How GTA 5 Took Over the World

GTA 6 will come out. People will love it, but it won't be GTA 5. >> Hey, so we really going to get this [ __ ] cracking, right? >> There are over 200 million copies of Grand Theft Auto 5 in the world. As the second highest selling game of all time, it has been played for billions of hours

by players across the globe, making it one of the most significant pastimes in the entire world. That's an impressive achievement for what in 2013 was simply the highly anticipated next entry in Rockstar's [music] beloved and notorious openw world crime series. What the hell? >> But GTA 5 proved to be much, much more

than a typical sequel. It has become home to a huge expressive and loyal community. One which has made a digital hobby of everything from waring alien clans to producing slick vehicle stunt movies. It's not only taken up much of our free time, it's taken over the world. [music]

This is Ash Sky Queen thundering through Los Santos in a stunt montage which she put together to celebrate 10 years of GTA 5. It's the game that gave her freedom, companionship, and goals when she was robbed of all three. >> I'd had a a ruptured disc in me spine. So, I was bedbound shortly after the

game came out all day every day for about 3 years straight. It kind of became my therapy. You're suddenly stuck in bed, can't do anything, can't work, no social life, pretty miserable existence, and then I'm suddenly connected to a community of people doing the same thing. It kept us from going insane, for sure.

>> It's a striking demonstration of why GTA 5 has remained a deeply important game to millions of players. A pillar of pop culture, it was erected in 2013 and has loomed over the entertainment industries during every year since. Thanks to the enduring love for its single player story campaign and its ever popular,