Grand Theft Auto V was first released in 2013.
Rockstar Games launched the game on 17 September 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Developed primarily by Rockstar North, it was the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series and followed Grand Theft Auto IV, which had been released in 2008.
The game was later expanded to newer systems: PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions arrived in 2014, the Windows version in 2015, and PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S editions in 2022. These later releases can cause confusion, but the original launch year remains 2013.
Grand Theft Auto V introduced three playable protagonists—Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton, and Trevor Philips—and was set largely in Los Santos, Rockstar's fictional interpretation of Los Angeles. Its online component, Grand Theft Auto Online, launched on 1 October 2013, shortly after the main game.