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Automated teller machines (ATMs) are computerised machines that can be used to complete monetary transactions such as balance checks or withdrawals in the HD Universe of the Grand Theft Auto series. Although ATMs have existed since Grand Theft Auto III, they are interactive only in Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.

Description[]

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]

In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, ATMs largely serve no purpose. In the mission "Small Town Bank", CJ has to destroy the machines inside Palomino Creek Bank to get to their contents, when he and Catalina hold up the bank.

A functional ATM is located at the Venturas Steaks Steakhouse on the Old Venturas Strip. Pedestrians who walk by will stop and can be seen withdrawing money. Killing them shortly afterwards can result in them dropping more money than normal.

Grand Theft Auto IV[]

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An ATM in GTA IV when the player "uses" it. The ATM can only display the amount of money the player carries.

Grand Theft Auto IV is the first game of the Grand Theft Auto series where ATMs are interactive, although they serve little purpose as they only show the player's balance, which is already displayed in the game's HUD. ATMs in Grand Theft Auto IV can be found in various locations throughout Liberty City, such as near shopping complexes, hospitals and other areas useful to the player, and are operated by the Bank of Liberty. ATMs are either standalone or wall-mounted.

Grand Theft Auto V[]

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Fleeca ATMs.

In Grand Theft Auto V, ATMs play a similar role as in GTA IV. Michael, Franklin and Trevor can visit an ATM to check their money and view their transaction history. The player can also use their in-game cell phone or laptop to enter to their bank accounts via the Internet, but it depends on the bank account they own (Franklin owns a bank account with Fleeca, Michael with Maze Bank and Trevor with the Bank of Liberty.)

In the game, there are also Random Events that involves the player pursuing a robber after he steals the wallet of a pedestrian while he was withdrawing money from the ATM.

ATMs can be found in many locations throughout San Andreas, outside Fleeca, Maze Bank or Lombank branches, and in places like the Vanilla Unicorn, Maze Bank Arena, or the ground floor of some buildings in Los Santos.

Grand Theft Auto Online[]

In Grand Theft Auto Online, ATMs now have a prominent role. The player can visit an ATM to deposit their collected money into their bank account to prevent it from being stolen by other players. The player has up to five options of set amounts to deposit money ($50, $500, $2,500, $10,000, and $100,000) shown by how much a player has; for example if one has $1,000, only the amounts up to $500 are shown, and a sixth that will simply list all the cash on hand the player has collected so far (represented as brighter green numbers below the non-deposited money). Since places like Ammu-Nation stores and real estate brokers accept debit cards, it is not necessary to withdraw large sums of cash from ATMs in order to make big purchases. The player is not allowed to deposit less than $50, though this can be circumvented by withdrawing $50 or more, then depositing the new sum.

The player can also use ATMs to view their purchase history like in GTA V. It is best to visit ATMs when not around many other players in GTA Online, for if the player visits an ATM, they are vulnerable to attacks. The player's money can then be stolen from other players, making the use of ATMs in the game very risky. The safest option is to deposit and withdraw money using the cell phone or a laptop, from Maze Bank's website or activating Passive Mode (in the enhanced version, as players are fully immune to any sort of attacks).

The player can find the closest ATM with the Quick GPS option of the Interaction Menu, holding the Select button (PlayStation 3), the Back button (Xbox 360) or the List button (Xbox One), or by pressing in the touchpad (PlayStation 4).

Types of ATMs[]

Locations[]

Grand Theft Auto IV[]

Broker

Dukes

Bohan

Algonquin

Alderney


Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online[]

Downtown Los Santos

Vinewood

Vespucci Canals

Little Seoul

Del Perro

Morningwood

Rockford Hills

Mirror Park

South Los Santos

Strawberry

Richman Glen

Tataviam Mountains

Chumash

Great Chaparral

Paleto Bay

Sandy Shores

Grapeseed

Harmony

Grand Senora Desert

Davis Quartz

Trivia[]

Grand Theft Auto IV[]

  • Occasionally, if the player kills a pedestrian who just used an ATM, massive amounts of money will spawn repeatedly on the ground. This will happen even with cops, who normally only drop a pistol.
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