With that said, let's take a closer look at how Rockstar Games was able to fit GTA 3 on a PS2 DVD as explained by ... how such issues were tackled in the case of GTA San Andreas, a title that ...

GTA 3 is probably the more infamous case of the moon changing size ... lot of San Andreas features to make the "massive jump" from PS2 to PS3, but the fan-favorite GPS used code from GTA 3 ...

Sony made GTA a PS2 exclusive due to concerns about the Xbox. GTA 3's success on PS2 was unexpected due to gameplay changes. The exclusivity deal helped boost PS2 sales and GTA popularity.