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However, spin-off games like Vice City Stories have never left the PlayStation ecosystem.
All three games in the trilogy did eventually come to the original Xbox, but usually months or even years after the initial release on PS2. As such an influential title, the Grand Theft Auto trilogy ended up being one of the defining titles for the PlayStation 2. Large-scale open-world titles in 3D were finally possible and it introduced a level of freedom that no one had experienced in a game before. It's no secret that GTA 3 really changed the gaming industry.
In the years since, Rockstar has had a close working relationship with PlayStation, opening the door to lucrative deals and dibs on massive announcements. Although Xbox did just fine without having Grand Theft Auto 3 at launch, it certainly would've had a unique effect on the industry. A new documentary recently revealed that Grand Theft Auto 3was almost an Xboxexclusive, but Microsoft rejected the pitch from Rockstar Games.
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