https://www.grandtheftwiki.com/Community:Universe_Debate/history?feed=atomCommunity:Universe Debate - Revision history2026-07-08T08:29:31ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.44.2https://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Community:Universe_Debate&diff=417056&oldid=prevGboyers: New Page: "For several years, Grand Theft Wiki has had an ongoing debate around whether to group GTA games by Era (Game number) or Universe. Grand Theft Wiki has traditionall..."2017-04-06T20:37:00Z<p>New Page: "For several years, Grand Theft Wiki has had an ongoing debate around whether to group GTA games by <a href="/Era" title="Era">Era</a> (Game number) or <a href="/Universes" title="Universes">Universe</a>. Grand Theft Wiki has traditionall..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>For several years, Grand Theft Wiki has had an ongoing debate around whether to group GTA games by [[Era]] (Game number) or [[Universes|Universe]].<br />
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Grand Theft Wiki has traditionally chosen to use the Era system, although we do mention Universes specifically when referring to cross-era continuity.<br />
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However - it is acknowledged that neither system is perfect.<br />
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==Era System==<br />
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The [[Era]] system groups the games based on each new game with a number. For example, [[GTA III]] starts the [[GTA III Era]], then [[GTA IV]] starts the [[GTA IV Era]]. <br />
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Era is not an official term - but it's a word we use to describe the real criteria of game numbers. <br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
!GTA 1 Era<br />
!GTA 2 Era<br />
!GTA III Era<br />
!GTA IV Era<br />
!GTA V Era<br />
|-<br />
|style="vertical-align:top;"|<br />
*{{link|1}}<br />
*{{link|L69}}<br />
*{{link|L61}}<br />
|style="vertical-align:top;"|<br />
*{{link|2}}<br />
|style="vertical-align:top;"|<br />
*{{link|3}}<br />
*{{link|vc}}<br />
*{{link|sa}}<br />
*{{link|a}}*<br />
*{{link|lcs}}<br />
*{{link|vcs}}<br />
|style="vertical-align:top;"|<br />
*{{link|iv}}<br />
*{{link|tlad}}<br />
*{{link|bogt}}<br />
*{{link|cw}}<br />
|style="vertical-align:top;"|<br />
*{{link|v}}<br />
*{{link|o}}<br />
|}<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
!Pros<br />
!Cons<br />
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* X<br />
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* X<br />
|}<br />
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==Universe System==<br />
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The Universe system groups all the games into 3 distinct groupings: the [[2D Universe]], [[3D Universe]] and [[HD Universe]].<br />
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This system is based on three things:<br />
* The look/feel of the games is similar<br />
* Some minor characters cross between eras in the same Universe<br />
* A news article once used the term describing an interview with [[Dan Houser]] (see [[Universes]]) <br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
!2D Universe<br />
!3D Universe<br />
!HD Universe<br />
|-<br />
|style="vertical-align:top;"|<br />
*{{link|1}}<br />
*{{link|L69}}<br />
*{{link|L61}}<br />
*{{link|2}}<br />
|style="vertical-align:top;"|<br />
*{{link|3}}<br />
*{{link|vc}}<br />
*{{link|sa}}<br />
*{{link|a}}*<br />
*{{link|lcs}}<br />
*{{link|vcs}}<br />
|style="vertical-align:top;"|<br />
*{{link|iv}}<br />
*{{link|tlad}}<br />
*{{link|bogt}}<br />
*{{link|cw}}<br />
*{{link|v}}<br />
*{{link|o}}<br />
|}<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
!Pros<br />
!Cons<br />
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* A term used in a newspaper interview with Rockstar<br />
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* X<br />
|}</div>Gboyers