Why can't GTA use Los Angeles?

Sadly the answer is property rights.

Is GTA 5 supposed to be Los Angeles?

Based on Los Angeles and the surrounding California area, Rockstar took extra care to recreate real life locations within the game. Many places might seem obvious, but just as many might easily slip past even veteran players.

Does Los Angeles exist in GTA universe?

San Andreas in the 3D Universe is a state comprised of three major cities: Los Santos (Los Angeles), San Fierro (San Francisco) and Las Venturas (Las Vegas).

Why does GTA not use real city names?

Plenty of games do use real names for cities. But there are definitely some people that would get upset if GTA was based in a real city, simply because that city would get a reputation for being full of crime and completely chaotic.

Why is it called Los Santos and not Los Angeles?

Los Santos is based on Los Angeles, California and its greater metropolitan area. Los Santos is Spanish for "The Saints", a play on "The Angels", which is the translation of Los Angeles.

Grand Theft Auto vs. Real Life

What is Los Angeles called in GTA 5?

Los Santos is a fictional city in the GTA universe, loosely based on Los Angeles and other California Coast cities. It is the setting for games like GTA SA and GTA V, and has many different sections, based on real life places.

What part of L.A. is GTA based on?

There are several areas in Los Santos, the major ones are Blaine County, Downtown, Little Seoul, South Los Santos, Vespucci Beach and Rockford Hills. Practically all are based on real-life neighborhoods surrounding L.A. like downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, South Central, Venice Beach and Beverly Hills.

What GTA cities are based on real life?

The original game's map encompassed three cities—Liberty City (based on New York City), San Andreas (based on San Francisco), and Vice City (based on Miami)—but later titles tend to focus on a single setting; usually one of the original three locales, albeit remodelled and significantly expanded.

What is Franklin's real name GTA?

Shawn Darnell Fonteno, also known as Solo, is an American actor and rapper. He is best known for playing Franklin Clinton in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V. Aside from his portrayal of Franklin Clinton, Fonteno has acted in films such as The Wash.

What city is GTA 5 supposed to be?

The game's setting is the fictional US state of San Andreas and city of Los Santos, based on Southern California and Los Angeles respectively.

What is Chicago called in GTA?

Carcer City | GTA Wiki | Fandom.

What is California called in GTA?

The State of San Andreas, also known as the San Andreas Republic is a state located in the southwestern United States of America, featured in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. San Andreas is closely based on real-life California.

How big would Los Santos be in real life?

For reference, GTA V's Los Santos is about three times bigger than GTA IV's Liberty City, and is the same size of the vast majority of San Francisco, Manhattan, and the Greater Toronto Area.

How accurate is GTA to LA?

The game is much more scaled down than the real place, so all of the roads are definitely not there, and neither are many many places. [...] You also have to understand that it is a game, so taking note on the general grid layout of LA streets, Rockstar did in the end design the roads to fit their game.

What is Trevor's real name GTA?

Steven Ogg is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Trevor Philips in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V and Simon in The Walking Dead, and has also appeared in Better Call Saul, Westworld, The Tick, and Snowpiercer.

How is Michael De Santa rich?

Michael De Santa, GTA V – $61,677,638

But it's his life of crime which has brought him the most wealth, with heists pulling him in a total of $43,361,4689. On top of his estimated wealth, Michael is a retired man who could be earning an extra $48,00010 year from his retirement income based on the US average.

Was Franklin Clinton in jail?

Franklin also worked for a local dealer named Marcus, whom he later murdered. Franklin's life of petty crime caught up with him in 2008, when he was arrested and sent to a penetentiary. After his release, he decided to give up his previous gangster life and get some legitimate work.

Where is Vice City in real life?

The game is set in 1986 in fictional Vice City, which is based heavily on the city of Miami.

What GTA is based in Florida?

"As we can see in this picture there there [sic] is banner of the right side on which vice city is written and on the left there is map of Canada and Mexico right side confirmation that this was actually GTA 6 gameplay and video and it is based in Miami Florida," tweeted @Shubham91838143.

What is the weird town in GTA 5?

Dignity Village is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the north, Mount Chiliad to the southwest, Mount Gordo to the east, and Paleto Bay to the west. It is featured in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, but plays no role in the storyline, except for a Gang Attack and having a letter scrap.

What is Vinewood Hills in real life?

Vinewood – Hollywood

Vinewood is Rockstar's version of Hollywood. This area is the largest and wealthiest neighborhood of Los Santos and also holds a booming film industry much like Hollywood.

What is Vespucci Beach in real life?

Vespucci Beach is based on Venice Beach, Los Angeles, which appears in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as Verona Beach.

What city is San Andreas based on?

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas takes place in 1992 within the fictional US state of San Andreas – based upon sections of California and Nevada as seen in the early 1990s – which consists of three main cities: Los Santos (based on Los Angeles), San Fierro (based on San Francisco), and Las Venturas (based on Las Vegas).