Grand Theft Auto: The physical versions of the Trilogy have been delayed

Once released in a technically flawed state and even disappeared on PC for a while, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition has been delayed.

Since the game has already launched, this delay only affects physical boxed copies of the game, which were originally scheduled to ship only shortly after the game’s December 7th launch.

Due to this latest delay, Xbox Series X copies | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition’s S, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 will launch on December 17. The physical version of the Nintendo Switch has been further delayed until some point in the “early” season. year 2022”.

In the tweet announcing the delay, Rockstar didn’t exactly explain why the boxed versions of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition were delayed, but it’s most likely related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which is currently underway. flared up again thanks to the new variant spreading around.

This physical delay isn’t the first we’ve seen due to shipping restrictions, and we imagine it’s far from the last. Most recently we have seen Beyond the steel sky affected by some very confusing delays between different regions due to shipping constraints, although that is hardly considered the most interesting delay this year.