Grand Theft Auto 3: The Definitive Editionhas returned to the PS Plus service with several improvements. The game is part of theGTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Editionbundle, which features remastered versions of three of the franchise’s most iconic titles. This marks the second time some PlayStation players can accessGTA 3: The Definitive Editionfor free, following its original debut on the now-discontinued PlayStation Now service in 2021. However, reception has been much more positive this time, despite the game previously being labeled by many as the “worst version.”
Sony recentlyaddedGTA 3: The Definitive Editionto PS Plus Extrato celebrate Days of Play. Alongside Rockstar’s iconic open-world title, three other games were added to the subscription with the very same celebratory purpose:Another Crab’s Treasure,Skull and Bones, andDestiny 2: Legacy Collection.
Many fans now argue thatGTA 3: The Definitive Editionis finally worth giving a shot. When it first launched on the PS Now subscription, a wave of players criticized Rockstar for ruining the original experience. However, it seemsGTA: The Trilogy’s surprise major update in November 2024has paid off. Now that the game is free again for some PlayStation Plus members, positive feedback is steadily growing, and the fanbase appears much more satisfied with the current version.
Rockstar Has Seemingly Saved the GTA Trilogy
Several PlayStation Plus Extra members on Reddit have shared their excitement overGTA 3: The Definitive Edition’s updated visuals and performance. Many seem pleased that the game’s lighting now resembles the original style and that most of its bugs and glitches have been resolved. These changes were all part of the November 2024 update, which enhanced all three games in theDefinitive Editionbundle. In fact, before the recent wave of praise forGTA 3,San Andreas: The Definitive Editionsaw a spike in playersfollowing the same patch, another clear sign that Rockstar’s efforts to improveGTA: The Trilogyis paying off.
GTA 3: The Definitive Editionhas been available on the PS Plus Extra subscription since June 10 for both PS5 and PS4 users. And the game will likely remain part of the subscription for quite some time. PlayStation fans may also be excited to know that therest of June’s PS Plus Extra lineupis shaping up to be strong, with titles likeFBC: FirebreakandFive Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2set to join the catalog soon.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
WHERE TO PLAY
Three iconic cities, three epic stories. Play the genre-defining classics of the original Grand Theft Auto Trilogy: Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas updated for a new generation, now with across-the-board enhancements including brilliant new lighting and environmental upgrades, high-resolution textures, increased draw distances, Grand Theft Auto V-style controls and targeting, and much more, bringing these beloved worlds to life with all new levels of detail.Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition includes:Grand Theft Auto III: It all starts in Liberty City. With the revolutionary freedom to go anywhere and jack anyone, Grand Theft Auto III puts the center of the criminal underworld at your fingertips, if you have enough guts to take it.Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair and pastel suits comes the story of one man’s rise to the top of the criminal pile. Grand Theft Auto returns with Tommy Vercetti’s tale of betrayal and revenge in a neon-soaked tropical town full of excess and brimming with possibilities.Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: Five years ago, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson escaped the haze of Los Santos, San Andreas…a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs, and corruption. Now, it’s the early 90s. CJ’s got to go home - his mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart, and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of cops frame him for homicide, forcing CJ on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets in the next iteration of the series that changed everything.
