Rockstar Games is apologizing for the messy state of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy and vowing to fix the problems.
On Friday, the company admitted the remastered games should’ve never been released last week. The trilogy has since received a flood of negative reviews on game-breaking bugs and changes that fans claim ruin the experience. In its announcement, Rockstar says: “The updated versions of these classic games did not launch in a state that meets our own standards of quality, or the standards our fans have come to expect.”
Why the company still released the trilogy was left unsaid. But to fix the problems, Rockstar adds: “We have ongoing plans to address the technical issues and to improve each game going forward. With each planned update, the games will reach the level of quality that they deserve to be.” Customers can expect the first update in the coming days for all versions of the trilogy.
In the meantime, Rockstar Games is partly reversing its controversial decision to remove the original PC versions of each Grand Theft Auto III game. The company now says it’s bringing them back, but only to the Rockstar Store, as a bundle. (The Steam version wasn't mentioned.)
“Additionally, everyone who has purchased Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition for PC from the Rockstar Store through June 30, 2022, will receive these classic versions in their Rockstar Games Launcher library at no additional cost,” the company adds. “We will update everyone as soon as these are back in the Rockstar Store.”
We’re hoping the company can improve the remastered games soon. The trilogy will set you back a fairly expensive $59.99, but it currently has a 0.9 user score on Metacritic.
The situation is so bad that Rockstar Games says some of its employees are even facing harassment from angry customers on social media. “We would kindly ask our community to please maintain a respectful and civil discourse around this release as we work through these issues,” the company adds.