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New GTA mod creates live portals between GTA 3’s Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas
A modder known as Dryxio has created a mod that links the three Grand Theft Auto games from the PlayStation 2 era – GTA III, Vice City, and San Andreas – through live, functioning portals. Players can pass between Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas in real time, effectively turning the classic trilogy into one connected, explorable world. The mod arrives as anticipation builds ahead of GTA 6's release, offering fans a nostalgic way to revisit the older titles.
The portals, inspired by Valve's Portal, are placed at recognisable landmarks such as Grove Street in San Andreas and also allow players to interact across game boundaries, including shooting into neighbouring areas. This works because all three games run simultaneously in the background, yet operate independently, meaning actions in one title won't trigger a citywide response across the others, and each game retains its own separate save file to avoid corruption. The mod is not yet publicly available, but Dryxio says it is expected to launch before GTA 6 arrives on 19 November for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with progress trackable via his GitHub page.
In short
- Modder links GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas via live portals
- Games run simultaneously with separate saves and independent AI
- Mod expected to release before GTA 6 launches on 19 November
Explained simply
Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, and San Andreas were landmark PlayStation 2 games released in the early 2000s. Each featured a different fictional American city to explore and helped define open-world gaming for a generation of players.
The fan modding community has long created enhancements for these classics, from visual improvements to new content. This particular mod achieves something technically ambitious: it creates functioning portals connecting the three game worlds, allowing players to travel between them whilst each game runs independently in the background.
The project reflects the enduring appeal of these older titles and demonstrates the skill within the enthusiast community. Such complex mods show that player enthusiasm for these beloved games remains strong, many years after their original release.