GTA has launched a new update that removes hundreds of cars from GTA Online.
The live-service version of GTA 5, GTA Online, has a huge fan base of players who log in every day.
Hundreds of cars are no longer available.
This latest update is one of the largest ever, and has introduced big changes that players have spoken out about.
Over 200 cars have been removed from sale from GTA’s online store.
The way that players purchase cars from the store is either by using GTA’s premium currency, or by using the currency they have earned in-game.
While the premium currency is purchased with real money, those who are heavily invested in the game could easily use in-game currency to buy cars.
Instead the decision has been made to remove them from the main game, so they can be put behind a paywall.
The cars are now available exclusively from Vinewood Car Club, a perk exclusive to GTA+.
This is a subscription service which costs £4 ($5) a month and gives players more in-game currency, among other perks.
The removed cars will now appear on rotation at the Vinewood Car Club, meaning that you can’t just sign up for GTA+ for one month and grab all the cars you want.
Instead you would have to subscribe to the service for several months to purchase new cars as they arrive.
Moreover, players on Xbox One and PS4 cannot sign up to GTA+, meaning there is no longer a way for them to access these cars.
This includes fan-favourite cars such as the Comet, Infernus, Karin 190z, and the Obey 9F Cabrio which can be seen on the game’s cover.
The decision has been unanimously panned by fans and many have expressed their outrage on social media and forums.
One Reddit user wrote: “This is crazy. I guess I won’t be selling cars to pay for stuff. The [removal of the] GP1 alone is enough to make me cry”
Another replied: “I literally saw someone in a GP1 today. Didn’t realise they’d put a regular F1 [car] in the game.
“[I] went to buy it and it’s gone. This is a huge mess up.”
Those who purchased the cars before the update will be able to keep them, but there was no warning that the change was coming.
Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.
