Grand Theft Auto III Likely Wouldn’t Exist Without The Sega Dreamcast

Here’s how Sega’s console helped Rockstar find its groove.

Back when Grand Theft Auto III was originally released for the PS2, it was a game-changer, popularizing the 3D open-world sandbox and putting its developer Rockstar North firmly on the map.

But what you might not know is that it actually owes a great debt of gratitude to the Dreamcast, with the game originally coming about thanks in part to a bunch of different tech demos for the Sega platform — one of which even featured a rampaging kaiju that wasn’t entirely dissimilar from Godzilla.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

Here’s how Sega’s console helped Rockstar find its groove.

Back when Grand Theft Auto III was originally released for the PS2, it was a game-changer, popularizing the 3D open-world sandbox and putting its developer Rockstar North firmly on the map.

But what you might not know is that it actually owes a great debt of gratitude to the Dreamcast, with the game originally coming about thanks in part to a bunch of different tech demos for the Sega platform — one of which even featured a rampaging kaiju that wasn’t entirely dissimilar from Godzilla.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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