Rockstar Games’ GTA The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition is rumored to receive visual upgrades for its iOS/Android release.
Twitter user videotechuk_ has put together a comparison between the 2021 console/PC version and the iOS/Android version of GTA The Trilogy, revealing that the mobile version has possibly received major visual upgrades, mainly in terms of lighting. The mobile version of these games features a new skybox as well as birds, which were absent in the 2021 version. In addition, the water has been altered, and now looks noticeably better than in the 2021 release.
GTA The Trilogy 2021 Version vs Mobile Version Screenshot Comparison
A screenshot comparison between 2021’s console/PC version (top) and the new iOS/Android version (bottom) of GTA The Trilogy can be seen below.
It’s clear from the screenshots that the development team behind the mobile version has paid close attention to preserving the color tone in the PS2 originals. The distant fog from the original games also appears to have found its way back into the iOS/Android release.
For the uninitiated, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is a compilation of three action-adventure games in the Grand Theft Auto series i.e. Grand Theft Auto III (2001), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002), and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004). Developed by Grove Street Games and published by Rockstar Games in 2021, all three games got the remastered treatment, receiving visual enhancements and gameplay upgrades.
Each game features different protagonists and locations within the same continuity. Grand Theft Auto III follows silent protagonist Claude in Liberty City; Vice City, set in 1986, features ex-mobster Tommy Vercetti in Vice City; and San Andreas, set in 1992, follows the story of gangster Carl “CJ” Johnson in the fictional state of San Andreas. The Definitive Edition released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 11 November 2021, with Android and iOS versions set for release on 14 December 2023.
