But with Rockstar's change of stance regarding single-player DLC, it's probably fair to say the evolution of GTA Online, while reflecting a similar model as the aforementioned games, has in turn changed the developer's collective outlook. Online games such as World of Warcraft, Team Fortress 2, League of Legends, Dota2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive all pre-date GTA 5, and have flown the flag for the 'games as a service' mould long before the crime sim.

Hard as CD Projekt Red appears to be working on its beleaguered open world action-RPG Cyberpunk 2077, it marks the quintessential cautionary tale of protracted development meets big hype meets rushed release a perfect storm of set-backs which the developer may struggle to ever live down. But when the landscape is so fluid, the thought of big games, with big followings, with even bigger expectations, being reset and rebooted multiple times throughout their development cycle doesn't seem so strange at all – galling as that may be for excitable fans. Realistically, GTA Online doesn't need to look at its competitors. Which leads us back to the latest rumours. 'When the landscape is so fluid, the thought of big games, with big followings, with even bigger expectations, being reset and rebooted multiple times throughout their development cycle doesn't seem so strange at all – galling as that may be for excitable fans.'

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