GTA Online Dec 16 update: Patch notes & secret changes revealed

A new GTA Online update was rolled out on December 16 by Rockstar Games, and here are the full patch notes including fixes for crashing issues and the Up-n-Atomizer festive skin.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Grand Theft Auto V players, with a Winter update on the way and likely – once again – snow will fall right across the map.
A number of new vehicles have already leaked for the upcoming event but before the festivities kick off fully, the dev team has some fixing to do.
Let’s take a look at everything included in the latest GTA Online update.
GTA Online update patch notes: December 16
Rockstar confirmed the details of the patch on December 16, using their official developer blog page.
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[December 16, 2022] – Game Stability and Performance
- Fixed multiple crashes that occurred in GTAV and GTA Online
One of the specific fixes, confirmed by leaker Tez2, is for the Up-n-Atomizer festive skin. Many members of the community have been experiencing issues with their skin this December.
New #GTAV Patch on PS5 & Xbox Series X/S addresses the Up-n-Atomizer festive skin crash.https://t.co/LKLZbDlXgn pic.twitter.com/QzXt8HLOgF
— Tez2 (@TezFunz2) December 16, 2022
Another notable change landed for text chat, affecting PC players. According to Tez2, “Text chat should now work properly displaying messages from other players and not only friends.”
#GTAOnline PC Tunables Update– Text Chat should now work properly displaying messages from other players and not only friends.
— Tez2 (@TezFunz2) December 16, 2022
Those are the official and confirmed changes that have been implemented in this update, though players will still – no doubt – be hunting for secret tweaks after downloading it.