GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition initially launched with a number of technical problems that were well-documented by fans on release. The “remastered” ports of GTA 3, GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas were found to have tons of visual hiccups, bugs, glitches and performance issues, with not much work put into polishing the console versions. After a very long wait, Rockstar Games has finally released a substantial update for the collection that addresses several issues.
As reported by IGN, Rockstar Games quietly released an unannounced console update for GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition to bring it more in line with its mobile port. The most significant improvements now include better lighting, shadows, reflections and draw distance. Users on social media have noted that the games now feel more accurate to the visual presentation of the original trilogy with graphical uplifts in all the right places.
Twitter/X user Synth Potato revealed that the update includes a “Classic Lighting” setting that completely transforms the game’s visuals to more faithfully resemble the original titles. The user went through a list of all the important improvements following the recent update, which you can read in more detail right here.
1) Classic Lighting
All three titles of the Trilogy have received a “Classic Lighting” setting that completely transforms each game’s visuals to resemble the originals more faithfully.
San Andreas’s Los Santos has that orange haze back now, The Desert got it’s purple sky look… pic.twitter.com/yrbIL3nqJv
— Synth Potato🥔 (@SynthPotato) November 12, 2024
Interestingly, Grove Street Games, the developer responsible for GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, had its name removed from the opening credits screens of the console and PC versions, presumably because the studio wasn’t involved in the recent update. If you’re keen to check out all the improvements without paying top price for the bundle, it’s currently available to play with an active GTA+ subscription.
Source: IGN
