Ned Luke is changing his tune about Michael De Santa's return to GTA Online.

Nearly five years after Ned Luke mentioned being open to reprising his role as Michael De Santa in a DLC for Grand Theft Auto Online, he appears to have changed his mind. On April 20 the Grand Theft Auto V actor posted a positive reply to a fan asking him to join GTA Online - but in a follow-up post, the 66-year-old actor clarified that he's not sure now if he'd say yes to Rockstar Games even if they asked, saying "If it ain't broke don't fix it."

Michael De Santa is the only GTA V protagonist that hasn't appeared in GTA Online, which takes place years after the events of GTA 5. Trevor Philips and Franklin Clinton have both been added to GTA Online, playing prominent roles in massive updates (and canonizing one of the endings). So it's only natural for fans to wonder if Michael De Santa will join the trio eventually.

With that said, Luke's words does confirm that it's not happening anytime soon. Then again, maybe there's some reverse psychology in play and this is his way of confirming that the Michael De Santa DLC is coming to GTA Online ahead of the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 sometime later this year. We've been informed this is something kids like to call a "cope" these days.

Between Michael De Santa's popularity among fans and the fact that he still hasn't gotten his boat back, it would be fitting for the "final" GTA Online DLC to be about the former career criminal.

Since the Gunrunning DLC in 2017, the events of GTA Online have taken place in the current year. This means that it's already 2025 in GTA Online, over a decade since we last heard from Michael De Santa. Based on his original birthday, he would be pushing 60 now, so he's definitely going to look drastically different if he does reappear in GTA Online.

Interestingly enough, not long after Luke's tweet, someone on Reddit posted a theory saying that Michael De Santa's daughter, Tracey De Santa, was featured in the first GTA 6 trailer as one of the unnamed characters. So, are we going to get a Michael De Santa DLC in GTA Online? Only Rockstar knows.

For now, fans can keep themselves busy with the latest GTA Online update, which reunites them with another familiar face in Lamar Davis.