Grand Theft Auto Online has over 500 missions, including heists

Grand Theft Auto 5 is going to be massive. And its online multiplayer will only make it bigger.

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Grand Theft Auto 5 is going to be massive. And its online multiplayer will only make it bigger. New details from Game Informer magazine reveal exactly how big Grand Theft Auto Online will be.

According to Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies, there are over 500 missions. Some will be playable single-player, but others will require teaming up. And although there are hundreds of missions to choose from, only relevant ones will be surfaced first. "The game analyses your playing style as you play and surfaces missions that appeal more to your style," CVG reports.

Missions involving particularly large teams will open up a lobby window. From there, team roles can be assigned, such as sniper, look-out, and transporter. The crew leader can also tweak settings for the mission, such as time of day, weather, difficulty, and the number of lives.

Eventually, when you have enough cash to purchase a "high end residency," you'll unlock even more missions. Specifically, you'll be able to set up heists like the main campaign.

Grand Theft Auto Online doesn't ship with GTA5, however. It'll be available in October.

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    September 11, 2013 8:30 AM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Grand Theft Auto Online has over 500 missions, including heists.

    Grand Theft Auto 5 is going to be massive. And its online multiplayer will only make it bigger.

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      September 11, 2013 8:32 AM

      gonna hold out for PS4, gonna hold out for PS4, gonna hold out for PS4

      not gonna make it

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        September 11, 2013 8:40 AM

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          September 11, 2013 8:48 AM

          There's no way it's not, the game took 5 years to develop. They can't release a GTA 6 for next-gen in a short time frame. The game will be out within a year maximum. Thanks to the new architectures, we should expect to see less port time between PC/Xbone/PS4 releases going forward for all companies.

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          September 11, 2013 8:54 AM

          because money.

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            September 11, 2013 9:10 AM

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              September 11, 2013 1:47 PM

              Nope, not really.

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                September 11, 2013 1:58 PM

                yeah RDR was an amazing and wonderful game, but I don't think it would've really done much on PC.

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                  September 11, 2013 2:15 PM

                  Really can't assume that. It's a genre and style of game many PC gamers would appreciate. And the modding scene around GTA4 would embrace it as well. Rockstar has said it wasn't technically or developmentally or financially viable at the time, but they had just laid off a bunch of people at the studio who created RDR after the game shipped. And I'm sure other projects took precedence for those who remained.

                  I know it's not going to happen. I'd still buy the game for a third time if it showed up on PC. Those shootouts on horseback would just be so much more fun and natural with mouse control. I've played them all possible ways on the PS3 and 360, lock-on aim, expert aim, and both abstaining and abusing the dead-eye stuff. None is as satisfying as a mouse would be. Multiplayer would be a totally different experience as well.

                  But really, I can't think of another game that simply deserves to be seen at resolutions far above 1280x720 and without all the other technical hiccups present in the console versions. Maybe in the future they'll do a re-release for the next gen systems like they did for Bully (originally PS2 only) on the 360, and it will finally come to PC then as well.

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          September 11, 2013 12:45 PM

          it must have a break even of something like 15 million full price copies, given that atleast some % of their market is saving up for the new consoles it is atleast not fully guaranteed that they will see a large profit margin on just this generation alone.

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          September 11, 2013 1:04 PM

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          September 11, 2013 1:58 PM

          The game will be content complete, and the series is a PC staple. Porting it to the new x86 consoles at the same time just makes a lot of business sense, but it's not a guarantee. They'll get lots extra sales from not a ton of extra development. x much more than just doing the standard PC port.

          They'll also be able to use that experience to learn some of the ins and outs of these new systems without spending another 5 years before they release anything on the new platforms. I'm not sure they're going to create an all new engine that would require a small scale test bed like Table Tennis again, they're just going to keep upgrading and refining what they have.

          They'll be able to push more detail and at a more stable framerate on the new systems, too. It's not like it won't sell. Lots of people who already bought the game will buy it again.

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          September 11, 2013 8:51 AM

          God make this be true! I sold my 360 as soon as the new consoles were announced thinking that GTAV would for sure have a next gen release.....I will be depressed everyday that goes by that it's not announced.

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        September 11, 2013 8:53 AM

        I'm fully expecting an announcement 3 months after launch regarding next-gen console versions and PC, with a release date of sometime next summer.

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        September 11, 2013 9:35 AM

        Rockstar has no reason to bring GTA 5 to next-gen, at least not for several years. The 360/PS3 install base is MASSIVE. We're talking hundreds of millions. Compared to that, early adopters will adopt PS4 and X1 at a snail's pace, and most gamers will stick with current-gen consoles until next-gen systems build up meaty libraries.

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          September 11, 2013 2:00 PM

          If they bring GTA5 to PCs, then it shouldn't be too difficult to bring it over to PS4/Xbox One since they're both x86 architectures.

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      September 11, 2013 8:37 AM

      Why am I buying this game twice? Because, I'm an idiot.

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      September 11, 2013 9:52 AM

      Jeez, this game. This is a conversation which happens at Rockstar in my imagination:

      "Hey, bossman, we have so much awesome, we don't know what to do with it.. I mean... we have awesome just like spilling over the sides and making a mess on the floor... WHAT DO WE DO WITH ALL THIS AWESOME?!"

      "Hmm, yeah, that's a lot of awesome. Ok, lets make the game bigger and more detailed, that should help spread out some of the awesome."

      "Still too much"

      "Ok, I got it. Put a bunch of awesome over there in a pile and throw some netcode at it. Make it ONLINE AWESOME! People LOVE online awesome!"

      "YES! That's a great idea! Online is a perfect place for all this left-over awesome. We'll get right on that!"

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      September 11, 2013 11:48 AM

      Wait wait, I'm confused. Grand Theft Auto Online won't be coming with the game at release? So no multiplayer when I buy the game next week? Funny how no one learns of this until less than a week until release.

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        September 11, 2013 11:54 AM

        It has been known.

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        September 11, 2013 12:20 PM

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          September 11, 2013 4:01 PM

          And while it may sound like a stadalone game, Rockstar says it's included "free with every retail copy" of the game.

          What?

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        September 11, 2013 2:03 PM

        I'm a little glad they did this. I have a feeling once Online is available I'll never play the single player side again.

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        September 11, 2013 2:21 PM

        Nice try!

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      September 11, 2013 12:18 PM

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        September 11, 2013 12:26 PM

        It'a going to be my next golf simulator. All golf, all day.

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          September 11, 2013 2:14 PM

          lol, of course you were the first to respond

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        September 11, 2013 12:35 PM

        heck yeah!!

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        September 11, 2013 12:35 PM

        Haha, totally. I hope they took their time on the activities and made them fun, as opposed to just a throwaway minigame like darts or some of the other games in GTAIV were.

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        September 11, 2013 12:45 PM

        I predict it will end with golf cart drive-bys and general mayhem before the end of the first hole.

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          September 11, 2013 2:17 PM

          I'll strafe it from a figher jet.

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            September 11, 2013 4:13 PM

            Personally, I'd drive to the airport, stand in the queues with passport and boarding pass ready, hijack the plane, and then crash it into the tournament, assuming it was still going on after all this.

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        September 11, 2013 12:45 PM

        Can we bring guns to the event? If so, can i shoot people who beat me?

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        September 11, 2013 12:53 PM

        Hell yeah

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        September 11, 2013 1:02 PM

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        September 11, 2013 2:18 PM

        How is the golf mini-game not going to be total shit? Remember the driving range stuff in GTA4?

        I mean it could still be fun, but eh. I have much higher hopes for tennis.

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          September 11, 2013 2:21 PM

          Hands on have compared it to tiger woods mechanics

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            September 11, 2013 2:34 PM

            So that means it's confirmed to be shit?

            I'm talking more about the physics. I'm sure the swing mechanics will be competent but even a series like Tiger Woods where golf is all they do can't get that right after dozens of games.

            I'm not expecting a sim or anything, but I can't see it being anything but terrible.

            Tennis at least has some correlation with the Table Tennis game from them, but with everything else it could still turn out to be a garbage addition in the end like billiards, bowling, or darts in GTA4. Horseshoes in RDR, etc.

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          September 11, 2013 2:30 PM

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            September 11, 2013 2:37 PM

            Sure! At least for the first time!

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        September 11, 2013 2:37 PM

        If it's like poker in RDR, if I lose I'm shoot everyone I played with.

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      September 11, 2013 1:02 PM

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      September 11, 2013 2:03 PM

      I'm going to be buying this game more than once... Just like I did with GTA IV.

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