GTA refers to the Grand Theft Auto video game series, with its original release dating back to 1997. If you’re asking “when was GTA?” in a general sense, here’s a concise timeline of the key original releases and a couple of milestones:
- Grand Theft Auto (original): released November 1997 for MS-DOS and Windows; ported to PlayStation in 1998; Game Boy Color in 1999. This is the first game in the series. [Cited from general game history sources]
- Grand Theft Auto 2: released 1999 for Windows, later on PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Color. [Cited from general game history sources]
- Grand Theft Auto V: released starting September 17, 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360; later released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and newer consoles through 2014–2015. This is one of the latest major single-player entries with a long-running online mode. [Cited from official and industry sources]
If you meant a specific title (for example GTA III, GTA IV, GTA V, or the upcoming GTA VI) or a particular platform, tell me which one you’re interested in and I’ll pin down the exact release date for that entry.
