{"id":58572,"date":"2014-01-17T22:44:08","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T20:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=58572"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:56:24","slug":"gta-5-dlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/gta-5-dlc\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Theft Auto V DLC: what’s in store?"},"content":{"rendered":"

GTA V will get its first story mode\u00a0DLC in 2014<\/strong>. Michael, Trevor, and Franklin will continue their adventures in Los Santos, but what’s in store?<\/p>\n

It was some time ago now that you finished the story mode of\u00a0GTA V<\/a> and while it filled you full of enthusiasm, it was also sad not to be living through the\u00a0raids with Michael, Trevor, and Franklin any more. Sure, you can keep playing after you’ve finished the main plot, but it’s\u00a0not the same thing;\u00a0you need to experience\u00a0new missions, challenges and events<\/strong> in the life of these three rogues.<\/p>\n

Luckily your cravings will end soon, with the recent announcement of\u00a0additional content for the game, which next year will see us once again enjoy spending time with\u00a0this trio in all their glory. So, what will be the DLC for GTA V\u00a0story mode? We’re going to chuck a few theories around, some of which might even be\u00a0possible.<\/p>\n

One warning before we begin: in this preview it’s inevitable that we’re going to talk about some of the plot points of\u00a0GTA V, so if you’ve not yet completed the game, we recommend you don’t\u00a0read any further, especially the first paragraph “One month later,” as this does contain major\u00a0SPOILERS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"There<\/strong>What’s in store for Michael, Trevor, and Franklin in the first DLC story mode?<\/em><\/p>\n

One month later<\/h3>\n

The end of GTA V was tremendous, in fact canonical, as it saw\u00a0our three anti-heroes just chatting around the trunk of a car framed by a beautiful sunset background. It looks like\u00a0the first\u00a0DLC Grand Theft Auto V story mode\u00a0will pick up the plot at this point, as reconciliation between the three characters looks to be the perfect trigger for new crusading\u00a0stories.<\/p>\n

In this canonical ending \u2013 we’re not taking\u00a0into account the other two, because in each of them, a main character dies, which means they’d\u00a0no longer be in the game \u2013\u00a0the three characters are separated at the end, but we’re led to believe that they will continue to see each other<\/strong>… and also that this\u00a0period of “now I’m going to live life quietly” won’t last long.<\/p>\n

A possible plot for this new DLC is that it would take place a\u00a0few months later, with Trevor<\/strong> with a Philips Industries hypervitaminosis (and more glamorous headquarters!), Franklin<\/strong> with a new life of luxury in which he is the king of the neighborhood, and Michael<\/strong> having made \u200b\u200bmore progress in his\u00a0career as a film producer, but family tranquility takes precedence.<\/p>\n

None of the three boys would lack the money to live like kings for the rest of their lives\u00a0without needing to get\u00a0into trouble, but you know the saying, “a leopard never changes its\u00a0spots,” so inevitably the three of them return to their old ways<\/strong>… And we know\u00a0crime is addictive.<\/p>\n

\"Michael's<\/em><\/p>\n

We already know that the lazy days of\u00a0retirement hold\u00a0little appeal for\u00a0Michael De Santa<\/em><\/p>\n

Stick ’em up, this is a robbery!<\/h3>\n

The best way to return to the fold would be with new robbery <\/strong>missions, the most entertaining type of\u00a0play and one that\u00a0despite being an essential part of the plot, only happened in dribs and drabs.<\/p>\n

If Rockstar wants to reward its millions of loyal fans the best thing they could do is focus on the gameplay of the first DLC of GTA V as being large-scale robberies. This would inevitably see the\u00a0return of one of the best secondary characters in\u00a0the game, Lester<\/strong>, the brains behind many a\u00a0robbery plan.<\/p>\n

The great plan for\u00a0our trio of heroes could be a big hit on the\u00a0Los Santos casino,<\/strong> which according to leaked information, could\u00a0briefly open its doors, something which we reported to our colleague Lester.<\/p>\n

\"WillWe want to open the Vinewood casino!<\/em><\/p>\n

What’s beyond the Saints?<\/h3>\n

Rockstar, in the press release which announced the new content\u00a0of GTA V, said Michael, Trevor, and Franklin would live out their adventures “in southern San Andreas<\/strong>“, without any\u00a0reference to Los Santos or Blaine County, the locations in GTA V.<\/p>\n

Look back and think of the map of San Andreas in the Grand Theft Auto of the same name: in the southeast of the map there’s the city of Los Santos and Red County (roughly equivalent to\u00a0Blaine in real life), while the southwest belonged to the “wildest” area of play in the game, Whetstone <\/strong>and Flint County<\/strong>. Does this mean that the DLC of GTA V will take place there? There’s no reason why not.<\/p>\n

\"WillThe map of San Andreas could be transformed<\/em> (image source: GTA Wikia<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Keep in mind that Rockstar changed the map of San Andreas<\/strong>, creating the new Blaine County, which was much larger than Red county was in its\u00a0day, as well as making some changes to the metropolis of Los Santos. There’s no reason to doubt that they could now choose to remodel or “move” the southern part of San Andreas as we know it.<\/p>\n

Given the choice, we’d love Las Venturas, <\/strong>the GTA version of Las Vegas, to be situated in\u00a0southern San Andreas, which in the game\u00a0was just north of the state. However, we don’t really think such a huge change could happen;\u00a0if we get more terrain to explore, that would be enough.<\/p>\n

Of course, hoping to see\u00a0Las Venturas in Grand Theft Auto might not be too far-fetched… remember that leak about\u00a0GTA: City of Paradise<\/a><\/strong> … a spin-off? a mobile game?<\/p>\n

Journey into the past<\/h3>\n

One of the most interesting plots in GTA V was the one that hinted at Michael’s and Trevor’s past, when they were best friends and partners. The game already had a prologue dedicated to that time as well as\u00a0continuous references to it in the conversations the two protagonists had with other characters.<\/p>\n

The truth is I want\u00a0to know more about the early lives of Michael and Trevor, not just the episode of betrayal, but years before, like when they met up in Canada and began their career as robbers. Returning with\u00a0some missions in flashback mode would be a great idea, plus they take advantage of the mapping of North Yankton<\/strong> <\/strong>that Rockstar created for the prologue and one of the most exciting missions of the game.<\/p>\n

Splitting hairs here, why not dedicate DLC just to the past history of the characters? It would be a great idea, although\u00a0Franklin would be missing from the mix, and it’s clear that Rockstar wants us to come back and\u00a0control all three. If we do get the odd flashback mission<\/strong>, it\u00a0would be great.<\/p>\n

\"TheWill we get revisit our time in North Yankton?<\/em><\/p>\n

Rediscovering old friends<\/h3>\n

Rockstar has always said that each generation of Grand Theft Auto belongs to a different universe. That is why this rule is respected\u00a0when GTA V saw\u00a0a stellar (and very brief) appearance from Johnny Kleibitz<\/strong>, the star of Lost and Damned.<\/p>\n

Don’t\u00a0be surprised if other characters from GTA IV and its expansions make an appearance in the\u00a0first DLC of the game. If we start with the theme of\u00a0casinos<\/strong>, it would make sense that we come across Luis Lopez or Anthony Prince in\u00a0Los Santos, characters from\u00a0The Ballad of Gay Tony<\/strong>, given that the casinos are closely connected to the\u00a0nightlife and “Gay Tony” himself was a nightclub\u00a0entrepreneur … Why wouldn’t he think of expanding business to Blaine County?<\/p>\n

Another possibility is that we’ll finally meet\u00a0Niko Bellic <\/strong>again… well, strictly speaking for the\u00a0second time. Yes, the protagonist of GTA IV has still got his profile on Lifeinvader<\/a>, GTA V’s social network, and Jimmy, Michael’s son, consulted with him at one point in the game. So, we know that Bellic is alive and kicking. Why not let him make an appearance again, even\u00a0briefly, in\u00a0a mission in the new DLC?<\/p>\n

Even though another character we’d like to see again is Carl Johnson<\/strong>, (the antihero of the legendary GTA: San Andreas),\u00a0GTA V takes place in his city, and given that we can wander through his\u00a0(renovated) neighborhood,\u00a0it would make sense for Johnson not to make a reappearance, in keeping with the rule that says you can’t mix Rockstar generations. That said,\u00a0rules are meant to be broken. Aren’t they!?<\/p>\n

\"CJWe’d love to welcome CJ to the new San Andreas<\/em><\/p>\n

Weigh up the odds<\/h3>\n

How many of the theories we’ve set out here will be true? Realistically, a plot that precedes\u00a0GTA V chronologically, a larger map and new robbery missions<\/strong> are the most likely. When it comes to the return of old friends and flashbacks, the odds are much lower. You never know, though – if there’s one thing that\u00a0Rockstar does well, it’s exceeding our expectations\u00a0year after year.<\/p>\n

What would you like to see in the first story mode DLC of Grand Theft Auto V?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GTA V will get its first story mode\u00a0DLC in 2014. Michael, Trevor, and Franklin will continue their adventures in Los Santos, but what’s in store? It was some time ago now that you finished the story mode of\u00a0GTA V and while it filled you full of enthusiasm, it was also sad not to be living … Continue reading “Grand Theft Auto V DLC: what’s in store?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2041,"featured_media":58575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-58572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2041"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58572"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331524,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58572\/revisions\/331524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58572"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=58572"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=58572"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=58572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}