To get the true original experience, you'll need a PS2 and a physical copy of each game, and nothing Rockstar does next week can prevent people from going down the eBay route. The version of Vice City available to download on the PlayStation Store is the PlayStation 2 version converted to run on PlayStation 4. The version of San Andreas available to buy on the Xbox download store, for example, is the Xbox 360 version playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series X and S via backwards compatibility. The versions of the games available to download now on Steam, the PlayStation Store and the Xbox Marketplace are not the true originals. GTA 3 is 20 years old, Vice City 19 years old, and San Andreas 17 years old. 'Rockstar is going to remove you from Steam so the Definitive Edition can make money for them. 'Good bye, old friend,' Steam user Dime wrote in a GTA 3 review. 'I gotta say with all the time I've put into this game speedrunning, modding and whatnot that this is the best I'll ever have playing a GTA game, this game means alot to me with a great story, good world and tons of stuff to do and find.'

One in particular stood out to me, from a Steam user with an incredible 2780 hours on record with San Andreas: 'Buy it before it's removed,' user park said in a San Andreas Steam review.įans who already own the games are also using Steam reviews to wave goodbye.

'Buy this before it's delisted in the next week,' said GrunkleBran in a Vice City Steam review. 'Make sure your ass owns the trilogy before it gets nuked off Steam,' wrote Pink Diamond in one GTA 3 Steam review. Watch on YouTube Let's Play Grand Theft Auto 3 - Late To The Party.Īnd so, fans have flocked to Steam reviews to suggest people buy the originals now before they lose their chance - potentially forever.

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