Rockstar has issued a warning to owners of the 12GB PlayStation 3 SKU: upgrade soon, or you’ll be unable to enjoy Grand Theft Auto V’s highly acclaimed multiplayer component.
Furthermore, unless you upgrade your hard drive, you also won’t be able to play GTA V’s main campaign while connected to PlayStation Network.
Writing on Rockstar’s support website, the company explained, “as the world of Grand Theft Auto Online continues to expand and evolve through ongoing updates, storage limitations of the PlayStation 3 12GB hardware will require owners to purchase additional storage to accommodate GTAV Title Updates after 1.16 (released on 8/19/14).
"All updates and content must remain installed on the system in order to maintain compatibility for all players within GTA Online.
"If not enough space is available on the system, hardware limitations will prevent players from accessing GTA Online."
Fortunately you can still play GTA V’s story mode offline if you decide not to download any new updates.
"GTAV Story Mode will still be accessible by playing the game without being connected to PlayStation Network, and proceeding without additional updates.”
Read our review of GTA V here.