A few weeks ago Rockstar Games announced that, in order to compensate players for a shaky launch of its newest multiplayer experience "Grand Theft Auto: Online," it would be issuing all players who signed up during the month of October a $500,000 stimulus package.
The company was supposed to come in October but was delayed until Rockstar Felt comfortable that it had removed any and all bugs from the game such as the ones that were causing players to lose characters, progress and vehicles for no apparent reason. Now, the company has officially announced that the first installment of its planned $500,000 in-game currency payout will be coming next week.
According to IGN, the money should come with the 1.05 patch that is due out early next week. If all goes according to plan, this means that the cash will be delivered shortly.
"Currently, we expect the next title update (1.05) addressing player progress loss issues to be available sometime early next week," an update explains. "Following that, we hope to deliver everyone's GTA$ Stimulus Package before the end of next week. A big thank you to GTA Online players worldwide for your continued patience and understanding and we will continue to keep you all updated," the game developer wrote.
It's unclear if the company is still planning to pay the money in two installments of $250,000 or if they'll just be giving people the full $500,000. In any case, a large sum of money will be hitting people's in-game bank accounts prior to the release of the new Beach Bum DLC that will offer beach-themed items and new missions and races that all center around the shores of Los Santos.
What will you be spending your $500,000 in-game rebate on? Personally I'm going with an apartment with a decent garage. Tell us what you'll be dropping your stimulus coin on in the comments section below.
