GTA Online Update Includes Bonuses For Console Players Only

Grand Theft Auto Online is finally a standalone game, and Rockstar wants to celebrate its release on next-gen consoles. While everyone will be able to claim some kind of bonus payout or pick up some vehicle at a discount this week, players on the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S specifically will have access to three pieces of featured content in GTA Online this week.

This week’s GTA Online update can be found on the Rockstar Newswire, but all of its most important details are below.

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Halo Infinite Dev Explains Why There Won't Be Assassinations At Launch

Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries has explained why assassinations won’t be featured in the game’s multiplayer at launch, which is something that the studio initially announced in July. Senior mission designer Tom French told Eurogamer that 343 is a fan of assassinations but its own data showed people tend to turn them off.

“[Assassinations] are not in for launch,” French said. “We actually really love assassinations… but what happens at a lot of levels is people just turn them off because there’s a gameplay disadvantage to it.”

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