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How Rockstar Squeezed a Whole City into Your PS2
This article analyzes the technical wizardry Rockstar Games employed to fit the expansive Liberty City into the PlayStation 2's limited 32MB RAM for Grand Theft Auto 3. It explains techniques like asset streaming and dynamic repopulation of memory, which are still relevant in modern game development. The piece highlights how these innovations, along with those in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, contributed to their immense success.
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