Internet sleuths are currently in the process of digging into what could be leaked Grand Theft Auto V files — and what they’ve found is fascinating.
Yesterday, the PS3 version of Grand Theft Auto V became available as a preload on the PlayStation network in some regions. Preloading refers to the practice of downloading a game before it’s actually out, such that players can enjoy the game as soon as it’s released. Developers will often leave out critical parts of the game though, so that people can’t just start playing after they preload it. Regardless, some players claim that they were able to rip some stuff from the preload, although there are some reports of the preload not being available anymore.
Potential spoilers follow, obviously.
Now, people haven’t managed to decrypt the download such that they can actually play it according to Rockstar Informer, so there’s no gameplay. But they’ve found other stuff. For example: it’s supposed to be an 18 GB download.
Here’s what is supposed to be the theme that plays before you start the game up, footage courtesy of RockstarInformer.
A thread over at Reddit, meanwhile, is in the process of compiling a list of all the songs that are allegedly in the game — a process that requires combing through about 20-30 hours of audio. Here’s what they’ve found so far:
West Coast Classics
N.W.A. – Appetite For Destruction
Snoop Dogg Dr. Dre – Still D.R.E
Snoop Dogg Dr. Dre – The Next Episode
Geto Boys – Mind Playin’ Tricks
Tha Dogg Pound Ft. Mack 10 – Nothin’ But The Cavi Hit
Too $UShort – So You Want To Be A Gangster
Kausion – What You Wanna Do (Ft. Ice Cube)
Ice Cube – You Know How We Do It
Classic Rock Stations
Steve Miller Band – Rock ‘N Me
Elton John – Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
Julian Lennon – Too Late for Goodbyes
Greg Kihn Band – The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em)
The Doobie Brothers – What a Fool Believes
Kano – Can’t Hold Back (Your Loving)
Rick James – Give It to Me Baby
Evelyn “Champagne” King – I’m in Love
Eddie Murphy – Party All the Time
D Train – You’re the One for Me
Punk Station
T.S.O.L. – Abolish Government/Silent Majority
Suicidal Tendencies – Subliminal
Fear – The Mouth Don’t Stop (The Trouble with Women IS)
Radio Los Santos
Gucci Mane Ft. Ciara – Too Hood (Looks like he’s in.)
[The Alchemist + Oh No (Gangrene)](?????)
Clyde Carson, The Team – Slow Down
PROBLEM ft. Glasses Malone – Say That Then
Ab-Soul — Illuminate (Thank you xl2onald)
Kelly Rowland – Work (Freemasons Remix)
Game – Ali Bomaye (Explicit) ft. 2 Chainz, Rick Ross
Soulwax FM (Pretty sure this is correct.)
FKCLUB – The Strange Art (ID Remix) (Thanks Flitskikker)
Joe Goddard feat. Valentina – Gabriel (Soulwax Remix)
Green Velvet & Harvard Bass – Lazer Beams
Zombie Nation – Tryouts Goose – Synrise (Soulwax Remix)
Tiga – Plush (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
Pulp – After You (Soulwax Remix)
The Hacker – Shockwave (Gesaffelstein Remix)
Non-stop Pop FM
Corona – The Rhythm of the Night.
Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
Rihanna – Only Girl Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You
Aphex Twins – Windowlicker Robyn – Every Heartbeat
The Blackout ALlstars – I Like It
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Fergie – Glamorous ft. Ludacris
Hall And Oates – Adult Education
Unknown (Suggestions?)
Waylon Jennings – Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
Jay Rock Feat. Kendrick Lamar – Hood Gone Love It
Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake – Small Faces
The Dogg Pound – What Would You Do
The Game – Ali Bomaye ft. 2 Chainz, Rick Ross
Bernard Wright – Haboglabotribin’
Taana Gardner – Heartbeat (Club Version)
Zapp – Heartbreaker. Pt. 1, Pt. 2
Chief Keef – Love Sosa (Not 100% on this song.)
Inner Circle – Bad Boys (hahaha, perfect song.)
Marlena Shaw – California Soul
Outkast – Elevators (Me & You)
Regulate – Warren G and Nate Dogg
Jane Child – Don’t Wanna Fall In Love (Thanks Xl2onald)
We contacted Rockstar about the matter and got the usual “We don’t comment on rumours and speculation.” Some of the videos floating around have already been taken down by GTA V publisher Take Two, particularly those that claim they’re audio from missions. Kotaku came across one such video, which sounded like it featured Michael, one of the protagonists in the game.
We’ll update you as we hear more. Otherwise, be wary of spoilers this weekend — it sounds like they might start floating around.
[via neoGAF, Reddit, GTAForums and Rockstar Informer]
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45 responses to “Grand Theft Auto V Files May Have Leaked Online: Here’s The Tracklist…”
Aphex Twin- Windowlicker…. Never leaving that radio station if its true. Please please have the intro!
Please have a metal station, or its back to the mp3’s I go… 🙁
The best thing about Saints Row 3 is the metal station! If GTA doesn’t have one I will be hitting up Chatterbox
You may be disappointed to hear that SR4 no longer has the metal station, was playing thru it yesterday, and besides the classic pop station (mix) its nothing but dubstep and rap.
Actually, best thing about SR3 was that classical music station. Nothing better than cruising around with a bit of Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
I have to agree, Classic music just suited SR3 so much. William Tell Overture was the best when driving from the cops.
Too bad they got rid of it for SRIV. Let’s hope GTA 5 has somewhat of a metal inclusion….
I might be getting old, but I think I’ll be sticking with the “classics” stations or the talk back ones. All the other stations have a lot of stuff that I’ve never heard of by people I have no clue about.
+1 for a metal station
i hope you can play music on ps3 in the back ground, or this list is wrong because most of them are shit
Cannot disagree. There’s 2 or 3 I think are good, but the best feature about Saints Row 4 so far, is the ability to make a mix tape (present in 3 as well) but be able to listen to it on foot as well (awesome!) hope you can do that in this…
They really need to bring back music integration from the HDD like on the original Xbox! Remember when your music was a virtual car stereo on San Andreas? Also, remember the original Metropolis/Project Gotham actually integrated your own music into a virtual radio station with a DJ and whatnot?
Yup that was fantastic. Just realised I have to go change my preorder over from ps3 to 360 now just due to this fact alone… ARGH.
*edit* And done…
saints row IV has my type of Music, all of it on the one station which is The Mix 107.77
ohhhh you poor baby! I’m sure either way, you will jack off to this game, so no point crying about the track listing like a little biatch.
? I’m 20, Jack off to the game? is that some trend i missed out on? anyhow according to rockstar the news is fake and im sure they have heaps better music in the game as well, if not i hope they in clude a country station, atleast that is good to listen to unlike rap and brittany spears
what about a german music station? or even russian?
also just because YOU don’t like the track listing, does not make it shit, who do you think you are? Taste in music is subjective. For example you might find your mother attractive and sleep with her, but I wouldn’t.
If his comment isn’t his own opinion, then what is it?
The music listing is shit, one shouldn’t need to start or end everything with “in my opinion”.
That is where you are wrong. Especially in person you should state when something is your own opinion, otherwise you would come off as a know it all or just a dick. I’m sure you know all about being a dick though?
I disagree, it’s easy enough to tell when someone is merely expressing their opinion as opposed to announcing something as fact, especially in person, at least it is for me. Hooray for comprehension skills.
Besides, what’s wrong with being a dick?
Those radio stations and tracks are, for the most part, awful. Hopefully they allow custom soundtracks on console.
No Justin Beiber? Are they mad!
no metal sux but other than that, i reckon the s/t looks rad.
Rick James bitch!
Anyone know is Lazlo is making a return?
I’m disappointed. I’m a huge believer in music can make or break a game and this selection is kind of awful 🙁
Looks like I’ll be tuned in to the punk station full time. Let’s hope there’s a few more songs added though!
Love it! More 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s though. I grew up on chart radio and then alternative music.
Sigh no metal again.
No dubstep, no buy
No gabber, no Hardcore, no NRG either… 🙁
No problem then.
Throw your console down some stairs, record the noise, add it into the game?
Where’s me K-Rose??!!!! C’mon Rockstar don’t leave me hangin’!
Little disappointed, months ago they said they were doing all original inhouse music, unless I read it wrong.
Still, can’t go wrong with Radio Gaga.
No they said the game had a soundtrack during action sequences like RDR
Seems pretty limited. No real guitar pop/rock on there. Not classic rock or punk, like stuff made post 80’s utilising guitars. What about something from the garage rock resurgence, or the 90’s influenced bands operating now?
And surely Soulwax aren’t the most up to date dudes to be picking the electronic stuff either based on that list. That’s not really from topical or relevant artists, that electronic stuff.
Heaps of rap and pop, but probably not the best stuff they could have gotten, especially on the pop side.
No real shame that there’s no Metal on there to me (Technical ability =/= songwriting ability), what is it that attracts specifcally gamers and nerds to genres like that? I really don’t understand it. Not trying to start fights here, i just want to know if there’s a reason for the strong correlation?
Whilst I understand music is subjective, I find it hard to understand the comment about metal. Metal, especially early thrash metal, is pure musicianship, as opposed to punk which had great songs, but rubbish musicianship. Again, music is subjective, but they probably need to include one of the most defining genres ever in their list.
This is what i’m saying though. Musicianship is one thing. But songwriting ability is another. It’s easy (edit: not easy, but given enough time, anyone can), on a mechanical and technical level, to know the notes and scales one should play next, but to have the creative intelligence to write a song that affects people in a more universal, emotional, visceral sense, that seems to be what a lot of musicians seem to lack.
You know the old adage that like, 99% of bands fail? Well it’s not through a lack of technical skill, you can’t throw a rock in most places without hitting someone who’s ‘good’ at guitar. It’s always because writing a good song is leagues away from writing a good riff, and people don’t understand that. Or they don’t look at their band as a small business, and instead of asking questions like is there a recent local example of this ‘business’ succeeding, is there a detectable market that wants this ‘product’ right now? Why would someone buy from my business instead of my competitors, what makes me stand out? They simply make a metal band. Or a hard rock band. Or something else that brings nothing even slightly new to the table.
I know using the public opinion as a barometer is always a bad idea, but there’s a reason most people say ‘i like everything, except Metal (and at times, country)’. It’s partially because they probably just haven’t heard a good example of it being done well, but it’s also because the genre is notorious for attracting those who honour technical ability over creative flair, the strength of each individual element, instead of the song as more than simply a sum of its parts.
It still doesn’t explain the appeal to males age 30 and under who play video games though, I am really intrigued as to why that is.
Im guessing thats maybe half to 2/3s the music in the final game. They always said there would be the same amount of tracks and stations as GTA IV and more.
It’s better than GTA IV’s soundtrack but not as good as San Andreas.
Black Flag and Suicidal Tendencies!
If there’s no metal station I’ll probably just go between the Punk station and the Classic Rock station.
Holy crap it has Regulate by Warren G! That song is AMAZING! And will definitely be on West Coast Classics.
Bit disappointed by this. But then again, no GTA soundtrack has been amazing to me since Vice City, San Andreas came close though.
I agree with who ever said it above, bring back Lovefist!
Hmm.. I get the feeling I’ll do what I usually do – switch to the Classic station if the talkback stations are on a boring segment.
It’ll be weird driving around San Andreas without Sage from Radio X keeping me company…
This tracklist compared to SA’s tracklist, pretty awful
Fuck Yeah, Regulate and Maddness
Radio Soulwax have their own radio station in the game… talk about sell outs haha.
nah jk they’re my favourite DJs so pretty stoked.
All you guys do is complain, I don’t think there is anything wrong with this soundtrack, some classics from the 70s, 80s and 90s with some modern hits as well.