Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories has never been released for PC, so it has no PC system requirements. It came out on PlayStation 2, PSP. Released in 2006.

Running Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on a computer

A console game runs on a computer through an emulator, so the hardware it needs is the emulator's. You still need your own copy of the game.

PCSX2

PCSX2 emulates PlayStation 2.

Minimum

OS:
Latest Windows 10, macOS 11 (Big Sur), Ubuntu 22.04 or other Linux distro
Processor:
x86-64 with SSE4.1, two physical cores with SMT, PassMark single-thread rating ≥ 1500
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
Vulkan 1.1, Direct3D 11 or OpenGL 3.3, PassMark G3D Mark rating ≥ 600

Moderate

OS:
Windows 11, macOS 14–15 (Sonoma–Sequoia), Ubuntu 26.04 or other Linux distro
Processor:
x86-64 with AVX2, four physical cores, PassMark single-thread rating ≥ 2000
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
Vulkan 1.3, Direct3D 12, OpenGL 4.6 or Metal, PassMark G3D Mark rating ≥ 6000, 4 GB VRAM

Hardware requirements can vary drastically between games; slower hardware may work but playability and performance are not guaranteed.

Source: https://pcsx2.net/docs/setup/requirements, read on 2026-09-08.

PPSSPP

PPSSPP emulates PSP.

Supported systems

OS:
Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS
Graphics:
Direct3D 11, Vulkan or OpenGL

Source: https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp, read on 2026-09-08.

Games of the same series that run on PC

Grand Theft Auto 5 Game Icon

Grand Theft Auto 5

 Grand Theft Auto IV Game Icon

Grand Theft Auto IV

 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Game Icon

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Game Icon

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

 Grand Theft Auto III Game Icon

Grand Theft Auto III

 Grand Theft Auto 2 Game Icon

Grand Theft Auto 2

Where Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories can be played

Platforms: PlayStation 2, PSP.