Rockstar Games has announced thatGrand Theft Auto Onlinewill be unlocking access to a series of side missions that were previously only available when completing a different event earlier in the game. The mission, calledShort Trips, is one of the game’s few multiplayer activities that onlyputs twoGTA Onlineplayers together, as opposed to grabbing groups of four like the popular heists.
Previously, theShort Tripsmission was only available as a part of the quest,The Contract, which tasked players to hunt down music hidden byDr. Dre inGrand Theft Auto Online. So, this new access means that players won’t be required to finish these previous missions to take on the tasks set out byShort Tripsand walk away with a few special rewards.
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The mission itself will only be made available for a limited time, starting from when Rockstar first announced the easier access early February 11th, through February 16th. While playingShort Trips, groups of two players will be given control of the characters Franklin and Lamar, previously seen in San Andreas and coming to Los Santos as part ofGrand Theft Auto Online. That makes this an exceedingly rare mission for the online title, as players won’t be either their own customizable character or the three main protagonists from the connectedGrand Theft Auto V.
In addition to making this mission available, players will also earn extra rewards in the form of double cash and RP for finding and completingShort Tripsbefore February 16th. So, not only do all players now have easy access to astory-heavy activity inGrand Theft Auto Online, but also an extra incentive to go jump in with a friend and play the roles of Franklin and Lamar. However, the limited-time nature of this access does mean that players will have to act fast to take Rockstar up on this offer to get a free look at this unique content.
There is currently a laundry list ofthings to do inGTA Online, from story missions to public challenges, but there is no such thing as too much content for this type of living game. This makes the reintroduction ofShort Tripsand other pieces of side content all the more welcome, especially to new players who might be a ways off from access to the mission otherwise. Hopefully, this new availability can also show that smaller story content than just more heists are also among what fans have been looking for and could lead to similar new missions releasing in the future.
Grand Theft Auto Onlineis available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with a PS5 and Xbox Series X/S release set to release March 15th.
