The high-definition (HD) universe was a major shift for the GTA series. The celebrity voice acting that had been so promient in the "3D Universe", especially in Vice City and San Andreas, was scaled back in the "HD Universe".
Rockstar also took a new direction in the series, focusing on realism and details instead of greater area and added content. Consequently, there was a regression of the series from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, with fewer vehicles, weapons, story missions, and less character customisation. However, the HD universe games did away with dead spots and irrelevant spaces (i.e. wide-open deserts) in favour of increasing the verticality of the city, including more buildings with greater interior detail and improved traffic/pedestrian behaviour, in order to make the cities immersive urban experiences as opposed to simple game backdrop. These included the completely redesigned version of Liberty City (in Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned, The Ballad of Gay Tony and Chinatown Wars) and Los Santos (in Grand Theft Auto V).
The HD universe does not include any characters from the previous universes (excluding radio hosts), and is also not considered to be set in the same universe or the same canon as its predecessors.
In chronological order, the Grand Theft Auto games in the HD universe are:[21]
Grand Theft Auto IV; set and released in 2008
Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned; set in 2008, released in 2009
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony; set in 2008, released in 2009
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars; set and released in 2009
Grand Theft Auto V; set and released in 2013 (Prologue mission set in 2004)
Rockstar also took a new direction in the series, focusing on realism and details instead of greater area and added content. Consequently, there was a regression of the series from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, with fewer vehicles, weapons, story missions, and less character customisation. However, the HD universe games did away with dead spots and irrelevant spaces (i.e. wide-open deserts) in favour of increasing the verticality of the city, including more buildings with greater interior detail and improved traffic/pedestrian behaviour, in order to make the cities immersive urban experiences as opposed to simple game backdrop. These included the completely redesigned version of Liberty City (in Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned, The Ballad of Gay Tony and Chinatown Wars) and Los Santos (in Grand Theft Auto V).
The HD universe does not include any characters from the previous universes (excluding radio hosts), and is also not considered to be set in the same universe or the same canon as its predecessors.
In chronological order, the Grand Theft Auto games in the HD universe are:[21]
Grand Theft Auto IV; set and released in 2008
Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned; set in 2008, released in 2009
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony; set in 2008, released in 2009
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars; set and released in 2009
Grand Theft Auto V; set and released in 2013 (Prologue mission set in 2004)
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