Fans of the original Grand Theft Auto trilogy have come together to encourage gamers to buy the original games on Steam. This initiative follows the recent announcement of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition, which had previously been rumored for several months.
The first three 3D GTA games-- Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas-- have generally been hailed as some of the most seminal, groundbreaking entries in gaming. With the announcement of this remastered trilogy, Rockstar also announced that it would be delisting the original GTA games from digital storefronts like Steam and the PlayStation Store. This means that players will soon be unable to download these original titles on their PCs and consoles, instead only getting the option to play these classic games through the remastered collection.
As reported by Eurogamer, it would appear that many fans are unhappy with this development. In an effort to increase the visibility of these original GTA games, many players have been flocking to Steam to share their thoughts and urge prospective buyers to download these games before they are delisted. Reviewers have also been using this platform to leave love letters to the early iterations of these classics, waxing about what these games have meant to them over the years.
Rockstar has been vague when it comes to talking about how the Definitive Edition will improve upon the original versions, 0pting to speak with general, ambiguous language; the company has reported that the remasters will feature graphical improvements and modern gameplay enhancements, but no actual new gameplay has been shown. Rockstar has also not revealed what this remastered trilogy will cost, meaning that it could wind up being a more expensive version of the originals with trivial or superficial enhancements. With all that said, fans of the original might feel somewhat concerned that Rockstar could just be milking their most popular IP, making the current versions of these games the best overall investment for gamers.
This could wind up being a bad bit of PR for Rockstar, especially after the controversial GTA V next-gen trailer that dropped last month. Fans criticized Rockstar for planning to re-release that game with very minimal improvements, so history could be repeating itself sooner than expected with this remastered trilogy. While these iconic Grand Theft Auto games could definitely benefit from a facelift, anyone interested in playing them might want to download the originals before it's too late, even if only to compare and contrast.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition is set to launch on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, Nintendo Switch in 2021, as well on iOS and Android in the first half of 2022.
Source: Eurogamer
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