One of the features that drew me to GTA V’s online component was the promise of Online heists, where a group of players can work co-operatively to break in to places and rob them blind. A year on from the game’s original release and that particular feature still isn’t in the game. Rockstar has finally given us an indication of when they’ll be coming.
The house of GTA released an infographic detailing just how much time you’ve all spent playing GTA Online since its launch. It’s really quite staggering. Players from 224 countries have spent 2.3 billion hours in the game between the game’s online launch in October last year, to the end of October this year. That’s 33,834,423 players globally (making destiny’s 9.5 million accounts a little laughable), for a total of 5.9 billion jobs carried out. In that time there have been 245, 682, 645 in-game selfies captured – about 432 every minute. That’s mental.
In the same post, Rockstar re-iterated that online heists will be coming soon – with the game’s first update to the online section for the Ps4 and Xbox One. The game will have a day one update on those systems, but that’s for the game proper. As soon as the online gets patched, you’ll be ready to jump in to online heists. Finally.
“We know you’re all excited for more Updates to come and we’ve got some really exciting stuff in the works to continue adding to, expanding and evolving the world of Grand Theft Auto Online – including the highly anticipated launch of Online Heists which will be available for all four consoles as the first GTA Online Update to happen after the game launches on PS4 and Xbox One,” said Rockstar.
“We’ll have some details on that very soon as well.”
GTA V is out on the newer systems next week Tuesday. Are you heading back to Los Santos?
Last Updated: November 14, 2014
ReaperOfSquirrels
November 14, 2014 at 08:08
I’ll be highly pissed off if heists hit the current gen before it hits previous gen.
MakeItLegal
November 14, 2014 at 08:14
Dude if it even goes to last gen , sounds like it’s only new gen to be honest
ReaperOfSquirrels
November 14, 2014 at 08:31
Yeah, they state “all four consoles” but I won’t hold my breath.
Captain JJ the valiant
November 14, 2014 at 08:38
I wouldn’t be surprised if that happens, judging from Rockstar’s actions lately.
MakeItLegal
November 14, 2014 at 08:12
Ok , so basically , rock star are giving us what was promised a year ago , the catch is , U need to upgrade to new gen or be a master race bitch ?
It angers me , if I had known I would never have gotten gta v on launch day I would of waited until the next feb version
Some fucking dogey businesse practices going on here
I wonder when the class action lawsuit starts , mis information much rockstar ?
For real if the hesits don’t work with last feb but do with new gen then rockstar have truly fucked up
I will get gta v for pc , purely to rampage with a mate trough the streets , won’t replay the whole game to much time
Hopefully online works with in the first 3 months ? And the city is not so bare bones like its gta 4
I personally feel rockstar have slipped from top developer to 2nd best , lies lies lies and PR marketing bullshit
MakeItLegal
November 14, 2014 at 08:13
Feb = gen , sorry iOS
Jonah Cash
November 14, 2014 at 08:13
Hmmmmmm…. I didn’t buy this last year, and I don’t think I will this year!! Next game on my radar will be Far Cry 4 but only a month after it launches so that they can fix whatever is going to be wrong with it!! Other than that, I have Fifa, Destiny and Sherlock and all 3 of them makes me happy!!
Willem Swanepoel
November 14, 2014 at 12:14
Month after release ?
With the current state of Ass Creep Unity, you might want to wait 2-3 months 😉
Jonah Cash
November 14, 2014 at 18:56
Just saw some reviews and it looks promising!!!
RinceThis
November 14, 2014 at 08:19
YES! I’ll start paying for gold again when they do bring the heists in!
ReaperOfSquirrels
November 14, 2014 at 08:31
Me too… I haven’t had Gold for 2 months now.
RinceThis
November 14, 2014 at 08:50
Yeah. I’m in Skyrim at the moment so no need at present. But we must get the SOMA crew together again man!
Hammersteyn
November 14, 2014 at 08:31
It didn’t work last year and now that I already traded it they are bringing the heists back? Look I am gonna double dip, but by that time it might be when no one is playing GTA online anymore so yeah. Thanks
Ir0nseraph
November 14, 2014 at 08:51
GTA is on my list , but not on release so you might not be alone online.
Nikola
November 14, 2014 at 14:38
Yeah same as Iron I will get it for sure but choose Dragon Age now so wait a bit then we can do some GTA Online mayhem together:)))
Hammersteyn
November 14, 2014 at 14:39
Sweet!
Don Jeers
November 14, 2014 at 09:38
>GTA V is out on the newer systems next week Tuesday. Are you heading back to Los Santos?
Hell yes.