PlayGTA5.com Runs GTA V in a Browser, Then Goes Dark
The site streamed Grand Theft Auto V in Chrome with no local install and was pulled shortly after going live, per wccftech.com.
PlayGTA5.com briefly let players run Grand Theft Auto V inside a web browser without installing the game locally, according to wccftech.com. The site was taken down shortly after it went live.
The browser build reportedly pulled down roughly 700 MB before the game started, with additional assets downloading while the player was already in the session.
Footage of the project was shown by @4k_isn, who demonstrated Grand Theft Auto V running in Google Chrome on an Apple machine with an M3 Pro chip.
After the site stopped loading, a message left on the page read "Who wants the source code?" No explanation for the takedown was given, and no link between the project and Rockstar Games has been stated.
Browser-based GTA experiments are not entirely new: last year, GTA: Vice City was run in a web browser, letting players try the demo without downloading the game.
Quick answers
What was PlayGTA5.com?
It was a project that allowed Grand Theft Auto V to be run in a web browser without a local installation, according to wccftech.com.
Why was PlayGTA5.com taken down?
The site was taken down shortly after going live; no reason was given. A message on the page read "Who wants the source code?"
How much data did the browser version download?
It reportedly downloaded about 700 MB before starting, with more assets downloaded during gameplay.