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Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto III, the first fully 3D game in the series, developed by DMA Design in Edinburgh, went on sale for the PlayStation 2 in North America on 23 October 2001 at a US$49.95 list price.

Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, set in a 1986 Miami-inspired city, went on sale for the PlayStation 2 in North America on 29 October 2002, a week after the planned 22 October date.

Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, set across Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas, went on sale for the PlayStation 2 in North America on 26 October 2004, with Europe following on 29 October.

Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV went on sale on 29 April 2008 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, taking players to Liberty City as Niko Bellic. Take-Two said it sold about 3.6 million copies, worth roughly US$310 million, on its first day.

Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto V went on sale on 17 September 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Take-Two said it earned US$800 million on its first day and passed US$1 billion in three days, the fastest any entertainment product had reached that mark.

Grand Theft Auto Online, the multiplayer mode of Grand Theft Auto V, opened on 1 October 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 through a free title update. Heavy demand caused connection problems and lost characters in the first days, and Rockstar later gave players GTA$500,000.

Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V reached PC on 14 April 2015 after several delays, with 4K and 60 frames-per-second support and the Rockstar Editor. Its Steam page, now named Grand Theft Auto V Legacy, ranks tenth on the weekly most-played chart, with a peak of 66,501 players in the week to 2 October 2026.

Rockstar released Grand Theft Auto V and a standalone GTA Online for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on 15 March 2022, with up to 4K, 60 frames per second, ray tracing and faster loading. The launch followed a delay from 11 November 2021.

On 19 September 2022 Rockstar Games confirmed that an unauthorized third party had downloaded confidential data, including early development footage of the next Grand Theft Auto, from its systems. A hacker had posted about 90 videos on a fan forum the day before.

Rockstar published Trailer 1 on the evening of 4 December 2023 in the US, about 15 hours before the planned premiere, after a low-quality copy leaked. It revealed Vice City, the protagonists Jason and Lucia, a 2025 release window and PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

On 2 May 2025 Rockstar Games moved Grand Theft Auto VI from its planned fall 2025 launch to 26 May 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, saying it needed more time to deliver the quality players expect.

Rockstar released Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 on 6 May 2025, four days after delaying the game to 26 May 2026, with a closer look at Vice City and the story of Jason and Lucia. All trailer footage was captured on PlayStation 5.

On 6 November 2025 Rockstar Games moved Grand Theft Auto VI from 26 May 2026 to Thursday 19 November 2026, apologising for the extra wait and saying the months would let it finish the game with the polish players expect.

On 24 June 2026 Take-Two and Rockstar announced that Grand Theft Auto VI will cost US$79.99 for the standard edition and US$99.99 for the Ultimate Edition, with pre-orders opening at midnight local time on 25 June for the 19 November launch.