{
  "id": 12580516,
  "title": "Someone Managed To Get GTA V Momentarily Running On A Web Browser",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/someone-managed-to-get-gta-v-momentarily-running-on-a-web-browser",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T08:16:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lowyat.NET",
    "slug": "lowyat-net",
    "url": "https://www.lowyat.net/2026/406591/gta-v-running-browser/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A developer recently managed to run Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) within a web browser, at least for a few hours. The full game was playable on Google Chrome using an Apple M3 Pro system, according to Pixel Gamer 4K. The site that hosted the entire game, playGTA5.com, has since been taken down, likely by Take Two, the parent company and studio that owns the IP. During its brief runtime, the browser reportedly downloaded around 700MB of data initially, with additional assets loading as the game progressed. The goal of the project was to make the game playable on a web browser, but it ultimately failed due to the site's takedown. This isn't the first time a developer has achieved such a feat; last month, we reported on a modder successfully running NVIDIA's DLSS 5 upscaling on a web browser. This was also unofficial and only ran on NVIDIA's NGX interface and Streamline DSK. The GTA V web browser mod was also able to run on MacOS, unlike the previous instance.",
  "summary": "A developer cum programmer recently pulled off the impossible by getting Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) running inside a web browser. We are talking the full game, running on Chrome, for all but a few hours. We say a few hours because, as of this publication, the site that hosted the game in its […] The post Someone Managed To Get GTA V Momentarily Running On A Web Browser appeared first on…",
  "key_points": [
    "Grand Theft Auto V playable in web browser for hours",
    "Game downloaded 700MB initially, more assets loaded",
    "Site playGTA5.com taken down likely by Take Two"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}