Talk:Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 12:10, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that an early version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was leaked by hackers before release? Source: IGN
  • ALT1: ... that some developers worked for 17 hours per day during the creation of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas? Source: Kushner 2012, p. 138
  • ALT2: ... that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas's map is about four to six times larger than Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City's? Source: McNamara 2004, p. 44
  • ALT3: ... that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was inspired by the Rampart scandal, 1990s crack epidemic, and 1992 Los Angeles riots? Source: Gamepressure, The Guardian
  • ALT4: ... that the developers of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas walked out of the Game Developers Choice Awards after winning nothing? Source: The Guardian
  • ALT5: ... that the release of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Halo 2 in 2004 led the video game industry to an 11% annual revenue increase instead of a 21% decrease? Source: GameSpot
  • ALT6: ... that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas had an estimated budget of under US$10 million? Source: The Wall Street Journal
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  • Comment: Lots of options here—and I have even more alternatives if none of these are too interesting.

Improved to Good Article status by Rhain (talk). Self-nominated at 23:33, 11 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Review incoming. Seddon ^talk 10:08, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
  • Recent GA status confirmed, hooks all seem fine (neutral, interesting, not just in-universe). No other issues found - this seems GTG. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 10:14, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

How to download GTA San Andreas For Free

ello editors, I noticed that readers often look for information about where the game can be obtained today. Would it be useful to expand the article with a short, well-sourced section summarizing official availability (for example, digital storefronts or re-releases), while avoiding any links to unofficial downloads? I’m asking here first to see if this would fit the article’s scope and sourcing standards. Happy to help gather reliable sources if there’s consensus. Thanks. Asmer Zeeshan (talk) 15:20, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

Interesting idea, but I don't think this is something Wikipedia is responsible for. Googling the game does show Netflix, Steam, etc. among the top results. If people really look for "free download", there is nothing we can realistically do. IceWelder [✉] 15:49, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

Nonsense article

Hello I want to inform you that the current revision does not make sense removing the synopsis setting and characters was not the right thing to do it was important regarding the game’s setting and characters and characterization is not fully listed i’m sending you this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grand_theft_auto_san_andreas&oldid=1336593182 like this anything was much better and understood and people did not has disputes it should have been the current and expanded revision since january 5 2024 Thank you ~2026-23643-54 (talk) 16:27, 17 April 2026 (UTC)