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# Grand Theft Auto V Was Released On September 17, 2013
- URL: https://aftermath.site/grand-theft-auto-v-was-released-on-september-17-2013/
- Published: 2025-05-02T13:30:44.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-27T17:06:59.000Z
- Author: Riley MacLeod
- Tags: Blog, Video Games, grand theft auto, gta, gta v, gta vi, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-10-27 13:00

This morning, [Rockstar delayed *Grand Theft Auto VI* ](https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/258aa538o412ok/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-now-coming-may-26-2026?ref=aftermath.site)from 2025 to May 26, 2026\. This got us thinking about what life was like when the last GTA came out, *12 years ago*.

"*GTA V* came out six months after my son was born, he's now in high school," Luke wrote on [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/lukeplunkett.com/post/3lo6rjxzsqk2l?ref=aftermath.site), leading to a deeper trip down memory lane:

The [last physical PS2 release](https://www.thegamer.com/the-final-game-launched-on-every-playstation-console/?ref=aftermath.site#:~:text=It%20all%20came%20to%20an,long%20lifetime%20for%20a%20console.) came out [two months](https://bsky.app/profile/lukeplunkett.com/post/3lo6sghzzbk2l?ref=aftermath.site) later.

Other [popular games](https://bsky.app/profile/lukeplunkett.com/post/3lo6s5jsvi22l?ref=aftermath.site) at the time included *[Disney Infinity](https://kotaku.com/rip-disney-infinity-and-thank-you-1794093928?ref=aftermath.site)*, *NBA 2K14*, and *Saints Row IV*.

Katy Perry's "Roar" was top of the [Billboard charts](https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2013-09-21/?ref=aftermath.site). (I also can't believe how long we've lived with [Imagine Dragons](https://bsky.app/profile/lukeplunkett.com/post/3lo6ry57y3c2l?ref=aftermath.site).)

*Insidious: Chapter 2* was the [top movie](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2013-09-17/weekly/?ref=aftermath.site).

The [first episode of *Brooklyn Nine-Nine*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2467372/episodes/?ref=aftermath.site) premiered the same day.

[2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope%5FFrancis?ref=aftermath.site) was the year [Pope Francis](https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-04/pope-francis-dies-on-easter-monday-aged-88.html?ref=aftermath.site) became Pope.

Luke [says](https://bsky.app/profile/lukeplunkett.com/post/3lo6tzchzwk2a?ref=aftermath.site), "*GTA V* (2013) will be more retro to *VI* (2026) than *San Andreas*' setting (1992) was on release (2004)," which is a little too much for me to contemplate this early in the morning.