Grand Theft Auto V

Three-protagonist switching plus a persistent online mode became the best-selling entertainment product ever.

Released 2013 Developer Rockstar North Publisher Rockstar Games Platform PlayStation 3 Genre Action-adventure Era Digital storefronts & indie Website rockstargames.com ↗

Mechanics it built on

Ideas Grand Theft Auto V inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.

Internet Client-Server Play ~~1996~~Seamless Streaming Open World ~~2001~~Snap-to-Cover Combat ~~2003~~Radiant / Generated Activity ~~2006~~Downloadable Content ~~2006~~

The Grand Theft Auto series in this dataset

1997

Grand Theft Auto ~~1997~~

2001

Grand Theft Auto III ~~2001~~

2002

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City ~~2002~~

2004

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ~~2004~~

2008

Grand Theft Auto IV ~~2008~~

2013

Grand Theft Auto V ~~this page~~

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