Grand Theft Auto V is a game.
Grand Theft Auto V . The open world design lets players freely roam San Andreas ' open countryside and the fictional city of Los Santos , based on Los Angeles . Open world , free roam , or ( more loosely ) sandbox are terms for video games where a player can move freely through a virtual world and is given considerable freedom in regard to how and when to approach particular objectives , as opposed to other video games that have a more linear structure to their gameplay . The PlayStation 3 ( PS3 ) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment .