GTA 5 Online summer update release date is fast approaching, with the launch time for the Los Santos Summer Special patch almost here. On Friday August 7 Rockstar Games confirmed their launch plans for the Grand Theft Auto 5 Online summer update and detailed what will be in the download. The GTA 5 Online summer update – which has been called the Los Santos Summer Special – will be out on Tuesday August 11.
A start time hasn’t been confirmed but past releases may give an idea of when the GTA 5 Online summer update will be out.
The Diamond Casino update, when it launched last December, was out in GTA 5 Online between 9am and 10am UK time.
For those in the other regions that would be between 10am and 11am for those on CEST, between 4am and 5am for those on eastern time and between 1am and 2am pacific time.
However, the only stumbling block to this is the recent Red Dead Redemption 2 summer update launched much later that this, arriving around 2pm UK time.
So if Rockstar follows this pattern then GTA 5 Online fans could be waiting longer than usual for the arrival of the Grand Theft Auto summer update.
The Rockstar Games Twitter confirmed the release date of the GTA 5 Online summer patch on Friday.
The @RockstarGames Twitter posted: “The Los Santos Summer Special hits GTA Online on August 11th.
“Featuring tense new co-op missions launched from your Super Yacht, new Open Wheel Races, a fleet of new vehicles and much more. Summer in Los Santos has something for everyone.”
While in a blog post the Grand Theft Auto makers went into detail about what fans can expect from the GTA 5 Online summer update.
Here’s what they said: “Make the most of the remaining dog days of the Southern San Andreas summer with a host of new activities hitting GTA Online next week. Featuring everything from tense new co-op missions launched from your Super Yacht to the track-based thrills of new Open Wheel Races, to a fleet of new vehicles to acquire and much more, Summer in Los Santos has something for everyone.
“Galaxy Super Yacht owners will be able to engage in an all-new series of missions, either alone or with up to three shipmates. Everything from deep-sea diving to high-speed hi-jinks on the high seas, there’s action for sailors of all stripes.
“Between deliveries and sales, the upwardly mobile can take to the streets in new Business Battles in some surprising locations for serious rewards. The Diamond Casino & Resort will also see a range of Adversary Modes taking place on the premises.
“Meanwhile, auto websites will be flooded with more than a dozen new vehicles to purchase, including rides for Benny to customize, off-roaders, tunable sports cars and a pair of new Open Wheel beauties. Push them to the limits in a series of new Open Wheel Races – or design your own street circuit with the new Open Wheel Race Creator.”
The GTA 5 Online summer update won’t be the only big patch arriving in Grand Theft Auto Online this year.
Rockstar Games has also teased that the “biggest ever” Grand Theft Auto Online update will be arriving in 2020, bringing with it the return of heists.