Well, this is news that makes me very nervous. Canadian actor Steven Ogg has revealed that Trevor Philips was getting his own DLC for GTA 5, in which the sociopathic pilot would have been cast in the unlikely role of a “fucked up” government agent.
“Trevor was going to be undercover — he works for the feds,” Ogg revealed during a recent Q&A with his GTA co-stars Ned Luke and Shawn Fonteno, which was first picked up by The equipment (thank you, GamesRadar+).
Ogg, who has since used his breakout role in the 2013 sandbox smash hit as a platform to launch a successful television career that includes roles in The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul and the BBC’s Boiling Point, had plenty to say about the Trevor in the 007 style that never quite materialized. “We shot some of that stuff with “James Bond” Trevor…he’s still a little screwed up, but he’s doing his best to pretend to be like [a secret agent]”Ogg said.
The massive sales success of GTA Online and its payment currency Shark Card likely killed off any single-player GTA 5 DLC, which was rumored to have been in play for the longest time. Ogg admits that developer Rockstar Games canceled the wild-sounding expansion for his character, even though it looks like a lot of work has been put into the project. “We filmed some stuff and then it just disappeared and [Rockstar] I never did,” Ogg reveals.
Considering I’ve finished GTA 5’s campaign at least half a dozen times, it’s definitely a disappointment that one of the best open-world games ever made has never received single-player DLC. This is a sandbox masterpiece that I love so much, Steam tells me I played the PC version alone for a pretty ridiculous 382.2 hours.
It’s definitely a disappointment that one of the best open-world games ever made never received single-player DLC.
Meanwhile, while plans for single-player DLC were seemingly being thrown overboard, GTA Online has continued to receive increasingly elaborate expansions, including Doomsday Heists, Diamond Casino Heist (in which Rockstar inserted a fully functional casino on the outskirts of the Angels). Santos) and the Cayo Perico heist that takes place on its own unique island map.
The Bond-inspired data Ogg reveals above seemingly confirms what last year’s GTA 5 source code leak hinted at, where users found a file titled “Agent Trevor”; something The player reported for the first time.
As much as Trevor is a truly despicable inpidual, I sure would love to see him in GTA 6. Regardless, a cameo isn’t beyond the realm of possibility when you look back at Rockstar’s past. GTA 5 reintroduced Patrick McReary from GTA 4 as an optional heist member, while GTA 3 antihero Claude Speed appeared briefly during a mission in GTA: San Andreas in the good old days of 2004.
Still, I’ll be mourning the loss of secret agent Philips for a long time.
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