<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
October	O
2013	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
18	O
November	O
2014	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
14	O
April	O
2015	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
15	O
March	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
online	O
component	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
Set	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
state	O
of	O
San	O
Andreas	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Southern	O
California	O
)	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
allows	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
players	O
to	O
explore	O
its	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
cooperative	O
or	O
competitive	O
game	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
both	O
months	O
before	O
and	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
comprises	O
cooperative	O
missions	O
where	O
multiple	O
players	O
complete	O
tasks	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
experience	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
continually	O
evolving	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
experience	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
continually	O
evolving	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
Games	O
Social	O
Club	O
extends	O
crews	O
formed	O
in	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
multiplayer	O
mode	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
players	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
specific	O
to	O
the	O
online	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
shows	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
's	O
Switch	O
Wheel	O
alongside	O
single-player	O
characters	O
Franklin	O
,	O
Michael	O
,	O
and	O
Trevor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
arrives	O
in	O
Los	O
Santos	O
by	O
plane	O
and	O
is	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
Lamar	B-Application
Davis	I-Application
,	O
who	O
gives	O
the	O
character	O
a	O
gun	O
and	O
a	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exclusive	O
to	O
GTA	B-Application
Online	I-Application
is	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
earning	O
experience	O
,	O
usually	O
by	O
successful	O
completion	O
of	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Adversary	O
Mode	O
"	O
adds	O
several	O
asymmetric	O
variations	O
on	O
these	O
activities	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Siege	O
Mentality	O
"	O
where	O
one	O
team	O
is	O
besieged	O
by	O
another	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Hasta	O
La	O
Vista	O
"	O
where	O
truckers	O
chase	O
down	O
cyclists	O
(	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
truck/motorcycle	O
chase	O
in	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Survival	O
"	O
pits	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
against	O
ten	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Zombies	O
mode	O
in	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creations	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
tested	O
against	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
players	O
before	O
the	O
mode	O
is	O
available	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
begins	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
several	O
months	O
before	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
Players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
who	O
moves	O
to	O
Los	O
Santos	O
in	O
search	O
for	O
new	O
pursuits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
arrival	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
with	O
Lamar	B-Application
Davis	I-Application
(	O
Slink	O
Johnson	O
)	O
,	O
whom	O
they	O
befriended	O
on	O
Lifeinvader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
,	O
Lester	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
purchase	O
an	O
ex-government	O
underground	O
facility	O
,	O
and	O
introduces	O
them	O
to	O
billionaire	O
Avon	O
Hertz	O
(	O
Sean	O
McGrath	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
AI	B-Application
network	O
Cliffford	O
,	O
who	O
recruit	O
them	O
to	O
help	O
prevent	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
future	O
catastrophic	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
opens	O
a	O
new	O
nightclub	O
in	O
Los	O
Santos	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
former	O
Liberty	O
City	O
nightclub	O
entrepreneur	O
"	B-Application
Gay	I-Application
"	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
Prince	I-Application
(	O
David	O
Kenner	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
begins	O
using	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
front	O
for	O
their	O
illicit	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
,	O
Lamar	O
reaches	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
again	O
,	O
to	O
persuade	O
them	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
the	O
business	O
of	O
his	O
old	O
friend	O
,	O
Franklin	B-Application
Clinton	I-Application
(	O
Shawn	O
Fonteno	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
recently	O
started	O
a	O
celebrity	O
solutions	O
agency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
investigation	O
reveals	O
that	O
Mason	O
Duggan	O
,	O
Thornton	O
's	O
younger	O
brother	O
,	O
is	O
responsible	O
,	O
using	O
backup	O
drives	O
of	O
Cliffford	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
bought	O
from	O
the	O
Federal	O
Investigation	O
Bureau	O
(	O
FIB	O
)	O
to	O
manipulate	O
the	O
prices	O
and	O
keep	O
the	O
Duggans	O
 '	O
profits	O
high	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
introduced	O
to	O
a	O
juggalo	O
troupe	O
called	O
the	O
Fooliganz	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
eager	O
to	O
start	O
their	O
own	O
drug	O
distribution	O
ring	O
,	O
bringing	O
them	O
into	O
conflict	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
motorcycle	I-Application
club	I-Application
,	O
who	O
run	O
a	O
similar	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
helps	O
the	O
Fooliganz	O
and	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
Dax	O
,	O
sabotage	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
's	O
operation	O
and	O
build	O
up	O
their	O
own	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
they	O
are	O
officially	O
welcomed	O
into	O
the	O
troupe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
launched	O
on	O
1	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
Many	O
players	O
reported	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
difficulties	O
connecting	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
servers	O
and	O
the	O
Social	O
Club	O
web	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
further	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
freeze	O
while	O
loading	O
early	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
released	O
a	O
technical	O
patch	O
on	O
5	B-Application
October	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
resolve	O
the	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
online	O
mode	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
receive	O
any	O
new	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
limitation	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
criticised	O
by	O
Forbes	O
writer	O
Paul	O
Tassi	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
Rockstar	O
was	O
"	O
cutting	O
out	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
potential	O
customers	O
"	O
who	O
continued	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
older	O
systems	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
re-releases	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
lacking	O
in	O
additional	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
servers	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
would	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
;	O
microtransactions	O
became	O
unavailable	O
for	O
the	O
platforms	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
and	O
Social	O
Club	O
tracking	O
closed	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
version	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
15	O
March	O
2022	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
former	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
permanently	O
transfer	O
their	O
progress	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
consoles	O
;	O
earned	O
in-game	O
money	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
transferred	O
across	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
family	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
or	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
t0st	O
"	O
reported	O
they	O
had	O
found	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
loading	O
times	O
of	O
GTA	B-Application
Online	I-Application
by	O
up	O
to	O
70%	O
with	O
an	O
unofficial	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-release	O
content	O
is	O
continually	O
added	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
through	O
free	O
title	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Capture	O
Update	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
December	O
and	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
team-based	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
mode	O
called	O
Capture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
Holiday	O
Gifts	O
featured	O
in	O
this	O
update	O
were	O
removed	O
on	O
5	B-Application
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
added	O
new	O
properties	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
the	O
"	O
On	O
Call	O
Matchmaking	O
"	O
feature	O
that	O
lets	O
player	O
accept	O
a	O
job	O
invite	O
and	O
keep	O
playing	O
until	O
the	O
lobby	O
is	O
full	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
December	O
,	O
the	O
Festive	O
Surprise	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
and	O
added	O
two	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
four	O
holiday-themed	O
vehicles	O
and	O
clothing	O
items	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
made	O
unavailable	O
after	O
5	B-Application
January	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Heists	O
update	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
five	O
multi-part	O
missions	O
with	O
large	O
payouts	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
completed	O
by	O
teams	O
of	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
feature	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
gameplay	O
features	O
were	O
also	O
affected	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
car	O
websites	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
first-person	O
vehicle	O
hood	O
camera	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
cycle	O
through	O
targets	O
when	O
using	O
lock-on	O
missiles	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
minor	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
final	O
update	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
citing	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
added	O
the	O
Rockstar	O
Editor	O
and	O
Director	O
Mode	O
,	O
previously	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lowriders	B-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
October	O
,	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
of	O
missions	O
given	O
by	O
Lamar	O
,	O
new	O
vehicles	O
,	O
vehicle	O
upgrades	O
,	O
weapons	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
machete	O
and	O
machine-pistol	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
clothing	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
vehicle	O
shop	O
,	O
Benny	O
's	O
Original	O
Motor	O
Works	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
customise	O
Lowriders	B-Application
,	O
including	O
upgrades	O
such	O
as	O
interior	O
customisation	O
,	O
hydraulics	O
,	O
and	O
decals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lowriders	B-Application
:	O
Custom	O
Classics	O
update	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
March	O
,	O
added	O
three	O
cars	O
available	O
for	O
customisation	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
clothes	O
and	O
an	O
Adversary	O
Mode	O
called	O
Sumo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bikers	O
update	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
October	O
,	O
introduced	O
motorcycle	O
clubs	O
,	O
which	O
function	O
similarly	O
to	O
organisations	O
,	O
and	O
come	O
with	O
purchasable	O
clubhouses	O
and	O
businesses	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
counterfeit	O
cash	O
factories	O
and	O
weed	O
farms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
club-related	O
missions	O
given	O
by	O
Malc	O
(	O
Walter	O
Mudu	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
After	O
Hours	O
update	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
24	O
July	O
,	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
nightlife-related	O
business	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
"	B-Application
Gay	I-Application
"	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
Prince	I-Application
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
,	O
who	O
helps	O
players	O
run	O
their	O
nightclubs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
teased	O
in	O
July	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
new	O
take	O
on	O
heists	O
in	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
location	O
"	O
,	O
The	O
Cayo	O
Perico	O
Heist	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
add	O
a	O
new	O
island	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
map	O
;	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
biggest	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
content	O
update	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
announced	O
on	O
8	O
December	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
December	O
,	O
The	O
Contract	O
is	O
a	O
story-focused	O
expansion	O
that	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
business	O
,	O
"	O
F	O
.	O
Clinton	O
and	O
Partner	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
celebrity	O
solutions	O
agency	O
which	O
is	O
run	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Franklin	B-Application
Clinton	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
protagonists	O
from	O
the	O
single-player	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
no	O
public	O
announcement	O
from	O
Rockstar	O
regarding	O
the	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
Kotakus	O
Zack	O
Zwiezen	O
partly	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
ongoing	O
#SaveRedDeadOnline	O
campaign	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
numerous	O
players	O
criticized	O
Rockstar	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
content	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
compared	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
December	O
,	O
new	O
Christmas-themed	O
weapons	O
and	O
clothing	O
items	O
were	O
added	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
snowman	O
collectibles	O
and	O
two	O
random	O
events	O
(	O
one	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1988	O
film	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
and	O
the	O
other	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Seuss	O
 '	O
Grinch	O
character	O
)	O
that	O
have	O
a	O
chance	O
of	O
triggering	O
in	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
February	O
2023	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
multi-floor	O
vehicle	O
garage	O
,	O
shop	O
robbery	O
random	O
events	O
,	O
collectible	O
drug	O
caches	O
,	O
and	O
street	O
dealers	O
(	O
who	O
function	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
drug	O
dealing	O
minigame	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
)	O
were	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
Los	O
Santos	O
Drug	O
Wars	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
bemoaned	O
their	O
initial	O
play	O
experience	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
suffered	O
widespread	O
technical	O
issues	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
re-release	O
received	O
similar	O
critical	O
reactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
by	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
70	O
percent	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
players	O
with	O
Internet	O
access	O
had	O
played	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
micro-transactions	O
system	O
was	O
the	O
largest	O
contributor	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
digital	O
revenue	O
since	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
