Friday Rockstar Games issued an update in the Announcements section of the company’s web site “regarding the unexpected technical issues that came to light as part of the launch of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition.” (See Slashdot’s earlier coverage here and here.)
“Firstly, we want to sincerely apologize to everyone who has encountered issues playing these games…” the Rockstar Games Team wrote:
The Grand Theft Auto series — and the games that make up this iconic trilogy — are as special to us as we know they are to fans around the world. 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.
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