The alt:V Multiplayer platform has been asked to shut down by Take-Two Interactive. The popular alternative to FiveM for GTA Online will be cease to exist in a few months as part of a staged wind down of the platform agreed between the team and publisher. On top of that, a former lead developer on FiveM has hit out at Rockstar over their handling of both FiveM and alt:V.
In a message on the alt:V Discord server and posted to Twitter by @videotechuk_, the alt:V team revealed their structured shutdown at the request of Take-Two. They point to both Rockstar and their parent company noting FiveM is the only authorized platform for GTAV multiplayer modding in their Platform License Agreement. Below are the key dates for the wind down.
On March 2nd, there will be no new Community Servers allowed to be spun up on alt:V. Then on May 4th, the public server listing will be shut down and inaccessible. To make people move over to FiveM, Take-Two are giving a grace period for transition. The latest alt:V server builds will remain available to current server owners via the Server Manager. Log into the Server Manager before that date in order to have access and keep the server functioning to move over to FiveM.
Finally, the entire platform will be fully inoperable as of July 6th 2026. If servers have not been moved over to FiveM, they will be gone forever. This has caused a lot of fans to be upset on social media.
“We know this is tough news for everyone – both developers and players. As FiveM is now Rockstar Games’ official platform for modding-based experiences, we’ve done our best to give you extra time to move your servers to their new home, and we will continue to do everything we can to make the switch over as smooth as possible. All of us have put a huge amount of time and energy into building alt:V. Thank you for being part of this journey and for everything you’ve done to help multiplayer grow.”
The FiveM Stain
One of the lead developers on FiveM has spoken out criticising the alt:V move and how Rockstar has utilised its purchase of the platform.
In a statement to @videotechuk_, Disquse says Rockstar broke promises of support and “improved relations with the broader GTA modding community”. The devs sees the acquisition if cfx.re and FiveM as a way to dismantle any modding competition.
With alt:V, Rockstar and Take-Two cannot monetise anything on there. Meanwhile as they own FiveM, they can earn money of everything they want. There has been a push for new ways of revenue generation rather than looking after the platform and its community says Disquse.
The statement also talks about things we’ve heard of before. This includes how FiveM and RedM have become vulnerable to cyberattacks and RedM in particular left to die. There are also allegations that current cfx.re developers, so Rockstar employees, purchased and leaked GTA V’s source code.
It is clear a lot has happened behind the scenes between Rockstar and cfx.re and it does not bode well for the future of modding. Take-Two want control over their IP. That is well-known.
In recent FiveM news, the platform launched its own modding marketplace where creators can sell their work to other servers. The team also partnered with an add-on for FiveM.
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