With rumors circulating for months regarding Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition, it was only a matter of time before Rockstar spilled the beans on what will likely become the go-to way to replay the classic PlayStation 2-era trilogy many fans of the series grew up with. After months of holding fans over with teases and leaks, Rockstar has finally revealed that the collection will launch on November 11th digitally, and December 7th physically. Better yet, the company also surprisingly revealed that Xbox Game Pass subscribers will be treated to Grand: Theft Auto: San Andreas' remaster at launch.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition has been subject of many leaks and speculation over the past few months, with many reputable industry insiders claiming that Rockstar has been working hard on remasters of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for a few years in anticipation of GTA 3's 20th anniversary (which is today.) After announcing the collection a few weeks ago with a brief teaser, Rockstar Games announced today that the collection will release in physical and digital versions on two seperate dates, while also showcasing a stunning new trailer highlighting the remaster's improvements.
While many fans had understandably reserved expectations for Rockstar's remasters given the disappointing efforts of the publisher's recent ports of the classic GTA games to mobile and console platforms, the reveal trailer for the new collection has been met with major praise, as it appears to be one of the most extensive remaster projects the games industry has seen in recent memory.
Better yet, Rockstar has revealed that it will release each game individually across all digital platforms, and that the standalone version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Definitive Edition will release on Xbox Game Pass for Xbox One and Series X/S players on November 11th, the day the collection releases digitally. PlayStation Now subscribers will likelwise receive Grand Theft Auto 3: Definitive Edition on December 7th.
This is wonderful news for fans wanting to experience what is often considered to be the best game in the entire Grand Theft Auto series, but don't want to buy the entire collection right away or are only interested in the one game. Furthermore, it has also been revealed that the Definitive Edition releases will feature 4K visuals at 60 frames-per-second on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 consoles, meaning that Series X and S owners will get to experience the best performing version of San Andreas ever released on console. Unfortunately, it has not yet been revealed if PC users will receive San Andreas on Game Pass, but given that Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 5 were only available on console when they were on Game Pass, it seems unlikely.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition will launch on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on November 11th digitally, and December 7th physically.