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GTA Remastered Trilogy Reportedly Coming To Nintendo Switch

The long rumored remaster appears to be real
by Oliver VanDervoort on August 17, 2021   

After months of rumors and speculation, Kotaku has a new report that Rockstar Games may be remastering three classic Grand Theft Auto games. It appears these games will be released later this fall for all the major platforms, including the Nintendo Switch.

Over the last year, rumors have swirled on Twitter, Reddit, and various message boards that Rockstar is working on remakes or remasters of classic, PS2-era GTA titles. These rumors only grew in popularity as Rockstar’s parent company, Take-Two Interactive, used DMCA takedowns to remove classic GTA mods from the internet while announcing that the publisher had three remastered games in development. While Kotaku can’t confirm what all of those teased remastered titles specifically are, it did confirm through sources that GTA remasters are currently in the final stages of development.

According to those sources, Kotaku said that Rockstar is actively developing remastered versions of Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. All three of those games are being remastered using Unreal Engine and will be a mix of “new and old graphics.” One source who claims to have seen a snippet of the games in action said that the visuals reminded them of a heavily modded version of a classic GTA title. The UI for the games are being updated too, but will retain the same classic style. No details were shared about gameplay, but the same sources reportedly said that Rockstar is trying to keep the theme of those classic GTA games. 

Those sources also claim the same studio that is working on these classic remasters is also helping out with the GTA V port that will be on the current generation Xbox Series X/S and PS5. 

Because Rockstar has not officially announced the classic remaster is coming to the Nintendo Switch or any other platform, a release date can't be pinpointed. However, it's expected to arrive this fall and perhaps before the holiday season.

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