Unfortunately, the problems of the remastered Grand Theft Auto trilogy on the PC continue the next day. During the night, the authors announced that the Rockstar Games Launcher, which is necessary to play other games, is working again, but GTA itself: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is still unavailable. It is not possible to buy or play it, although the PC version is exclusive for this platform. This is, to put it mildly, a huge problem for the collection, which has just been released, is selling at full price and was supposed to commemorate and celebrate the anniversary of the third volume in a grand way.
Rockstar also eventually admitted that the reason for the current unavailability is data that was left in the game by mistake. According to the developers, these files need to be deleted first. We wrote that yesterday the community tracked down the uncompiled code shortly after the release including internal and personal notes, as well as music that was supposed to disappear from the games due to licenses, but was in fact only software deactivated. Which is undoubtedly easier, but certainly the wrong way.
The Rockstar Games Launcher is now online, but GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is unavailable to play or purchase as we remove files unintentionally included in these versions. We’re sorry for the disruption and hope to have correct ones up soon. https://t.co/NiMNXUKCVh
— Rockstar Support (@RockstarSupport) November 13, 2021
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The authors, of course, apologized for this situation, but unfortunately criticism also falls on their heads for the quality of the remasters as such. However, this is not a reason to download the PC version. After all, the game is still on the consoles, including a not-so-representative version for Switch, although a number of refund requests can be expected to increase significantly in the near future, as in the case of Cyberpunk 2077.
The two titles are also connected by the fact that the publisher did not provide the media with a review before the release of the review version, and Rockstar also released a single trailer consisting of cut scenes. And just before the launch, only short comparison clips. All this together contributed to the suspicion that it was a calculation and a deliberate concealment of the real state of affairs. In addition, like the CD Projekt, Rockstar gave a chance to its excellent reputation and the trust of the fans it has enjoyed so far. But perhaps the situation will not go so far in this case that the game is withdrawn from sale, because this is not so much a problem of performance and inability to play, but rather a disappointment from the overall sloppy remaster, which otherwise works.
Fans also remind Rockstar that he apparently tightened his approach to the modder community due to the upcoming collection. At the same time, he will eventually release an improved version of which quality is at least debatable. Although different aspects of the remaster are judged slightly differently, most players agree that GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas should have received the best possible care, which apparently did not happen.
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