9 Ways GTA Online Has Ruined GTA

"Here lies the remains of Grand Theft Auto, killed by its own Shark Cards."

by Josh Brown
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GTA Online wasn't a guaranteed success. Sure, it was launching as the multiplayer mode to one of the best-selling games of all time, but nobody had any idea back in 2013 just how much of a phenomenon - and a money-making machine - it would become.

Recovering from its troubled launch, thanks to constant updates, tweaks and a next-gen remaster, the add-on has completely come to overshadow the main game, and has pretty much ensured that robust multiplayer suites will become a staple of every Rockstar game moving forward.

Still, just because something is successful doesn't mean it's good, and while GTA Online has transformed into a rather enjoyable game in its own right, it might have spelled doom for the franchise as a whole.

Since the devs and publisher Take Two realised how much money they can make off the multiplayer, the course of the series has shifted massively away from what it used to be, leading many fans to worry about the future and hail GTA Online as the tyrant that killed Grand Theft Auto.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.