Microsoft downed down the chance to make GTA 3 a console exclusive on the original Xbox, which turns out was probably the greatest gift it could have given Sony in the sixth generation of consoles.
As revealed in 'Power On: The Story of Xbox' documentary, Rockstar was in talks with Microsoft to revive one of its older franchises as an Xbox exclusive: that game would go on to be GTA 3. However, the publisher turned it down, which led to Rockstar developing Grand Theft Auto 3 as a timed exclusive
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