Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Editionreleased in a poor state, resulting in overwhelming backlash against the game. Rockstar Games is now working to improveGrand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Editionwith updates to address fan feedback and fix the various problems with the collection, having just dropped update 1.03.
The 1.03 update forGTA Trilogyis easily the most significant update for the collection since launch, making well over 100 different changes acrossGrand Theft Auto 3,Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, andGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Rockstar released an exhaustive list ofGTA Trilogyupdate 1.03 patch notesso fans can see every single thing that’s been changed, but there are some fixes that are especially noteworthy.
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Here are the biggest fixes inGrand Theft Auto Trilogyupdate 1.03. Keep in mind that theGTA TrilogySwitch porthas yet to receive the update at the time of this writing, so this only applies to the PC, PlayStation, and Xbox Versions of the game.
Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Update 1.03 Biggest Fixes
While theGrand Theft Auto Trilogy1.03 update fixes some of the collection’s many glitches and performance issues, it also addresses some other big fan complaints. For example, there were many upset when they discovered that the Definitive Editions ofGrand Theft Auto 3andVice Cityused theSan Andreassound effects for their menus. In fact, it didn’t take long at all for aGTA Trilogymod to come out that restored theGTA 3andVice Citymenu sounds, but now fans don’t have to download a mod to fix the issue. Rockstar Games has restored theoriginal menu sound effects toGTA 3andVice Citywith the 1.03 update.
Rockstar has also addressed the various misspellings and errors that can be found throughout the entireGTA Trilogy. It fixed thejanky Rockstar Games logo in theVice Citypool, and also corrected errors on various signs and storefronts in the games. Some of these seemed like pretty egregious oversights, soGTA Trilogyfans will no doubt be happy to see the problems fixed. They may not have had a direct impact on gameplay, but they could still be distracting.
Something that did have an impact on gameplay that’s now been fixed are theGTA Trilogyrain effects. TheGTA Trilogyrain effectswere notoriously overbearing at launch, making it virtually impossible for players to see what they were doing in some instances. TheGTA Trilogy1.03 update goes a long way in fixing the rain effects, toning them down significantly.
Speaking of weather effects, the newGTA Trilogyupdate gives players the option to addGround Haze toSan Andreas - Definitive Edition. The lack of fog inSan Andreasmade it so the game had an increased draw distance, which on paper may sound like a good idea, but in practice, it had some unfortunate consequences. Many fans felt as though the lack of fog made theSan Andreasmap look much smaller, and it also in general made the game look worse.
There are still some changes necessary to bringGrand Theft Auto Trilogyto where Rockstar Games would want it to be, but this update is clearly a massive step forward, and hopefully a sign of what’s to come.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Editionis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
