Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition’s launch week has been rife with controversy. Issues with theGTA Trilogy’s visuals and performance on consoles have been heavily criticized on social media. But it was PC players theGTA Trilogythat have had the worst experience, as Rockstar pulled the game bundle from storefronts as it patched out unlicensed music and other inappropriate content. For better or worse, Rockstar has now completed its edits andGrand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Editionis available once more.
In a message shared on social media, Rockstar confirmed thatGrand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Editionis returning to theRockstar Games Launcher on PC. Alongside the confirmation of theGTA Trilogy’s re-release, Rockstar also issued an apology, saying that it’s sorry for the “inconvenience.” Those who have previously purchased theGTA Trilogyshould now be able to start the game, and those interested in buying it will once again have the option to via Rockstar’s official storefront.
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Rockstar makes no mention of removing unlicensed music or any other files fromGrand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Editionon PC. All it says is that the game has been updated, which has led to it being available once more. It will take some time before dataminers are able to confirmwhat Rockstar removed from the gameprior to its re-release.
WhileGrand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Editionis once again available on PC, Rockstar also says that it’s not finished working on the game. It specifically notes that it has plans to improve theGTA Trilogy’s “overall performance” going forward. A timeline for these improvements isn’t available, nor is a more specific list of planned improvements. While Rockstar has gotten theGTA Trilogyavailable once more on PC, it’s clearly not fully content with the state of the game.
All in all, it’s somewhat underwhelming of a conclusion to what’s been a surprisingly major controversy. A RockstarGrand Theft Autogame launchedand was completely unavailable to players for several days. Then, for its return, Rockstar simply sent out a Twitter message apologizing for the inconvenience.
Rockstar, like manyGrand Theft Autofans, appears ready to put the entire situation behind it. The game is now playable and, for better or worse,Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Editionwon’t be significantly changing from what it is.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Editionis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
