The original versions of the titles that make up Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition are considered legendary by many. Because of this, the announcement of the release of remastered versions of these three games immediately sparked great expectations. The catch is that the compilation came out in an unsatisfactory state. Today Rockstar Games is trying to fix the mess.
Rockstar Games has therefore just apologized for the state in which the GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition was released. In a message published on its official websitethe American publisher has therefore admitted his injustice. And he promises that the situation will work:
We’d like to share news about the unexpected technical issues uncovered during the release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition.
First of all, we would like to sincerely apologize to anyone who has encountered problems while playing these games.
The Grand Theft Auto series and the games that make up this iconic trilogy are as precious to us as they are to fans around the world. The updated versions of these classic games have not been released in a condition that meets our quality standards. Or the standards our fans have learned to expect from our games.
We have a strategy that allows us to tackle technical issues and improve every game from now on. Each update will bring the games to the quality they deserve.
An update will arrive in all versions of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition in the coming days. The latter will address a number of issues. We will let everyone know about the upload.
For Rockstar, dissatisfaction doesn’t justify everything
Some player reactions to errors in the GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition have been amused. Others were much louder. And if Rockstar is to be believed, some players have exceeded the limits of what is tolerable. He therefore uses his message to urge GTA fans not to attack the developers:
In the meantime, we regret to mention that cases of harassment on social media have been brought to our attention by members of the development team. We humbly ask our community to remain courteous about this product as we work to resolve these issues.
The publisher ends its apology by saying that it will release the original PC versions of GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas to the Rockstar Store. And he adds that people who purchase GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition on PC by June 30, 2022 will be able to download those original versions for free.
An intentionally sloppy GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition?
In the hours after the GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition was released, there was a lot of news on social networks introducing his problems. The latter showed different situations. Situations that range from a crash bug to catastrophic rain management. Through a more than dubious modeling of certain characters.
At first glance, the facts make it difficult to believe in the sincerity of Rockstar Games. In fact, the publisher has not released any GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition gameplay videos prior to its release. And he sent the game to the press at the very last minute. With the added bonus of an embargo on tests set for the game’s release date.
These elements indicate that the subsidiary Take-Two Interactive was aware of the state of the games. The publisher did not want to miss the crucial time at the end of the year. And he surely thought that asking for forgiveness and promising patches would be more interesting for him. Instead of delaying the compilation’s release to give it more development time.
The popularity of GTA games is so great that it can be imagined that this bad buzz will not ultimately leave an indelible mark. However, the excuse train does not work indefinitely. Rockstar will therefore have to act very carefully in the future.
What do you think of this excuse? Do you think Rockstar knew nothing about the state of the GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition before it was released? Did you get this compilation If so, did you encounter any problems while playing the game? Tell us all about it in the comments below.
