GTA V, which celebrated 10 years on the market last September, is indisputable one of the greatest achievements in video game historyand is based on several metrics. The first thing that is usually focused on in these cases is its sales volume with more than 180 million copies sold, but there are other aspects that are more than remarkable, such as the excellent reviews from the public and critics and another that It is also very relevant and on the verge of reaching the age of eleven, it still adds thousands and thousands of hours of daily play by a huge community of players.

Although GTA V’s story mode, along with secondary missions and more, has already provided many hours of gameplay, something that has played a key role in why it still has such a large community today. It’s your online mode, as this provides virtually infinite replayability. And it’s also a big source of joy for Rockstar, given that its in-app purchases have been a sensational source of revenue for the company for years.

Now, with such a successful title, Why hasn’t Rockstar improved their monetization through paid DLC? At the end of last year, when part of the source code of GTA V was leaked, the rumors existing for years about the ambitious plans of the developer in this regard were confirmed. Up to eight DLCs were planned at some point, but until now we haven’t had a confirmed reason why they ended up being scrapped.

As I say, we haven’t had a clear confirmation until now, although we could imagine where the shots were going. However, what was an assumption is now a certainty. And as you can see in this interview with Joe Rubin, a former developer employee, Rockstar scrapped the GTA V DLC because GTA Online was much more profitable. It would be good news to know that there are other reasons as well, but once again the company has prioritized revenue over improving the experience for its users.

Although Rockstar has signed some exceptional games, such as the GTA saga or the incredible Red Dead Redemption, but also made it very clear to us how little respect they have for these titles, as evidenced by the GTA Trilogy disaster. Of course, this does not mean any decrease in the interest with which many of us await the arrival of GTA VI, even more so after seeing how spectacular it looks in the first official trailer. It’s a shame that we can of course expect a similar approach from the company, and that’s disappointing.