Last year, Rockstar Games announced GTA 5 and GTA Online for the PS5 and Xbox Series X. At the time, the developer noted that the duo was coming to the next generation consoles in an “expanded and enhanced” form. At the time of publication, no additional details were provided about the doors and how they are being expanded and improved, but a new leak has revealed a feature that players can expect. Unfortunately, it is not a very exciting game, but players will be relieved to know that it is underway.
The news of the feature comes in the form of a recent GTA Online update and, more specifically, the files for this update. With the update, Rockstar Games added new files for character transfer. The files themselves – “CHasCharacterToTransferDecisionPage” – do not directly disclose anything very salient, but that seems to suggest that Rockstar Games is working on a character transfer process for when the game arrives on PS5 and Xbox Series X. In other words, it looks like players will not need to start from scratch with an entirely new character, and will be able to transport their progress to the new machines.
While this may seem like an obvious feature, especially since the game made this PS4 and Xbox One, it was far from a guarantee. It would be very easy for Rockstar Games to force players to start over, as this could have more financial benefits than allowing players to transfer their characters. Sure, that would be a big PR mistake, but it could justify the decision while hiding behind the “expanded and improved” marketing slogan. That said, it looks like Rockstar Games will avoid this trap and allow the transfer of characters.
For now, take everything here with a grain of salt, since everything here is information about the variety that was leaked, and because it is tied to some speculations.
At the time of publication, Rockstar Games did not comment on this leak in any capacity. If that changes, we’ll be sure to update the story with what’s provided, salient or not. Meanwhile, for more coverage in GTA Online and all things related to games – including not just the latest news, but all the latest rumors and leaks – click here.
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