The boss of GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition has taken to social media to answer latest adjustments made to the sport by Rockstar.
This week, Rockstar issued a shock replace for the closely criticized GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition on PC and console almost two years after the final one. The patch added a lot of visible options that have been unique to the cellular variations, pleasing disgruntled followers of the groundbreaking open-world video games.
GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition, a compilation of 2001’s Grand Theft Auto 3, 2002’s Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and 2004’s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, sparked a backlash upon its 2021 launch on PC and console. IGN’s GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition assessment returned a 5/10. We mentioned: “GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition is flawed, disappointing, and surprisingly disrespectful to 3 traditional video games and their many legions of followers.”
GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition was developed by Grove Street Games, which on the time got here underneath hearth for the poor high quality of the discharge. The cellular variations have been developed by Video Games Deluxe, the Australian studio behind L.A. Noire VR Case Files.
After this week’s replace went reside, customers observed Grove Street Games and its brand have been faraway from GTA Trilogy’s important menu and splash display. Now, the PC and console variations align with the cellular variations, displaying Rockstar as GTA’s developer.
Looks like mentions of Grove Street Games and their logos have been faraway from the splash display and important menu of the #GTA Definitive Editions as nicely. pic.twitter.com/ZmXpccyiyS
— TJGM (@TJGM_) November 12, 2024
It’s this removing that Thomas Williamson, boss of Grove Street Games, has clearly reacted to in a thinly-veiled tweet.
“Speaking total hypothetically: it is a dick transfer to take away major builders from credit in an replace, particularly when an replace contains tons of of fixes that have been offered by these builders that stayed out of gamers’ palms for years,” Williamson tweeted.
While Williamson’s displeasure at latest occasions is obvious, Grove Street Games and Williamson himself stay in GTA Trilogy’s finish credit, as many X/Twitter customers have identified.
PSA: Rumours being circulated by the group and even some information web sites about Grove Street Games (GSG) having been faraway from the #GTATrilogy totally are unfounded.
Both GSG and Video Games Deluxe are within the ultimate credit, solely the preliminary splash display was eliminated. pic.twitter.com/MUkvgi2uZX— GTANet (@GTANet) November 14, 2024
It’s a messy finish for GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition, which has endured controversy ever because it got here out. Rockstar was compelled to apologize for the state of the gathering at launch and even supplied PC gamers free video games as recompense.
Still, the gathering appeared to have bought very nicely regardless of the issues, and Strauss Zelnick – CEO of Rockstar guardian firm Take-Two – ultimately known as these points a “glitch” that was “resolved.”
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
