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The GTA Online Winter Update<\/strong> is the next major release planned for Rockstar Games’ incredibly popular sandbox title. To avoid confusion, we’re not talking about the Christmas update, known as ‘Festive Surprise’. Nope, we’re referring to that next big expansion to the game, which last time around came in the form of ‘The Criminal Enterprises.<\/p>\n

These big expansions typically bring with them a wealth of new content, and given that the last update was more of a massive tidy-up of GTA Online’s pre-existing content, we’re expecting big things from the 2022 Winter Update to GTA Online.<\/p>\n

Read on, and we’ll tell you everything you need to know ahead of this new update dropping later this year.<\/p>\n

Update on 13 December 2022 - This article was updated and checked for the latest 'GTA Online Winter Update' news and leaks.<\/strong><\/pre>\n
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Los Santos Drug Wars Introduces a load of new cars and a new business enterprise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n
GTA Online Winter Update Latest News<\/h2>\n
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December 13 – New Update Is Finally Live<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The GTA Online Los Santos Drug Wars update is now live across PlayStation, Xbox and PC platforms.<\/p>\n
Admittedly, this is a bit of a strange one. The new business doesn’t appear to have unlocked (yet?), and there’s also a lack of new weapons – something fans aren’t all too happy about. <\/p>\n
On the upside, the ray-tracing looks incredible, new clothing like Crocs and onesies, plus there’s now a feature that lets you start taxi work to earn additional income. Quite why a criminal kingpin would need to do this, we don’t know.<\/p>\n
Compared to some of the previous leaks which hinted at some big story DLC featuring Michael, this is all a little, underwhelming, so far.<\/p>\n
More to follow.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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December 13 – New GTA Online Los Santos Drug Wars Cars Leak<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Several new cars from the GTA Online Los Santos Drug Wars<\/a> have leaked prior to the launch later today. Take a look, just below:<\/p>\n
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  1. Tulip M-100<\/li>\n
  2. Overflod Entity MT<\/li>\n
  3. Zirconium Journey II<\/li>\n
  4. Annis 300R<\/li>\n
  5. BF Surfer Custom<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    December 12 – GTA Online Los Santos Drug Wars Update COUNTDOWN<\/strong><\/div>\n
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    The GTA Online Winter Update known as ‘Los Santos Drug Wars’ <\/strong>is releasing tomorrow on December 13, 2022.<\/p>\n
    Updates will typically arrive in the early morning, and we normally see these large expansions arrive at around 10am GMT.<\/p>\n
    We would imagine it will release at the same time for this new Winter update, which means we can expect it to go live on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation consoles at the following times:<\/p>\n
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    • UK<\/strong> – 9-10am GMT<\/li>\n
    • Europe<\/strong> – 10-11am CET<\/li>\n
    • West Coast US<\/strong> – 1-2am PT<\/li>\n
    • East Coast US<\/strong> – 4-5am ET<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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      December 5 – Expect an announcement this week<\/strong><\/div>\n
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      Rockstar Games has now revealed the brand new GTA Online Winter Update and it’s called ‘Los Santos Drug Wars’. As predicted the update launches on December 13, here’s everything you need to know about the new DLC expansion:<\/p>\n
      Los Santos Drug Wars<\/strong> injects a new psychoactive strain of chaos into Grand Theft Auto Online on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.<\/p>\n
      Head straight to Blaine County and join up with old pal Nervous Ron and a new band of out-of-state misfits on a mission to put their stamp on the Los Santos psychedelics trade. Fight off an unlikely coalition of wealthy hippies and trigger-happy bikers while cooking up potent hallucinogenics — in elaborate labs or out of your own massive rolling chemistry set — in the opening chapter of an expansive new two-part story update for GTA Online.<\/p>\n
      Caution: Los Santos Drug Wars contains a range of wild side effects, including a new business enterprise to operate, new vehicles and missions, and experiential upgrades. And this is just the first dose — be prepared for lots more exciting events, including some jolly holiday hijinks, significant story and gameplay updates, and much more to come.<\/p>\n
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      December 6 – New GTA Online updates announced!<\/strong><\/div>\n
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      Rockstar Games has announced a raft of updates for GTA Online which are set to arrive alongside the next GTA Online update for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.<\/p>\n
      Some of the updates include ray-traced reflections for PS5 and Xbox Series X, vehicle updates, payout increases to Smuggler’s Sell Missions, and more highly requested improvements to the GTA Online<\/em> experience.<\/p>\n
      The full list of upgrades can be seen below:<\/p>\n
      General Improvements<\/strong>   <\/p>\n
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      • Get to your favorite iFruit Contacts faster — select which Contacts to display or hide via the Interaction Menu.<\/li>\n
      • The Benefactor Terrorbyte can be used to launch Business Sell Missions in all Session types, including Invite-only Sessions.<\/li>\n
      • Take on Agatha’s Casino Story Missions as a solo operator by visiting the Management Office of The Diamond Casino & Resort (these missions previously required at least 2 players).<\/li>\n
      • PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will add ray-traced reflections — rendering real-time reflections on many surfaces — via the Fidelity Mode graphics setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        Vehicle Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n
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        •  New vehicle purchases will arrive in your Garage faster than before.<\/li>\n
        • Select Custom Weaponized Vehicles can now be used in Races, where appropriate — weapons will be disabled outside of GTA Races.<\/li>\n
        • Bicycles will be added to the list of vehicles that can be requested from your Personal Garage when calling the Mechanic.<\/li>\n
        • Players on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S can enjoy full access to Hao’s Special Works without needing to complete Hao’s introductory race.
           
          Economy Updates<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • Completing Vehicle Cargo Sell Missions in Public Sessions will award a High Demand Bonus, bringing this in line with all other business activities, while payouts on Smuggler’s Sell Missions will be permanently tripled.<\/li>\n
        • Get more of what you want faster with an across-the-board increase in the GTA$ value of all Shark Cards. Starting today, all Shark Card denominations have been boosted by 20–25% when purchased directly in GTA Online or via any of the platform stores. For special GTA+ Member Shark Cards, this is on top of the current 15% bonus GTA$.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          December 5 – Expect an announcement this week<\/strong><\/div>\n
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          Last year the Winter Update was announced on 8 December<\/strong> and in previous years we’ve also seen it announced on 5 December<\/strong> and 10 December<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
          So we’re expecting news to arrive this week from Rockstar Games. Well, we hope.<\/p>\n
          We doubt it will come from The Game Awards, but who knows…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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          December 3 – It looks like the iFruit App has vanished.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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          Hmm, we wonder if Rockstar is planning to release a new app alongside the GTA Online Winter Update?<\/p>\n
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