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Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 3
Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 3 is an action-adventure set in Los Santos and the surrounding Blaine County. You follow Michael, Franklin and Trevor, three criminals whose lives converge. You switch between their perspectives and carry out a series of risky heists together. Their relationships matter as much as the money. The city and countryside give each encounter a different backdrop.
During missions you drive, take cover in firefights and use different vehicles. Major heists require preparation and bring the three roles together. Outside fixed missions you can choose your own route, meet strangers or try golf and other activities. Residential districts and busy roads alternate with open landscapes. After a hectic pursuit, you can therefore spend time on a quieter journey or an activity outside the criminal story.
The main story is a solo adventure: three protagonists do not mean three players can play the campaign together locally. This original PS3 version uses a third-person viewpoint and does not include the first-person view added to newer versions. GTA Online for PS3 ended on 16 December 2021. This edition is bought for its story campaign and the free activities within it; current online expansions, an online starter pack and later consoles' technical improvements are not included with this standard disc.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Grand Theft Auto V
Rockstar North developed Grand Theft Auto V and Rockstar Games published it for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in September 2013. After GTA IV's Liberty City, the series returned to a version of Southern California. Los Santos gained a large surrounding area, so story and exploration no longer took place only among city blocks. The different districts and landscapes also accommodated the protagonists' very different lives.
The three playable leads were the clearest change to the story structure. Michael, Franklin and Trevor have their own environments and problems but come together during major missions. Switching character lets you experience an event from more than one side. Heists connect preparation and execution in a series of shared confrontations. Outside those scenes, varied activities let you maintain a different pace from the main missions.
GTA Online originally began as a separate online component accompanying the game. Rockstar ended that service for PS3 and Xbox 360 in December 2021 without shutting down the solo campaign. Old advertisements and packaging therefore now provide historical information about a feature that no longer works here. Later GTA V versions added features including a first-person view. The offered PS3 disc represents the original 2013 release and should be assessed on its own campaign and capabilities.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
Grand Theft Auto IV mainly follows Niko Bellic in Liberty City on PS3. You drive, fight and meet people who keep giving you missions. GTA V divides its campaign among three protagonists and centres on shared heists. Los Santos also has a large rural hinterland. The familiar freedom remains, but the spread of characters and landscapes changes the variety.
Red Dead Redemption also uses an open world where fixed missions and free activities coexist on PS3. You follow one former outlaw and mainly travel on horseback. GTA V switches between three criminals in a modern setting full of vehicles. The similarity lies in roaming freely; the means, distances and everyday bustle create a different rhythm.
Saints Row: The Third has you lead a criminal gang in an open city on PS3. You create your protagonist and use increasingly outrageous weapons and activities. GTA V works with three predefined protagonists and their shared story. Both combine driving and shooting with satire, but Saints Row takes exaggeration further in the tools it gives you.
Sleeping Dogs moves PS3 crime action to Hong Kong, where undercover officer Wei Shen stands between police and triads. Pursuits and free driving may feel familiar, but fist fighting receives much more attention. GTA V emphasises firearms, different vehicles and changing perspectives. The protagonists' positions towards the law also give their stories a different tension.
Watch Dogs combines an open city and pursuits with hacking traffic lights, cameras and other systems on PS3. Aiden Pearce can therefore influence his surroundings while continuing his personal investigation. GTA V has no comparable central hacking tool. You primarily use vehicles, weapons and cooperation between the three protagonists to carry out missions.
