Rockstar has unveiled the initial post-launch update for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. This exciting development comes as a relief to gamers worldwide.
Title update 1.02 is now accessible for the GTA Trilogy on a range of consoles, including PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, and Xbox One. The availability of this update is a significant step towards enhancing the gaming experience.
Rockstar’s patch notes page specifically mentions the 1.02 update being released for PlayStation and Xbox consoles. However, delving deeper into the patch notes themselves, it becomes evident that fixes are intended for “all platforms”. Intriguingly, there is also a solitary fix related to the Nintendo Switch version of the game.
The Definitive Edition, crafted by Grove Street Games, made its debut last week. Unfortunately, it faced a wave of criticism due to various issues such as progression crashes, bugs, subpar performance across all platforms, and a multitude of art concerns. As Digital Foundry aptly stated: “The crux of the matter is that it’s unimaginable to believe that this remaster underwent proper testing. And if it did, it seems that the bugs were left unaddressed by the developer. The ultimate outcome is simply not satisfactory, and this is truly a pity. This is a landmark game and a genuinely significant piece of work.”
Be sure to check out Digital Foundry’s analysis of GTA 3 Definitive Edition in the video below:
It’s worth noting that the 1.02 patch notes indicate that the update has rectified an issue with the rain visual effects (the rain in the GTA Trilogy gained notoriety due to its intense nature). Here are the patch notes in their entirety:
General – All Platforms
- Multiple localization issues have been resolved.
- Several instances of missing or misaligned collision have been fixed.
- Multiple instances of holes in the map have been patched.
- Several instances of incorrect or misplaced textures have been corrected.
- Multiple instances of the camera clipping through objects have been addressed.
- Multiple instances of incorrect subtitles being displayed have been rectified.
- Multiple instances of incorrect help text being shown have been fixed.
- Multiple instances of misplaced objects have been sorted out.
- Multiple instances of issues with character models in cutscenes have been resolved.
- Multiple instances of audio lines being skipped, delayed, or repeated have been remedied.
Grand Theft Auto 3 – The Definitive Edition
- Issues with blurry camera cuts and transitions during the Grand Theft Aero cutscene have been fixed.
- An issue where Pay ‘N’ Spray doors were closed, preventing the player from entering, has been resolved.
- An issue where the game stalls and props pop into the Gone Fishing cutscene has been addressed.
- An issue where the player would fail the mission The Thieves with a message “A thief’s dead” after the cutscene plays has been fixed.
- An issue with failing the mission Last Requests due to Asuka falling out of the boat has been rectified.
- An issue with a missing GPS route when driving Curly Bob in a Taxi during the mission Cutting The Grass has been resolved.
- An issue where the damage meter is not displaying correctly in the mission Escort Service has been fixed.
- An issue with a hole in the map that allowed players to access Staunton Island early has been patched.
- An issue with Claude floating in the cutscene for the mission Big ‘n’ Veiny has been resolved.
- An issue where character models were not animating during the cutscene for the mission Luigi’s Girls has been fixed.
- An issue where character models were not animating during the cutscene for the mission Give me Liberty has been remedied.
- An issue where the player can boost their running speed by quickly swapping through weapons has been addressed.
- An issue where the game would crash when entering a vehicle after completing Triad War on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One has been fixed.
- An issue where the achievement “Disposing of the Evidence” does not unlock after completing the Dead Skunk in the Trunk Mission on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One has been resolved.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition
- An issue where players were unable to rotate the camera up or down while driving at high speeds has been fixed.
- An issue with Firetruck lights flashing inconsistent colors has been resolved.
- An issue with GPS route display during the mission Autocide has been addressed.
- An issue where Pay ‘N’ Spray doors were closed, preventing the player from being able to enter, has been fixed.
- An issue with multiple GPS routes appearing during the missions Gun Runner and Psycho Killer has been resolved.
- An issue with the Hit Rate UI not displaying correctly during the mission Gun Runner has been fixed.
- An issue with peds incorrectly appearing in the cutscene for the mission The Chase has been rectified.
- An issue with Tommy Vercetti’s character model going into a T-Pose during the cutscene for In the Beginning has been addressed.
- An issue with changes to language settings not being retained after a reboot on the Nintendo Switch has been fixed.
- An issue where the game would crash when switching from TV mode to table mode during the loading screen has been resolved.
- An issue where the prompt “Error: Out of video memory trying to allocate a texture! Make sure your video card has the minimum required memory, try lowering the resolution” appears while exploring the North Point Mall on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One has been fixed.
- An issue with the camera popping during the cutscene for the mission All Hands on Deck on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One has been resolved.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
- An issue with rain visual effects has been fixed.
- An issue with the camera spinning around quickly when finishing or failing Blood Bowl has been resolved.
- An issue where the camera is incorrectly positioned when returning to gameplay after finding Sweet in the mission Reuniting the Families has been addressed.
- An issue where a bridge in Flint County is invisible has been fixed.
- An issue where players can equip weapons while swimming, which can cause issues with the weapons clipping through the character’s body, has been resolved.
- An issue where incorrect help text was displayed for swimming has been fixed.
- An issue where the results screen was appearing at the start of Bike School – Jump and Stoppie has been rectified.
- An issue with grey pedestrians appearing around the Willowfield and Playa del Seville area has been resolved.
- An issue with a pedestrian looking partially translucent in the Just Business cutscene has been addressed.
- An issue with the legal text not being displayed correctly has been fixed.
- An issue with Enforcer lights not flashing has been resolved.
- An issue with players not being able to kill Paul and Maccer before triggering the cutscene for the mission Don Peyote has been fixed.
- An issue where the mid-mission cutscene would start then fade to black before restarting again during the mission Sayonara Salvatore has been resolved.
- An issue where the game would restart from the beginning when selecting to retry from the last checkpoint on the Mission High Stakes, Low Rider has been fixed.
- An issue with an invincible enemy during the mission Los Desperados has been resolved.
- An issue with incorrect inverted controls when swimming underwater when setting them to either on or off has been fixed.
- An issue with the aiming sensitivity for the Pistol Ammu-Nation Challenge has been addressed.
- An issue where progress is blocked due to Sweet being killed prematurely during the mission The Green Sabre has been fixed.
- An issue where the help text does not disappear, which ends up blocking the muscle stat from showing it increasing at any Gym, has been resolved.
- An issue with the incorrect time being displayed when collecting rings during the BMX or NRG-500 Challenges has been fixed.
- An issue with the camera warping during the In the Beginning cutscene has been resolved.
- An issue where some character models were not animating during some cutscenes has been fixed.
- An issue with the player getting stuck behind the Cluckin’ Bell counter on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One has been resolved.
- An issue where Police Officers can be seen floating before a police car spawns during the Reuniting the Families cutscene on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One has been fixed.
- An issue with pedestrian weapon accuracy on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One has been resolved.
Last night, Rockstar expressed its apology for the “unexpected” technical issues that have been plaguing the GTA Trilogy. The company has promised to bring back the classic versions of the games for sale on PC and make them available for free to the owners of the remaster. Rockstar stated that it has “ongoing plans to address the technical issues and to improve each game”. With each update, the games are expected to reach the level of quality that they rightfully deserve.
