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We got GTA SF before GTA 6.

That was actually Watchdogs 2. Great game, basically GTA but you are a hacker in the Bay Area. The SF portion of the map was accurate down to every building.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch_Dogs_2

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTbDzFt...

If that second link is an in-game map, it is far from accurate to the real world. Unless it’s from a timeline in which Golden Gate Park is connected to the Presidio, and half of SF has fallen into the ocean.

I checked some obscure buildings and I found every one of them in-game, but you're correct that it's not 1:1 topographically.

Gotta shout out to the city of San Fierro in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas.

San Fierro was based on San Francisco of the 1990's. Lots of good memories playing GTA San Andreas and exploring 90's San Francisco.

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