Rockstar Revives San Andreas, Vice City, and GTA 3. Remasters of GTA Installments Finally Bring Back Original Flair on PC and Consoles

Source: Rockstar Games

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Update (November 13, 3:21 a.m.)

The patch for the remastered GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is now also available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch (via @videotechuk_).

Original news (November 12, 8:44 a.m.)

The infamous remastered bundle, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, celebrated its third anniversary yesterday. Throughout all this time, the "definitive edition", although it definitely required it, wasn't particularly developed. In fact, it could even be referred to as the abandoned child of Rockstar and Grove Street Games.

Surprisingly, Rockstar has finally released a major update to GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (via rockstarintel and Rockstar Games), three years after its initial release. The patch, available on XSX/S, PS5, and PC (Steam, Rockstar Games Launcher, Epic Games Store) brings long-awaited changes. Unfortunately, so far the PS4, XOne, and Switch consoles haven't received patches.

GTA: The Trilogy DE with a big update

So far, GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition hasn't been very popular. The remastered set was widely criticized at its launch for its high price, many bugs, and lack of significant improvements compared to the original installments. The most serious criticism, however, was that the latest editions of these classic titles had lost the atmosphere of the originals. A new update, although definitely too late, fixes many things.

The key change is the introduction of a classic lighting mode to the PC and console versions, "which recreates the look and feel of the original games." Quite controversially, it has been available in mobile versions created for Netflix for almost a year now (the quote comes from that period).

Classic lighting mode. TJGM/ Rockstar Games

Besides the aforementioned mode, the update also introduces the ability to shoot while running in GTA 3 and Vice City, which was previously impossible (this includes the shotgun, rifles, and flamethrower). Rockstar also improved character animations, swimming, and enhanced the sky and cloud design. Urban streetlights have also been subject to changes.

Interestingly, any traces of the studio responsible for the remasters, Grove Street Games, disappeared from the games. Another studio, Video Game Deluxe, was responsible for the aforementioned mobile version for Netflix.

The size of the latest update files may vary depending on the chosen platform. In the case of the version on Rockstar Games Launcher, the update sizes are:

1. GTA: San Andreas: 18.44 GB;
2. GTA: Vice City: 8.83 GB;
3. GTA 3: 4.15GB.