One 12 months after Netflix introduced Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy to its rising mobile-gaming library, two of these video games are set to go away the service. Netflix has warned customers that they’ll solely have till December 13 to play Grand Theft Auto 3 – The Definitive Version and Grand Theft Auto: Vice Metropolis – The Definitive Version.
Whereas GTA 3 and Vice Metropolis are each set to go away the service, it looks like San Andreas is staying on Netflix for some time longer, with the sport not displaying the identical “Leaving Soon” card as the opposite two. Based on What’s On Netflix, the GTA video games have been a few of the most downloaded in Netflix’s library, with San Andreas simply the preferred of the three.
The GTA Trilogy’s unique Netflix cellular launch was primarily based on Grove Road Games’ remasters for console and PC, however included numerous further quality-of-life enhancements, together with a well-liked “Basic Lighting” mode. Their elimination from Netflix comes simply after the console and PC remasters obtained a significant replace, which added the Basic Lighting mode and different enhancements from the cellular editions.
Netflix subscribers who need to proceed taking part in the cellular variations of GTA 3 and Vice Metropolis after December 13 should buy the video games outright from the Google Play Retailer or iOS App Retailer.
Whereas film and TV titles cycle on and off Netflix on a regular basis, that is the primary main elimination for Netflix’s sport catalogue, and means that not all of the titles within the gaming library are there to remain. “Identical to with collection and movie, video games will likely be faraway from Netflix as licenses expire,” a Netflix consultant confirmed. “Gamers will discover a ‘Leaving Soon’ badge and be notified by the app itself effectively prematurely of elimination.”