The classic Grand Theft Auto trilogyš¦©’s mobile port has just been released with features mysteriouÜ«sly missing from the console and PC versions that dropped two years ago.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition packaged the series’ three iconic PS2 outings - GTA 3, GTA: Vice City, and GTA: San Andreas - under one roof for modern systems. Some patches worked to improve the ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:rough launch, but lingering bugs, technical issues, typos, and questionź¦able artistic changes make the collection less thšan “definitive.”
That’s why it’s surprising to see that the newly released mobile ports - available to purchase or ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:download with a Netflix subscriptšion on IOS and Android - have actually addressed several complaints and are, arguably, tš·he actual definitiāve way to play the Definitive Edition.
ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Rockstar Games’ doesn’t give an exhaustive list of what’s changed, though it does mention that the port features “additional improvements, including a new Classic āLighting mode that restores the look and feel of the sky in the original games.” That fancy lighting mode is most noticeable in San Andreas, where the original’s recognizable orange hue has been faithfully restored. See NikTek’s comparison video below for the (quiteź¦ obvious) differences.
As notes, are fš„illed with fans who have noticed other minor changes, such as improved destruction effects, and fixes to bugged billboard signs, character models, props, and more.
Rockstar hasn’t transferred these improvements to the still-wonky editions on PC and consoles, however, which were initially released back in 2021. To its credit, the company did ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:update the recent Red Dead Redempź¦tion port on PS5 to enable 60fps - althoušgh the Switch version was left in the dust.
Rockstar probably has all hands on ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Grand Theft Auto 6 now, which debuted a record-breaking trailer earlier this month before going on radio silence. That hasn’t stopped some ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:wild fan theories from spreading like wildfire, though.
PC players might unfortunately need to wait a while to play GTA 6, according to one former developer.
