GTA Online offers a massive online world that millions of players can't give up on today. However, the foundations of this project emerged as an idea that Rockstar had been dreaming about since the first GTA games, but had to postpone due to technical difficulties. The 20-year evolution that GTA Online went through to become what it is today reveals how long and difficult the gaming world has gone through to reach today.
The GTA Online Idea Was Founded in the 90s
From a former Rockstar developer Obbe VermeijAccording to , the idea of adding an online multiplayer structure to the GTA universe was on the table with the first GTA games. GTA 1 and 2 via LAN There have been attempts at a multiplayer experience, but these attempts synchronization problems At that time, all the game's data had to be perfectly synchronized, which was a serious obstacle for computers at the time.
Technical Difficulties and Constantly Delayed Plans
In the GTA 3 era The team began working on a prototype for a simple deathmatch mode, where players could kill each other in the city, drag each other out of vehicles, and respawn at any point they wanted. However, this system required lobby infrastructure and network scenarios to fully work. Due to time constraints This plan was once again shelved.
In Vice City Some preparations were made for an online mode, and Rockstar even hired new network programmers for it. However, the busy schedule did not make it possible to continue the project. During the San Andreas era The online plans were dropped entirely and a limited local co-op mode was added instead, but this option did not provide the multiplayer experience players were expecting.
The Big Bang That Came With GTA Online
After all this knowledge and experience GTA 4, was the game in which Rockstar took the most concrete step in terms of online mode. Thanks to full-time programmers and designers, the GTA universe finally gained a modern multiplayer structure. But the real explosion was GTA Online coming with GTA 5 This time, Rockstar has managed to bring the online GTA chaos it dreamed of to millions by offering unlimited content and an ever-expanding world.
