It is the fifth Grand Theft Auto game to appear on a handheld console (the others being Grand Theft Auto 1, Grand Theft Auto 2, both on the GameBoy Color, Grand Theft Auto Advance, on the GameBoy Advance and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, appearing on the PlayStation Portable and the sixth (and also last) game of the GTA III Era. Because of its success, it was later released on the PlayStation 2 console. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories was an exclusive game for the PlayStation Portable.
