According to IGN, Rockstar North's art director Aaron Garbut provided an explanation with regard to the Los Santos setting in both the "GTA Online" multiplayer modes of "GTA 5" and its single player campaign. He disclosed that his group did not want to rebuild a real life city completely.

Mr Garbut explained that recreating a place would be less convincing and less satisfying to both the players and developers. He on went to discuss that only a small percentage of the "GTA" community has a vast knowledge of New York and Los Angeles.

The fifth installment of "Grand Theft Auto" is based on Los Angeles and its surrounding regions. Past installments were also based in Liberty City, taken from New York City and other fictional places borrowing different elements from real life cities. In "GTA 5," the gamers can explore Los Santos through three main characters that can be swapped in its single player campaign. The players can also create their own avatar in the multiplayer mode of "GTA Online."

Meanwhile, a new "GTA 4" mod which is still in the works looks to let PC players finally experience the streets of Los Santos. Rockstar is yet to announce the "GTA 5" PC version, but it is widely anticipated, leaving many fans waiting with bated breath. While the wait continues, gamers can make do with maps and mods, but a mod developer has a grand vision, recreating Los Santos City from "GTA 5" in "GTA 4." YouTube user "taltigolt"uploaded a video of himself cruising around Los Santos in "GTA 4."

"It is disappointing as it was not meant to release like this. So much planning went down the drain. I want to surprise everyone with something epic but some random guy comes and ruins it," he said. A guy on the "GTA" forums apparently obtained access to his files, forcing the original creator to show off the mode before someone else steals credit for it. Taltigolt urges people to view his video as just a teaser for the real one.

"The mod was supposed to have pedestrian paths, traffic paths, the vinewood hill and a GTA 5-based enb configuration made by ice la glace, the author of icenhancer. Unfortunately, the files for the project were leaked so I had to post it today," he said. There's still a lot left and this is just a taste. The "real video" will be uploaded in 2 to 3 weeks.

(Credit: YouTube/taltigolt)