Grand Theft Auto 5, along with its intensely popular multiplayer mode Grand Theft Auto Online, has redefined the expectations of success and long-term relevancy within the video game industry. The game has now seen individual releases across three generations of consoles, typifying the unheard of demand and playerbase that the title still commands to this day.
With Grand Theft Auto Online recently receiving its very own standalone release for the latest generation of consoles, it is clear that the lucrative online mode is at the very forefront of Rockstar's vision and roadmap of the seemingly ever-present Grand Theft Auto 5. To further compound this fact, Rockstar recently surprised fans by announcing the launch of a monthly subscription service for GTA Online by the name of GTA+, which offers subscribers a slew of in-game benefits within the online sandbox of GTA Online.
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Originally launching for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in September 2013, Grand Theft Auto 5 shattered what fans could expect from the GTA franchise. The attention to detail and innovative three-protagonist story helped Grand Theft Auto 5 become the best-selling title of all time in 2017, although this is a title that has since been claimed by the equally gargantuan Minecraft.
An unintended but palpable level of success, however, was also present within the game's online mode. Simply titled Grand Theft Auto Online, the multiplayer mode of GTA 5 has grown to rival various other high-profile games within the highly competitive market of multiplayer games. Bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars in profit via microtransactions every year, the community-driven success of GTA Online is why it has become the focal
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