It is certainly difficult to deny the irony of the situation, being yet another maritime disaster in the same spot. Many people have taken issue with this as well, however, calling these jokes insensitive and harsh. This GTA 5 mod was NOT meant to mock people. Ever since the news broke, internet users have been in a frenzy of memes and jabs at the passengers who died aboard the sub, ranging from people trying to add the passengers to the death count of the Titanic itself to fake posters for a sequel to the 1997 classic James Cameron film, Titanic.
This GTA 5 mod is far from the first or even the most egregious of online jokes made about the event. As such, several commenters have astutely pointed out the “authentic” experience this mod provides by way of being a video game with controller support itself. The real-life vehicle was controlled from the inside using a repurposed Logitech G F710 Wireless Gamepad.