[STEAM] GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition Gets Surprise Update on Console and PC, Adds Visual Features That Were Exclusive to Mobile Versions

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Rockstar issued a surprise update for

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today, November 12 — nearly two years since the last one.

GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition, a 2021 compilation of 2001’s Grand Theft Auto 3, 2002’s Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and 2004’s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, was heavily criticized upon launch on PC and console. IGN’s

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returned a 5/10. We said: “GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition is defective, disappointing, and surprisingly disrespectful to three classic games and their many legions of fans.”

In contrast, the mobile versions of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition, released in December last year,

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. Players praised the ports for fixing several issues found on the console and PC versions, including lighting, shadows, reflections, and draw distance. A Rockstar Games

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published at the time mentioned that these ports include a new classic lighting mode "that restores the look and feel of the sky in the original games."

Now, finally, this classic lighting option is in Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition on PC and console. Early reports indicate sweeping visual improvements across the board that are already going down well with fans.

The

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Definitive Editions just got an update which added the classic lighting option.

Not gonna lie, it actually looks nice on a screen ******* than a phone.

I'll test now to see if the same problems still exist with it though like they did on mobile a year ago...

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— TJGM (@TJGM_)

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I just checked it!
Also they readded the ambient clouds high up in the sky

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— /V\@|₹¡0 ßμ†∅†∅ (@MarioButoto99)

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Reports also indicate Grove Street Games, original developer of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition, is no longer mentioned in-game. The mobile versions were developed by Video Games Deluxe, the *********** studio behind

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Looks like mentions of Grove Street Games and their logos have been removed from the splash screen and main menu of the

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Definitive Editions as well.

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— TJGM (@TJGM_)

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If you are diving in to GTA 3, GTA Vice City, or GTA San Andreas in the GTA Trilogy, here's a cheat code refresher for each:

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,

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, and

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— and how to enter cheats on every platform, including mobile.

It’s a busy time in the world of GTA, with Rockstar continuing work on

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. Parent company Take-Two recently

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for what will no doubt be the biggest video game launch of all time.

Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on

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at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld.

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