.”
While it never revisited the idea of releasing single-player DLC for the open-world hit, Houser still enjoys the model. “I like making the stories. For me, I love the model of Grand Theft Auto 4, where you had the extra stories coming afterwards, or Red Dead 1, when you had the zombie pack afterwards. I like just doing these extra things.
“So, I would personally like to have done more of that in that company. And with stuff we’re doing in the future, we’re going to try to come up with worlds where we can add more stories. I like single-player DLC. I just think the audience loves it, and it’s really fun to make.”
With Grand Theft Auto 6 next on Rockstar’s release schedule, launching on May 26th, 2026, for Xbox Series X/S and PS5, one has to wonder if it will have DLC. Rumors have claimed that the company wants to expand on the title with “regular” post-launch updates, but it’s unclear whether those are free or paid.
There’s also the matter of Grand Theft Auto Online and how it will work in the sequel. As always, stay tuned for more updates.
