Everything you need to know about GTA Trilogy: Definitive Edition

GTA fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief after months of waiting, as Rockstar Games has finally revealed their latest title. The first proper trailer for GTA: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition has arrived, and it highlights the differences between the new remasters and the originals.

Rockstar has created a webpage for the remastered GTA Trilogy and it highlights all the details regarding the new game. The game is also currently available for pre-orders. This article explores everything that has been revealed so far regarding the GTA Definitive Edition Trilogy.

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GTA Remastered Trilogy: Everything players need to know regarding the games

GTA: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition is a remaster of all three games from the original GTA Trilogy. This is a single purchasable title that will include the remastered versions of GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas. These 3D Universe games have been upgraded for a new generation with improvements across the board.

In terms of gameplay, the player experience is said to be greatly enhanced with the following upgrades:

• A new controller layout based on GTA 5 has been added.
• The gunplay and targeting controls have been improved vastly, with GTA San Andreas getting an updated drive-by control scheme.
• Weapon and Radio Station selection wheels have been added.
• Players can now enjoy an improved navigation with the ability to assign waypoints on the Mini-Maps.
• They also get the option to immediately restart a failed mission, probably like the existing mobile versions.

In terms of graphical improvements, Rockstar has maintained the original style but with higher definition textures and improved lighting effects.

A remastered Vice City looks stunning (Image via Rockstar Games)

Here's a detailed account of the new graphical improvements:

• For additional detail, higher resolution textures are used on everything such as characters, weapons, cars, roads, and so on.
• The lighting system has been entirely overhauled, with improved shadows, reflections, and more.
• Water and weather effects have been improved.
• Trees and foliage have more detail.
• Draw distances have been increased to create a new degree of depth and detail.

There are also some platform-exclusive features like:

• Support for 4K resolution and up to 60 FPS on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles.
• Support for Nvidia DLSS on PC for Nvidia GPUs.
• Touch screen camera zooming, panning and menu navigation, as well as Gyro aiming for the Nintendo Switch.

GTA: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition releases on November 11 for PlayStation and Xbox consoles, PCs and the Nintendo Switch.