"Holiday Gift Downloaded"

[Trevor_Philips]

I just got this on-screen message as I was starting GTA V (SP). What's this "holiday gift"? I checked my wardrobe, Ammu-Nation, and garage, but there wasn't anything new. I also didn't get any extra money from anywhere. Haven't checked any clothing stores yet, though.

[BlackListedB]

Got that as I logged off on XBL before Christmas, that was adding the masks, snow, holiday attire, all the limited features over the holiday that had to be delivered in that way were done with a download to append user's profile games. As far as can be determined without direct clarification. I believe some assume it can all be done with Rockstar addressing servers, and perhaps for things like snow in Los Santos, that is the way it's done.

 

Anyway, it's most likely limited to January 7th if not the 5th.

 

IIRC, I'm not sure off the top of my head, but you can change appearance skipping wardrobe using the SELECT/< / BACK button and holding it down for a few seconds to bring up the inventory dialog anywhere in the map and change your 'mask' or helmet (Santa and Elf additions) that way

Edited January 1, 2014 by BlackListedB

[Gerard]

The holiday bonuses are only for GTA Online, unfortunately they don't affect Story Mode.

 

Full details are here.

[Trevor_Philips]

They couldn't have at least made it snow in story mode? That stinks.

[BlackListedB]

I think there were some SP things like attire, but the snow WAS only on Xmas day, there was abundance of complaints on the very Newswire article Gerard links to. I came on Christmas day, late, snow had just ended in the game as the complaints had already been posted!!