GTA V PS4 guide

The GTA V PS4 guide will provide an overview of all the important things GTA players should know about the game. Rockstar Games released the PlayStation 4 version in November 2014, and it is still one of the most-played video games to date.

As it is a massive game (both in size and gameplay quantity), if you play without a guide, you may miss out on many things. Therefore, this GTA V PS4 guide will tell you about the important things so that you do not miss anything interesting.

Completing only the main storyline will take you around 16 hours. There are also various side missions, collectibles, and random activities to do. It is one of the best games you can play before Rockstar releases its next big project.

Note: Some parts of this GTA V PS4 guide are subjective and only reflect the writer’s opinions.

GTA V PS4 guide: An overview of the gameplay

An official screenshot for GTA V PS4 guide readers (Image via Rockstar Games)

Grand Theft Auto V is the 12th standalone installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. The PS4 version of the game came with many new changes and gameplay content compared to its original PS3 version.

Rockstar included 69 story missions, 66 Strangers and Freaks missions, 60 random events, 61 Hobbies and Passtime missions, and 30 miscellaneous tasks. If you want to complete them all, the GTA V PS4 guide advises you to follow the GTA V 100 percent guide for more details.

The single-player version of the game also offers a catalog of 306 vehicles, 57 weapons, 28 purchasable properties, an in-game stock market, and many other interesting things to explore. However, if your kids want to play this game, then you should read the Grand Theft Auto V parents guide first.

All story missions in Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation 4 version

GTA V PS4 guide advises players to complete the story missions first. (Image via Rockstar Games)

While there are 69 missions in Grand Theft Auto V, you can play up to 74 missions depending on the choices you make. Many missions and activities in the storyline have multiple choices that can spawn new tasks. However, GTA V PS4 guide readers do not have to do them all, as only 69 missions are required for the plot to be completed. Here is a list of all the missions in the GTA V PS4 version:

Prologue
Franklin and Lamar
Repossession
Complications
Father/Son
Marriage Counseling
Daddy's Little Girl
Chop
The Long Stretch
Friend Request
Casing the Jewel Store
Carbine Rifles
Bugstars Equipment
BZ Gas Grenades
The Jewel Store Job
Mr. Philips
Nervous Ron
Trevor Philips Industries
Crystal Maze
Friends Reunited
Fame or Shame
Dead Man Walking
Three's Company
By the Book
Scouting the Port
Minisub
Cargobob
The Merryweather Heist
Did Somebody Say Yoga?
Hood Safari
The Hotel Assassination
Masks
Boiler Suits
Trash Truck
Tow Truck
Blitz Play
I Fought the Law…
Eye in the Sky
Mr. Richards
Caida Libre
Deep Inside
Minor Turbulence
Paleto Score Setup
Military Hardware
Predator
The Paleto Score
Derailed
Monkey Business
Hang Ten
Surveying the Score
Bury the Hatchet
Pack Man
Fresh Meat
Cleaning out the Bureau
Architect's Plans
Fire Truck
Reuniting the Family
The Bureau Raid
The Wrap Up
Lamar Down
The Ballad of Rocco
Legal Trouble
Meltdown
Planning the Big Score
Stingers
Gauntlet
Driller
Sidetracked
The Big Score
Ending 1 - Something Sensible
Ending 2 - The Time's Come
Ending 3 - The Third Way

GTA V PS4 guide readers should note that during multiple-choice missions, they can move forward with only one option. However, you can load the source mission later to try the other option.

List of the best vehicles in Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation 4 version

GTA V PS4 guide marks out the best vehicles in the game. (Image via Rockstar Games)

GTA V offers one of the biggest vehicle catalogs in any single-player GTA game to date. Rockstar also allows you to buy additional vehicles from in-game websites. However, most players prefer acquiring NPC cars that spawn on the streets. Here is a list of some of the best vehicles GTA V PS4 guide readers should drive in the game:

Maibatsu Frogger - 148.50 mph (238.99 km/h)
Buckingham Maverick - 140.25 mph (225.71 km/h)
Pegassi Bati 801RR - 135.00 mph (217.26 km/h)
Vapid Pißwasser Dominator - 126.50 mph (203.58 km/h)
Truffade Adder - 124.75 mph (200.77 km/h)
Pegassi Zentorno - 122.00 mph (196.34 km/h)
Grotti Turismo R - 121.75 mph (195.94 km/h)
Grotti Cheetah - 120.25 mph (193.52 km/h)
Pfister Comet - 119.50 mph (192.32 km/h)
Grotti Carbonizzare - 119.50 mph (192.32 km/h)
Pegassi Infernus - 117.75 mph (189.50 km/h)
Bravado Banshee - 117.75 mph (189.50 km/h)
Imponte Duke O'Death - 114.25 mph (183.87 km/h)
Bravado Gauntlet - 113.25 mph (182.26 km/h)
Bravado Buffalo S - 112.25 mph (180.65 km/h)
Shitzu PCJ 600 - 106.75 mph (171.80 km/h)
Coil Voltic - 106.00 mph (170.59 km/h)
BF Space Docker - 86.50 mph (139.21 km/h)

GTA V PS4 guide readers will find most of these cars in freeroam. However, some vehicles (such as the Pißwasser Dominator, Duke O'Death, Space Docker, etc.) can only be acquired after doing certain tasks.

List of the best weapons in GTA V PlayStation 4 version

GTA V PS4 guide readers should acquire the best weapons as soon as possible. (Image via Rockstar Games)

Along with the vehicles, weapons also play a crucial role in Grand Theft Auto V. Rockstar Games offers 57 weapons divided into eight categories on the weapon wheel. You don’t need all the weapons in the game. Therefore, the GTA V PS4 guide lists the best weapons based on the weapon wheel categories:

Handguns: Heavy Pistol, Stun Gun, AP Pistol, Pistol
Machine Guns: Combat MG, MG, SMG, Micro SMG
Assault Rifles: Special Carbine, Carbine Rifle, Assault Rifle
Sniper Rifles: Heavy Sniper, Sniper Rifle
Melee: Knuckle Dusters, Knife, Baseball Bat, Hatchet
Shotguns: Assault Shotgun, Pump Shotgun
Heavy Weapons: Homing Launcher, Railgun, Minigun, Rocket Launcher, Grenade Launcher
Throwables: Jerry Can, Molotov, Sticky Bomb, Grenade

List of the best businesses in Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation 4 version

GTA V PS4 guide readers are advised to acquire some business in the story mode. (Image via Rockstar Games)

Rockstar Games also allows you to acquire some properties and businesses in GTA V. While these businesses are not as elaborate as in Grand Theft Auto Online, they provide the protagonists with occasional maintenance missions and weekly income.

There are 28 properties that can be owned, and 16 of them are businesses. The rest are safehouses and garages. The 16 purchasable businesses are as follows:

Car Scrapyard - $275,000
Doppler Cinema - $10,000,000
Downtown Cab Co. - $200,000
Hookies - $600,000
LS Customs (in Blaine County) - $349,000
Los Santos Golf Club - $150,000,000
LSPD Auto Impound - $150,000
McKenzie Field Hangar - $150,000
Pitchers - $750,000
Smoke on the Water - $204,000
Sonar Collections Dock - $250,000
Ten Cent Theater - $20,000,000
Tequi-la-la - $2,000,000
The Hen House - $80,000
Tivoli Cinema - $30,000,000
Vanilla Unicorn - Free

GTA V PS4 guide readers should note that while most of these businesses can be acquired by any of the protagonists, some are exclusive to a particular character only. For example, the Vanilla Unicorn can only be acquired by Trevor Philips during the mission Hang Ten. For more details about the businesses, you can check out the Grand Theft Auto V business guide.

Brief details about the Stock Market in Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation 4 version

GTA V PS4 guide readers should take advantage of the in-game stock market. (Image via Rockstar Games)

The stock market in Grand Theft Auto V is one of the hidden features that many players frequently overlook. However, the GTA V PS4 guide advises you to use it to make an extensive amount of in-game money. Rockstar Games included a functional trading market that works very similar to real-life stock markets.

However, the in-game market is related to a number of missions given to Franklin Clinton by Lester Crest. The missions and their related stocks are as follows:

The Hotel Assassination: Betta Pharmaceuticals (BET)
Ending 3 - The Third Way: Merryweather (MER)
The Multi Target Assassination: Debonaire (DEB) and Redwood (RWC)
The Vice Assassination: Fruit (FRT) and Facade (FAC)
The Bus Assassination: Vapid (VAP)
The Construction Assassination: GoldCoast (GCD)
Random Event - Hitch Lift 1: Tinkle (TNK)

Trading in these stocks at the right time can make Michael, Franklin, and Trevor billionaires in the game. For more details about the missions and when to trade, you should check out the Grand Theft Auto V stock market guide.

List of all cheat codes in GTA V PlayStation 4 version

GTA V PS4 guide readers can try out the cheat codes sometimes to make the gameplay fun. (Image via Rockstar Games)

The ability to use cheat codes is one of the best aspects of playing Grand Theft Auto V on PlayStation 4. Rockstar Games offers 34 cheats for the single-player game. They are as follows:

Raise Wanted Level - R1, R1, CIRCLE, R2, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
Lower Wanted Level - R1, R1, CIRCLE, R2, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT
Invincibility - RIGHT, X, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, R1, RIGHT, LEFT, X, TRIANGLE
Max Health and Armor - CIRCLE,L1, TRIANGLE, R2, X, SQUARE, CIRCLE, RIGHT, SQUARE, L1, L1, L1
Weapons - TRIANGLE, R2, LEFT, L1, X, RIGHT, TRIANGLE, DOWN, SQUARE, L1, L1, L1
Recharge Special Ability - X, X, SQUARE, R1, L1, X, RIGHT, LEFT, X
Swim Faster - LEFT, LEFT, L1, RIGHT, RIGHT, R2, LEFT, L2, RIGHT
Run Faster - TRIANGLE, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, L2, L1, SQUARE
Moon Gravity - LEFT, LEFT, L1, R1, L1, RIGHT, LEFT, L1, LEFT
Super Jump - LEFT, LEFT, TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE, R1, R2
Invincibility - RIGHT, X, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, R1, RIGHT, LEFT, X, TRIANGLE
Slow Motion - TRIANGLE, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, SQUARE, R2, R1
Slidey Cars - TRIANGLE, R1, R1, LEFT, R1, L1, R2, L1
Drunk Mode - TRIANGLE, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE, CIRCLE, LEFT
Spawn Buzzard Attack Helicopter - CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, L2, R1,TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE
Spawn Sanchez - CIRCLE, X, L1,CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, CIRCLE, R1, R2, L2, L1, L1
Spawn Trashmaster - CIRCLE, R1, CIRCLE, R1, LEFT, LEFT, R1, L1, CIRCLE, RIGHT
Spawn Limo - R2, RIGHT, L2, LEFT, LEFT, R1, L1, CIRCLE, RIGHT
Spawn Stunt Plane - CIRCLE, RIGHT, L1, L2, LEFT, R1, L1, L1, LEFT, LEFT, X,TRIANGLE
Spawn Caddy - CIRCLE, L1, LEFT, R1, L2, X, R1, L1, CIRCLE, X
Spawn Rapid GT - R2, L1, CIRCLE, RIGHT, L1, R1, RIGHT, LEFT, CIRCLE, R2
Spawn Duster - RIGHT, LEFT, R1, R1, R1, LEFT, TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, X, CIRCLE, L1, L1
Spawn PCJ-600 - R1, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, R2, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE,RIGHT, L2, L1, L1
Spawn BMX - LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE, R1, R2
Spawn Comet - R1, CIRCLE, R2, RIGHT, L1, L2, X, X, SQUARE, R1
Spawn Dodo - 1-999-398-4628 (Phone Cheat)
Spawn Duke O'Death - 1-999-3328-4227 (Phone Cheat)
Spawn Kraken Sub - 1-999-282-2537 (Phone Cheat)
Explosive Melee Attacks - RIGHT, LEFT, X, TRIANGLE, R1, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L2
Acquire Parachute - LEFT, RIGHT, L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, L1
Slow Motion Aim - SQUARE, L2, R1, TRIANGLE, LEFT, SQUARE, L2, RIGHT, X
Flaming Bullets - L1, R1, SQUARE, R1, LEFT, R2, R1, LEFT, SQUARE, RIGHT, L1, L1
Explosive Bullets - RIGHT, SQUARE, X, LEFT, R1, R2, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, L1, L1, L1
Skyfall - L1, L2, R1, R2, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, L1, L2, R1, R2, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT

GTA V PS4 guide readers are advised not to use any cheat codes if they are aiming for a Gold Medal run in Grand Theft Auto V or to unlock all achievements and trophies.

Rockstar Games crafted Grand Theft Auto V with an intriguing storyline, funny jokes, hilarious side missions, and many more. If you get bored with the single-player version, you can also try the online mode.

However, the GTA V PS4 guide advises you to go through the Grand Theft Auto Online beginner’s guide before going multiplayer.

Edited by Jito Tenson