GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition Gets a Surprising Update Three Years after Disappointing Launch

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition for short hereafter) has received a surprising update three years after its launch in 2021. This new update brings some of its mobile-exclusive features, like the Classic Lighting mode, to the PC and consoles, along with “numerous fixes and improvements.” 

GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition, the remaster of GTA III, GTA: Vice City, and GTA: San Andreas, was harshly criticized when it was released in 2021 with its many bugs and glitches, making it hard to play, ugly character models, among many other imperfections.

The mobile version was launched a year ago exclusively for Netflix subscribers, which is the opposite of the PC version, and received overwhelmingly positive feedback, as Rockstar had tweaked and optimized the titles before the release. With today's new update, PC and console players can finally enjoy the games at the same quality as mobile players. 

A royal GTA and Rockstar fan, BeskInfinity, has shared a series of improvements they spotted when returning to the game, showing how the Classic Lighting mode, which Rockstar said “restores the look and feel of the sky in the original games,” improves the look: 

Besides the improved lighting, there are other fixes that they had spotted, like animation, restoration of beach bushes, and fire effects: 

The once-disappointed fans now are willing to return to the game, with those who skipped the version three years ago claiming it is worth purchasing now.