Rockstar's 2023 leak revealed they literally wrote Jetpack code — then commented it out.
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Rockstar's 2023 leak revealed they literally wrote Jetpack code — then commented it out.

The massive December 2023 GTA source code leak contained actual implementation files for a GTA V Jetpack, but the code was deliberately commented out (disabled rather than deleted), revealing Rockstar had come extremely close to adding it before abandoning the feature entirely.

Source: Jetpack (GTA V) — CC BY-SA

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The Thruster from GTAO — the jetpack Rockstar eventually built instead of the commented-out code.
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The Thruster from GTAO — the jetpack Rockstar eventually built instead of the commented-out code.

2014 screenshot from leaked files, likely an early peek at that commented-out jetpack code.
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2014 screenshot from leaked files, likely an early peek at that commented-out jetpack code.

Another 2014 shot, maybe the next testing phase for the feature that never shipped.
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Another 2014 shot, maybe the next testing phase for the feature that never shipped.

Third 2014 screenshot — like watching the stages of a cancelled jetpack come together.
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Third 2014 screenshot — like watching the stages of a cancelled jetpack come together.

The GTA V jetpack glyph — visual proof of what existed in code but not the game.
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The GTA V jetpack glyph — visual proof of what existed in code but not the game.

The FBSD logo — likely an internal reference or dev team tag tied to the jetpack.
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The FBSD logo — likely an internal reference or dev team tag tied to the jetpack.

The FDBXD logo — maybe another codename or branch from that same scrapped jetpack project.
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The FDBXD logo — maybe another codename or branch from that same scrapped jetpack project.

Lester's sticker — a reminder that in GTA's world, there's always a secret behind the curtain, just like that commented-out code.
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Lester's sticker — a reminder that in GTA's world, there's always a secret behind the curtain, just like that commented-out code.

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