Greater than a 12 months after its disastrous authentic launch, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Version—which going ahead we’ll check with as merely the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy (opens in new tab)—is now out there on Steam (opens in new tab). And it is on sale, too.
The Grand Theft Auto Trilogy was a full-on mess (opens in new tab) when it launched in late 2021, to the extent that Rockstar not solely apologized, it re-released the previous variations (opens in new tab) of the video games it consists of—Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice Metropolis, and San Andreas—and gave them to everybody who bought the up to date GTA trilogy.
The scenario slowly obtained higher as patches and updates adopted, however one persistent criticism is that it was solely out there on PC by way of the Rockstar Video games Launcher. That was greater than a minor quibble for lots of PC avid gamers, particularly since just about all of Rockstar’s different video games (besides Midnight Membership 2 (opens in new tab), which stays MIA, in all probability attributable to music or different licensing causes) might be had on Steam.
That shortcoming is now rectified: The GTA Trilogy is now out there for buy on Steam, full with Steam achievements and verification that it is “playable” on the Steam Deck. It is also on sale for $30/£27.50/€30—that is 50% off the common value—as a part of Rockstar’s writer sale (opens in new tab) on Steam, which runs till February 2.
Sadly, not everyone seems to be glad with the scenario. Except for the addition of achievements, it isn’t recognized how—or if—the trilogy has been up to date for Steam. Some followers on Twitter declare the Steam launch is unchanged from the patch launched in October 2022 (opens in new tab), which means it is higher than it was at launch however nonetheless not in an ideal state.
“Sorry for my offended Tweets… just a bit pissed off,” Rockstar Intel author videotech_ tweeted (opens in new tab). “We have waited for Rockstar Video games to handle a few of the largest points with Definitive Version which have been left unaddressed. They usually have the total audacity to re-release the video games in that state with no patch is past me.”
YouTuber Vadim M. stated there are variations between the Steam and Rockstar Video games Launcher editions of the sport, though it isn’t clear what that truly provides as much as.
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Person evaluations on Steam are simply beginning to trickle in so it is onerous to make a significant judgment at this level, however they appear to be leaning principally optimistic. One GTA: San Andreas consumer assessment cited the addition of controller help, Steam achievements, and “steady 60 fps,” however threw it a thumbs-down anyway as a result of “the Steam group shouldn’t be handled as an after-thought.”
In the event you’ve obtained a while to kill and money to burn however wish to see how the GTA Trilogy on Steam shakes out earlier than you commit, the Rockstar writer sale has some fairly candy offers on a bunch of different Rockstar gems, together with Purple Lifeless Redemption 2 (opens in new tab), Grand Theft Auto 5 Premium Version (opens in new tab), Max Payne 1 (opens in new tab), 2 (opens in new tab), and three (opens in new tab), LA Noire (opens in new tab), Bully (opens in new tab), and the old-time ultra-violence basic Manhunt (opens in new tab).
I’ve reached out to Rockstar to ask how (or if) the GTA Trilogy has been patched for Steam, and can replace if I obtain a reply. Rockstar additionally confirmed right now that the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy will launch on the Epic Video games Retailer later this month.