GTA-Remaster is more expensive than expected - Rockstar banished cheap alternative

Rockstar Games is a developer and video game publisher based in New York in the United States, owned by Take-Two Interactive since the redemption in 1998 of the BMG interactive BMG video game publisher. The brand is mainly known for the Grand Theft Auto series, which has taken a major importance in the world of video games in the 2000s. The company holds other flagship franchises that have made its reputation, including Canis Canem Edit, Max Payne, Midnight Club, Manhunt or the Red Dead series. Most brand games take place in open world. Rockstar Games includes studios that have been acquired and renamed, as well as other internally created. Although a large number of studios acquired by Take-Two Interactive merged with the Rockstar Games division, several other recent studios have retained their previous identities and have become an integral part of the 2K Games division.

The Rockstar Games label was founded in New York in 1998 by the British video game producers SAM HOUOUER, Dan Houseer, Terry Donovan, Jamie King and Gary Foreman.

If you entered the GTA series only in 2008, you can soon catch up on a part of the famous Rockstar games as Remaster. GTA 3, VICE City and San Andreas appear again as a Grand Theft Car: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition and the according to a British dealer at full price. You will also have to pay that in the future, because Rockstar takes all other variants from the sale.

On the occasion of the 20th birthday of GTA 3, the classic of Rockstar gets a new edition. The Remaster is not alone, but has the two successors also in the luggage. Grand Theft Car: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition appears for PS 5, PS 4, Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC still in 2021.

Auss a short teaser there is nothing to see for the Remaster Trilogy:

GTA REMASTER appear at full price

The British online retailer Base.com already lists the Remaster trilogy on the website. Thus, the PS5 and Xbox Series X | S version 75 euros and the versions for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch each should cost 65 euros each. (Source: Base.com). A price for the PC version can not be found on the page. In Germany, the prices would probably be at the usual 70 euros, or 60 euros.

In the community, the discussion then broke out whether this price is now for a complex Remaster with many new content or rock star with simple HD ports for the new platforms just wants to make money. Since Rockstar has not yet been shown by the Remaster trilogy, this question can not be answered at the moment.

rock star removes old versions

In the official announcement (October 8) of the Remaster Trilogy, Rockstar also explains that you will remove all old versions of the three games over the week from the online stores. (Source: Rockstar). This will hard to buy the originals of the games in the future and it barely leads a way to the Remaster Trilogy. At the moment you will get the original trilogy at Steam for 25 euros or in the PlayStation Store for 35 euros.

According to an unconfirmed rumor, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition appears on November 11, 2021. (Source: Gamingintel). Originally, the Next-Gen port of GTA 5 should appear on this date, but this was moved to the year 2022.