Rockstar has finally offered more information regarding the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA V) Online Heists mode, announcing that it will arrive early next year.
The company has still not offered an exact date for when the new feature will become available, but gamers will likely be able to enjoy online heists come January 2015.
For those unfamiliar with the concept, the online heists mode will add four-player missions to the multi-player side of GTA V, allowing gamers to plan, prepare, and pull off an exciting heist.
Online heists mode has been something GTA V players have been waiting for quite some time, but Rockstar has delayed the rollout multiple times so far. Most recently, the developer had promised to release online heists along with the re-release of GTA V on the PlayStation 4 (PS4) and Xbox One last month, but that obviously did not happen.
The new online heists mode will bring "five unique strands" that will include more than 20 missions, amounting to roughly 20 hours of gameplay. The new mode aims to deliver multi-tiered missions that allow gamers to cooperate and bank on their own individual strength to pull off the heist, ensuring that each player involved has an important role to play.
When asked why it is taking so long for online heists to become available, Rockstar explained that is wants to get everything right before allowing gamers to try it out.
"We aren't ready to give an official release date yet, but we are confident they will be ready early in 2015. As you may have already read on IGN, Heists were a much bigger challenge to create than we had originally anticipated. Early versions were simply not good enough and had to be scrapped more than once and we honed in on how we thought they should work. We're happy to say that the pack we are now finalizing is something we are excited by and eager to release as soon as it is ready," Rockstar explained.
"We, as a company, have always been about trying to make something that is good rather than hitting a date. We apologize when this gets frustrating but firmly believe that rushing out second-rate content does not do anyone any favors."
The company has teased a new trailer for Heists in the meantime, and has also added the GTA Online Festive Surprise to make things more exciting for GTA V players this holiday season.
GTA V Online Heists should become available early next year and may launch with the PC version of GTA V, which is slated for release on Jan. 27. We'll return with more information as soon as it becomes available.
