<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	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
is	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
2008	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
fifteenth	O
instalment	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
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
the	O
single-player	O
story	O
follows	O
three	O
protagonists	O
—	O
retired	O
bank	O
robber	O
Michael	B-Application
De	I-Application
Santa	I-Application
,	O
street	O
gangster	O
Franklin	B-Application
Clinton	I-Application
,	O
and	O
drug	O
dealer	O
and	O
gunrunner	O
Trevor	O
Philips	O
—	O
and	O
their	O
attempts	O
to	O
commit	O
heists	O
while	O
under	O
pressure	O
from	O
a	O
corrupt	O
government	O
agency	O
and	O
powerful	O
criminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
lets	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
players	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
different	O
cooperative	O
and	O
competitive	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
began	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
release	O
and	O
was	O
shared	O
between	O
many	O
of	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
studios	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
drew	O
influence	O
from	O
many	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
and	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
designed	O
the	O
game	O
around	O
three	O
lead	O
protagonists	O
to	O
innovate	O
on	O
the	O
core	O
structure	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
year-end	O
accolades	O
including	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
from	O
several	O
gaming	O
publications	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
seventh	B-Application
and	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
console	I-Application
gaming	I-Application
's	O
most	O
significant	O
titles	O
and	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	B-Application
best-selling	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
with	O
over	O
175million	O
copies	O
shipped	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
financially	O
successful	O
entertainment	O
products	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
about	O
in	O
worldwide	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
either	O
a	O
third-person	O
or	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composed	O
of	O
the	O
San	O
Andreas	O
open	O
countryside	O
area	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
fictional	O
Blaine	O
County	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Los	O
Santos	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
much	O
larger	O
in	O
area	O
than	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
accommodate	O
the	O
map	O
's	O
size	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
introduces	O
vehicle	O
types	O
absent	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
fixed-wing	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stars	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
meter	O
indicate	O
the	O
current	O
wanted	O
level	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
maximum	O
five-star	O
level	O
,	O
police	O
helicopters	O
and	O
SWAT	B-Application
teams	O
swarm	O
to	O
lethally	O
dispatch	O
players	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
mode	O
lets	O
players	O
control	O
three	O
characters	O
:	O
Michael	B-Application
De	I-Application
Santa	I-Application
,	O
Trevor	O
Philips	O
and	O
Franklin	B-Application
Clinton	I-Application
—	O
criminals	O
whose	O
stories	O
interconnect	O
as	O
they	O
complete	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
character	O
's	O
compass	O
avatar	B-Application
will	O
flash	O
red	O
if	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
danger	O
and	O
needs	O
help	O
,	O
and	O
flash	O
white	O
if	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
strategic	O
advantage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
players	O
complete	O
missions	O
as	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
protagonists	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
difficult	O
heist	O
missions	O
require	O
aid	O
from	O
AI-controlled	O
accomplices	O
with	O
unique	O
skill	O
sets	O
like	O
computer	O
hacking	O
and	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
enters	O
bullet	B-Application
time	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
Franklin	O
slows	O
down	O
time	O
while	O
driving	O
,	O
and	O
Trevor	O
deals	O
twice	O
as	O
much	O
damage	O
to	O
enemies	O
while	O
taking	O
half	O
as	O
much	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
has	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
for	O
contacting	O
friends	O
,	O
starting	O
activities	O
and	O
accessing	O
an	O
in-game	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
{{	O
efn|The	O
game	O
's	O
prologue	O
is	O
set	O
nine	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2013.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
{{cite	O
video	O
game	O
|title	O
=	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
|developer	O
=	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
|publisher	O
=	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
|date	O
=	O
17	O
September	O
2013	O
|platform	O
=	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
|quote	O
=	O
Mission	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Paleto	O
Score	O
"	O
Trevor	O
:	O
"	O
Mikey	O
,	O
bro	O
,	O
what	O
was	O
your	O
first	O
bank	O
score	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
 '	O
}}	O
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1}}	O
Michael	B-Application
Townley	I-Application
,	O
Trevor	O
Philips	O
,	O
and	O
Brad	O
Snider	O
partake	O
in	O
a	O
failed	O
robbery	O
in	O
Ludendorff	O
,	O
North	O
Yankton	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Michael	O
being	O
presumed	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Michael	O
lives	O
with	O
his	O
family	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Los	O
Santos	O
under	O
the	O
alias	O
Michael	B-Application
De	I-Application
Santa	I-Application
,	O
having	O
made	O
a	O
secret	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
Federal	O
Investigation	O
Bureau	O
(	O
FIB	O
)	O
agent	O
Dave	B-Application
Norton	I-Application
to	O
stay	O
hidden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
town	O
,	O
gangster	O
Franklin	B-Application
Clinton	I-Application
works	O
for	O
a	O
corrupt	O
car	O
salesman	O
and	O
meets	O
Michael	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
fraudulently	O
repossess	O
his	O
son	O
's	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
later	O
becomes	O
a	O
movie	O
producer	O
,	O
he	O
comes	O
into	O
conflict	O
with	O
Devin	B-Application
Weston	I-Application
,	O
a	O
billionaire	O
venture	O
capitalist	O
and	O
corporate	O
raider	O
,	O
who	O
attempts	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
Michael	O
's	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Franklin	O
must	O
rescue	O
his	O
friend	O
Lamar	B-Application
Davis	I-Application
from	O
their	O
former	O
friend	O
and	O
rival	O
gangster	O
Harold	O
"	O
Stretch	O
"	O
Joseph	O
,	O
who	O
attempts	O
to	O
kill	O
them	O
to	O
prove	O
himself	O
to	O
his	O
new	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concurrently	O
,	O
Trevor	O
tries	O
to	O
consolidate	O
his	O
control	O
over	O
various	O
black	O
markets	O
in	O
Blaine	O
County	O
,	O
waging	O
war	O
against	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
outlaw	O
motorcycle	O
club	O
,	O
Latin	O
American	O
street	O
gangs	O
,	O
rival	O
meth	O
dealers	O
,	O
private	O
military	O
company	O
Merryweather	O
,	O
and	O
triad	O
kingpin	O
Wei	O
Cheng	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
North	O
began	O
to	O
develop	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
around	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
proprietary	O
Rockstar	B-Operating_System
Advanced	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
(	O
RAGE	B-Operating_System
)	O
was	O
overhauled	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
improve	O
its	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
rendering	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Euphoria	B-Application
and	O
Bullet	B-Application
software	O
handle	O
additional	O
animation	O
and	O
rendering	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
become	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
found	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
consoles	O
 '	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
further	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
projections	O
of	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
were	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
help	O
design	O
Los	O
Santos	O
 '	O
road	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fundamental	O
design	O
goal	O
from	O
the	O
outset	O
was	O
to	O
innovate	O
on	O
the	B-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
core	O
structure	O
by	O
giving	O
players	O
control	O
of	O
three	O
lead	O
protagonists	O
instead	O
of	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
was	O
first	O
raised	O
during	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
development	O
,	O
but	O
contemporaneous	O
hardware	O
restrictions	O
made	O
it	O
infeasible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
developed	O
two	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
episodic	O
expansion	O
packs	O
featuring	O
new	O
protagonists	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
base	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
around	O
three	O
simultaneously	O
controlled	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
viewed	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
many	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
and	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
designed	O
it	O
to	O
improve	O
upon	O
their	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
sought	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
action	O
gameplay	O
by	O
refining	O
the	O
shooting	O
mechanics	O
and	O
cover	O
system	O
and	O
reworked	O
the	O
driving	O
mechanics	O
to	O
correct	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
awkward	O
vehicle	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
performances	O
were	O
mostly	O
recorded	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
,	O
but	O
dialogue	O
for	O
scenes	O
with	O
characters	O
seated	O
in	O
vehicles	O
was	O
recorded	O
in	O
studios	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Journalists	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
announcement	O
ignited	O
widespread	O
anticipation	O
within	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
owed	O
to	O
the	O
cultural	O
significance	O
of	O
the	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|A	O
comparison	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
left	O
)	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enhanced	O
re-release	O
features	O
greater	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distances	I-General_Concept
and	O
higher-resolution	O
textures	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
versions.	O
|alt	O
=	O
The	O
city	O
of	O
Los	O
Santos	O
being	O
rendered	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
left	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
texture	O
effects	O
,	O
lighting	O
and	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distances	I-General_Concept
are	O
visible	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
at	O
E3	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
enhanced	O
version	O
features	O
an	O
increased	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
,	O
finer	O
texture	O
details	O
,	O
denser	O
traffic	O
,	O
upgraded	O
weather	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
wildlife	O
and	O
vegetation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
gameplay	O
at	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
the	O
Rockstar	O
Editor	O
lets	O
players	O
capture	O
and	O
edit	O
gameplay	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
to	O
develop	O
single-player	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
were	O
later	O
scrapped	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
focused	O
resources	O
on	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	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
it	O
features	O
technical	O
enhancements	O
and	O
performance	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trailer	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
negativity	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most-disliked	O
videos	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
;	O
journalists	O
noted	O
that	O
fans	O
were	O
frustrated	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
continued	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
instead	O
of	O
other	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
apparent	O
new	O
features	O
demonstrated	O
in	O
the	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	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
those	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crews	O
win	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
to	O
earn	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
climb	O
online	O
leaderboards.Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
Online	O
launched	O
on	O
1	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
release	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
but	O
problems	O
persisted	O
the	O
second	O
week	O
following	O
launch	O
as	O
some	O
players	O
reported	O
their	O
character	O
progress	O
as	O
having	O
disappeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
widespread	O
technical	O
issues	O
present	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
many	O
reviewers	O
bemoaned	O
their	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
experience	O
but	O
generally	O
recognised	O
its	O
open-ended	O
exploration	O
and	O
dynamic	O
content	O
as	O
strengths	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>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PC	O
release	O
,	O
some	O
players	O
reported	O
being	O
banned	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
for	O
using	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
and	O
cosmetic	O
mods	O
in	O
single-player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
releaseGrand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
V	B-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
50	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
58	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Keza	O
MacDonald	O
called	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
very	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Play	O
considered	O
it	O
"	O
generation-defining	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
exceptional	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
departure	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
Liberty	O
City	O
was	O
also	O
well	O
received.	O
|alt	O
=	O
The	O
player	O
character	O
with	O
their	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sprawl	O
of	O
an	O
urban	O
city	O
centre	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
them.Edge	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphical	O
fidelity	O
and	O
absence	O
of	O
load	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
complimented	O
the	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distances	I-General_Concept
and	O
weather	O
and	O
lighting	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
OXM	O
's	O
Mikel	O
Reparaz	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
probably	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
greatest	O
technical	O
achievement	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
surprised	O
that	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
could	O
render	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
Magazine	O
(	O
OPM	O
made	O
favourable	O
comparisons	O
between	O
Los	O
Santos	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
Liberty	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
narrative	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
well	O
written	O
as	O
previous	O
Rockstar	O
games	O
and	O
cited	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
plot	O
strengths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re-releaseGrand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
V	B-Application
re-release	O
,	O
similarly	O
,	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
game	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
alongside	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
second-highest	O
rated	O
PC	O
game	O
alongside	O
several	O
others.Game	O
Informer	O
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
considered	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
first-person	O
"	O
another	O
significant	O
breakthrough	O
for	O
the	B-Application
series	I-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
shift	O
to	O
third-person	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
bird's-eye	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Mark	O
Walton	O
found	O
that	O
playing	O
in	O
first-person	O
heightened	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
violence	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
him	O
reflect	O
on	O
morality	O
and	O
character	O
motivation	O
more	O
than	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
found	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
difficult	O
in	O
first-person	O
,	O
but	O
Game	O
Informer	O
Reiner	O
preferred	O
the	O
challenge.GameSpot	O
Walton	O
thought	O
the	O
graphics	O
improvements	O
made	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
"	O
even	O
more	O
spectacular	O
"	O
,	O
especially	O
because	O
of	O
improved	O
spatial	B-Algorithm
anti-aliasing	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Stapleton	O
favoured	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
over	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
but	O
thought	O
both	O
consoles	O
rendered	O
the	O
game	O
well	O
and	O
maintained	O
mostly	O
consistent	O
frame	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Peter	O
Brown	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
let	O
players	O
"	O
witness	O
the	O
full	O
extent	O
of	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
admirable	O
handiwork	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
retains	O
evidence	O
of	O
its	O
last-gen	B-Application
roots	O
...	O
with	O
simple	O
geometry	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
Chris	O
Thursten	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
beautiful	O
,	O
expansive	O
and	O
generous	O
"	O
of	O
the	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
IGN	O
Stapleton	O
reported	O
low	O
player	O
counts	O
in	O
matches	O
,	O
long	O
wait	O
times	O
in	O
lobbies	O
,	O
server	O
disconnection	O
and	O
occasional	O
crashes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Walton	O
thought	O
that	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
"	O
still	O
suffers	O
from	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
direction	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
open-ended	O
and	O
frenetic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
is	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
releases	O
received	O
tepid	O
responses	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
questioned	O
the	O
value	O
proposition	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
ageing	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamers	O
Chris	O
Shive	O
thought	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
content	O
made	O
the	O
upgrade	O
difficult	O
to	O
recommend	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AwardsGrand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
V	B-Application
received	O
multiple	O
nominations	O
and	O
awards	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
by	O
Canada.com,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Best	O
Multiplatform	O
Game	O
by	O
Destructoid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trevor	O
was	O
named	O
Best	O
Character	O
for	O
the	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
2013	O
,	O
while	O
Lamar	B-Application
Davis	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Best	O
New	O
Character	O
award	O
from	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
won	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
from	O
GameTrailers	O
and	O
BAFTA	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Multiplayer	O
from	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
won	O
Best	O
Technical	O
Achievement	O
in	O
the	O
Telegraph	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Technology	O
at	O
the	O
14th	O
Annual	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
general	O
public	O
voted	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
User	O
Choice	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Awards	O
2013	O
and	O
the	O
Community	O
Choice	O
award	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
the	O
Platinum	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Awards	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
Best	O
British	O
Game	O
from	O
BAFTA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
IGN	O
Best	O
of	O
2013	O
Awards	O
,	O
it	O
earned	O
multiple	O
wins	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Graphics	O
,	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Sound	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7	O
December	O
2012	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Most	O
Anticipated	O
Game	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
25	O
October	O
2013	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2	O
December	O
2013	O
Satellite	O
Awards	O
Outstanding	O
Action	O
/	O
Adventure	O
Video	O
Game	O
7	O
December	O
2013	O
Spike	O
VGX	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Best	O
Soundtrack	O
Studio	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
Best	O
Action	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
Best	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
Best	O
Voice	O
Actor	O
as	O
Trevor	O
Philips	O
Best	O
Song	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
by	O
Kendrick	O
Lamar	O
by	O
The	O
Chain	O
Gang	O
of	O
1974	O
Character	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
9	O
January	O
2014	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
Best	O
Technology	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Best	O
Design	O
6	O
February	O
2014	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Australian	O
department	O
store	O
Target	O
pulled	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
their	O
300	O
stores	O
following	O
a	O
Change.org	B-Application
petition	O
against	O
depictions	O
of	O
violence	O
towards	O
women	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
24	O
hours	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
generated	O
more	O
than	O
in	O
worldwide	O
revenue	O
,	O
equating	O
to	O
approximately	O
11.21	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
for	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
weeks	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
had	O
shipped	O
nearly	O
29	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
retailers	O
,	O
exceeding	O
the	O
lifetime	O
figures	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
digital	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
breaking	O
the	O
previous	O
record	O
set	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
though	O
numerical	O
sales	O
figures	O
were	O
not	O
disclosed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
broke	O
seven	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
on	O
8	O
October	O
:	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
24	O
hours	O
,	O
best-selling	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
24	O
hours	O
,	O
highest-grossing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
24	O
hours	O
,	O
fastest	O
entertainment	O
property	O
to	O
gross	O
,	O
fastest	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
gross	O
,	O
highest	O
revenue	O
generated	O
by	O
an	O
entertainment	O
product	O
in	O
24	O
hours	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
viewed	O
trailer	O
for	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
October	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
day-one	O
and	O
week-one	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold-in	O
over	O
34	O
million	O
units	O
to	O
retailers	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
broke	O
the	O
record	O
set	O
by	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
at	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
over	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
three	O
weeks	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
it	O
beat	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
lifetime	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
fourth	O
week	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
title	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
three	O
million	O
barrier	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
thus	O
overtaking	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
lifetime	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
overtaking	O
Black	O
Ops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
agreed	O
that	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
among	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
console	I-Application
gaming	I-Application
's	O
best	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
closing	O
title	O
before	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
's	O
emergence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ranked	O
second	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
25	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Games	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Editor	O
Ryan	O
McCaffrey	O
considered	O
that	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
's	O
scale	O
and	O
detail	O
succeeded	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
other	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
away	O
with	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
repetitive	O
mission	O
design	O
and	O
focused	O
instead	O
on	O
fun	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
quality	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
but	O
thought	O
that	O
its	O
ensemble	O
character	O
set-up	O
,	O
varied	O
missions	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
superseded	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
placement	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
tweeted	B-Application
game	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
released	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
as-yet	O
untitled	O
next	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	B-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
study	O
by	O
Intel	O
Labs	O
where	O
they	O
presented	O
an	O
approach	O
for	O
enhancing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
using	O
neural	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
