GTA: San Andreas - Definitive Edition is coming to Xbox Game Pass

Rockstar Games have officially announced the remastered collection, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition, arriving later this year, much to the delight of dedicated players. What wasn’t expected was that avid players will get to relive San Andreas in a separate and remastered adventure.

On top of this, Rockstar announced a standalone release for San Andreas, which will be hitting Xbox Game Pass.

A Homecoming on Grove Street

Rockstar Games published their latest blog post which accompanied the first gameplay trailer for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition online. The developer buried towards the end of the blog post was the news for an upcoming standalone release for San Andres.

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition will be available digitally on November 11 through the PlayStation Store, the Microsoft Store on Xbox, Nintendo eShop, and the Rockstar Games Launcher, with select physical releases on December 7. https://t.co/9cNNSbAnEOpic.twitter.com/676wK5b3vi

— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) October 22, 2021

Players got a first-hand look in the trailer at the extensive work done by Grove Street Games to make the game look and play better on current and last-generation consoles.

Rockstar Games has outlined many of the improvements coming with Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition.

Some of the ones detailed by Rockstar Games include “rebuilt lighting system, improved shadows, weather and reflections, upgraded character and vehicle models; along with new higher resolution textures across buildings, weapons, roads, interiors and more”.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, first released in 2004, is the series’ fifth main entry which follows Carl “CJ” Johnson making his return to the city after a five-year absence. This game is the series’ most recognisable given the city reappearance over a decade later in Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas release date and availability

The developer announced a digital release date for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Definitive Edition in their blog post. Its digital release will arrive the same day as Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition’s digital release on 11th November 2021.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition is coming to Xbox Game Pass 11/11! @RockstarGames

— Xbox Game Pass (@XboxGamePass) October 22, 2021

However, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Definitive Edition will only be available (for now) via Xbox Game Pass.

As such, they will also be launching a digital standalone release Grand Theft Auto III - Definitive Edition via PlayStation Now on 7th December 2021, the same day as Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition’s physical release.

If you have missed the official gameplay trailer for GTA: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition , it is available on Rockstar Games' YouTube channel.

• Read more: GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitve Edition: Price and system requirements

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