Rockstar warns GTA
Online will soon be
inaccessible for 12GB PS3
owners
12GB PlayStation 3 owners will soon need
to upgrade their hard drives or face losing
access to Grand Theft Auto Online,
developer Rockstar has warned.
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Grand Theft Auto 5's install size has been
growing steadily since its launch last year,
to the point where the game's latest
update (last weekend's GTA Online Flight
School pack) was the last that will fit onto
12GB consoles.
Rockstar has kept GTA Online regularly
updated with new missions, costumes,
cars and event types, and it is these
additions which are bumping up the
game's install size.
"As the world of Grand Theft Auto Online
continues to expand and evolve through
ongoing updates, storage limitations of
the PlayStation 3 12GB hardware will
require owners to purchase additional
storage to accommodate GTAV Title
Updates after 1.16 (released on
8/19/14)," a statement on Rockstar's
website explains.
"All updates and content must remain
installed on the system in order to
maintain compatibility for all players
within GTA Online."
Anyone without the necessary free
storage space will still be able to play
GTA5's campaign mode if they decline
updates, but access to GTA Online will no
longer be available.
Rockstar is expected to continue adding
to GTA Online for the foreseeable future -
especially as the game's PC, PlayStation 4
and Xbox One editions are soon to
launch. A major single-player expansion -
possibly a new zombie-themed mode - is
also expected before the end of the year.
By Tonio sparlet