GTAV.NET is a fan site devoted to the new Grand Theft Auto game, the title of which is expected to be Grand Theft Auto V (also known as GTA V, GTA 5, or Grand Theft Auto 5). At the moment details are scarce, but stay tuned and we'll update you with any information we receive.
News & Rumors
| Jul 27, 2010 | A report on VG247 today suggested that Grand Theft Auto 5 will be set in Los Angeles (or "Los Santos", as it was known in GTA: San Andreas). Eurogamer followed this up with a report that an independent source had informed them that Rockstar is definitely researching locations "around Hollywood . . . and the surrounding area." It's interesting to note that the sources for both stories are unrelated. Rockstar provided no comment on the rumor. Could GTA V: Los Santos be a possibility? |
| Jun 17, 2010 | An editor from technology site TheBitBag.com supposedly overheard a Rockstar Games tester discussing his work. After talking about how much time Red Dead Redemption was taking up, the individual concerned mentioned that he was currently testing GTA V. The validity of the report is uncertain, however the suggestion that GTA V is currently in the testing stages is not unreasonable. |
| May 4, 2010 | A 'leaked' pre-E3 games list circulated the web in May, a month before the expo was due to be held in Los Angeles. The list stated that "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2" was among the games set to be shown. However the list was untrue and Rockstar Games did not attend the expo, citing "time restrictions" for its decision. |
| Mar 5, 2010 | Industry analyst Mike Hickey, of Janco Partners, predicted a pre-E3 GTA 5 announcement. "We believe there is building suspension for a pre-E3 announcement, although we expect nothing from Rockstar at this year's official E3 event," he said. His first prediction was wrong, while his second prediction was correct - there was no GTA 5 announcement, and Rockstar Games did not attend the event. |
| Nov 13, 2009 | Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser confirmed to The Times that a new Grand Theft Auto will be made at some point. "We'll think of a city first, then the characters," said Houser. No specific details were given. |
| Oct 29, 2009 | One of the scenes during the end credits of The Ballad of Gay Tony shows Packie McReary arriving at Francis International Airport in a taxi. Packie gets out the taxi and walks to the terminal with a bag slung over his shoulder ( ). Could this be a suggestion that Packie will feature in the next GTA? |
| Oct 28, 2009 | In The Ballad of Gay Tony, there's an advert on a billboard in Star Junction that teases where the series is headed next ( ). The ad, which is replicated in the Episodes from Liberty City instruction manual, declares "Liberty City, It's Over!", to indicate that the GTA IV saga has ended. It then states "Next Stop," but the portion revealing the location has been torn away to expose part of a previous advert. The ad is a parody of the 2009 film New York, I Love You ( ) and there has been much debate over whether it's a genuine hint or simply a joke. The advert underneath (which is partly exposed) can be found in several places across Liberty City, and many believe it is this that holds the clue ( ). |
The Title
Although the title has yet to be confirmed, it is most likely to be Grand Theft Auto V (or Grand Theft Auto 5). In the past, some titles have taken the form of Grand Theft Auto followed by the name of the setting (e.g. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) but that was because Vice City and San Andreas formed a trilogy with GTA III, and thus they were essentially expansions of the GTA III story. Former CEO of Rockstar Games Terry Donovan admitted this was the plan from the beginning:
It was really important for us to do this trilogy. A fictional New York in a contemporary setting, Miami in the '80s, and a '90s Cali - that was the trilogy. That was the plan from a long time ago.
Terry Donovan (Former R* CEO) talking to Game Informer
There has been no indication that GTA IV will form a new trilogy with its successor(s). Referring to the issue, Rockstar's Dan Houser told the Official PlayStation Magazine in 2007 (about a year before GTA IV was released) that Rockstar had yet to make up their minds, stating that: "To be honest with you, we haven't yet figured out if this [GTA IV] is going to be leading onto another bunch of games or not. We are just focusing on this at the moment."
Estimated Release Date
Rockstar North has been busy with several projects in 2010. They made a large contribution to Red Dead Redemption, and they're also working on a new PS3 title called Agent. Since Agent has been announced and GTA V has not, one would assume that Agent is Rockstar's priority right now. We should therefore get a clearer idea of when to expect GTA V once the release date for Agent is announced. GTA V should be released no later than 2012.
Platforms
It is likely that GTA V will be developed and released simultaneously for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The PC version will arrive 7-8 months after the console release, as has been the case in the past.
Setting
The biggest question, as always, is where will the game be set? It could be somewhere that has featured previously in the series or it could be somewhere completely different - the only thing we know for sure is it won't be Liberty City. Most fans believe it will be Vice City, but might this be too obvious a prediction? After all, only 4% of our visitors correctly predicted that GTA IV would be set in Liberty City!
When asked if Rockstar had ever considered setting a GTA game outside the US, Dan Houser responded:
Yes we have, we just haven't ever made that maneuver. I would have a certain confidence of maybe doing it in England, but anywhere else I wouldn't really know what was going on. The guys who make that kind of stuff on the team may not necessarily know where to begin. I'm sure that there are lots of interesting things to talk about in Russia or China or Japan about that aspect of society [consumerism] but I wouldn't know what they were and so we feel it wouldn't necessarily be GTA.
Dan Houser in Official PlayStation Magazine Australia
Discussion
You can discuss your ideas for the next Grand Theft Auto at GTAForums.com. GTAForums has existed since 2001 and has established a community of more than 350,000 GTA fans. Here are some of the current popular threads on our Grand Theft Auto 5 forum:
| Topic Title | Description |
| Everything that needs to be fixed with vehicles | A thread suggesting ways to improve GTA IV's vehicle and traffic system. |
| GTA 5 Multiplayer/Online | Suggestions for improving the online experience. What new modes would you like to see? |
| Full Car Modification | Should GTA 5 feature the ability to customise your vehicle? |
| Aviation | In GTA 4 you could fly helicopters, but not planes. What about GTA V? |
| GTA 5 Weapons Topic | Would you like to see a wider range of weapons in the next GTA? |
| Animals and children - why not? | A thread discussing the controversial subject of animals and children in the series. |
| The IV generation is not over! | Will the next GTA be an extension of the GTA 4 world or will it be its own game? |
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