It has been over a year since Rockstar launched its remastered collection of Grand Theft Auto games from the PS2 era of the series. 12 months appears to be long enough for that collection to now be available through more storefronts on PC as evidence has emerged supporting the belief GTA's remastered trilogy will soon be available through Steam and the Epic Games Store.There have been rumors for a while that the trilogy would be coming to the two storefronts soon after having only been available through the Rockstar Games Launcher on PC for its first year. Evidence supporting those rumors was highlighted by videotech_ on Twitter today in the form of screenshots showing code that has been added to the Rockstar Games Launcher.While there is no date attached suggesting when the trilogy will be available outside of Rockstar's own launcher, the hope is that the change will be made alongside a major update for the game. GTA's Definitive Edition was 2021's Pokemon Scarlet & Violet turned up to 11. Loaded with bugs and glitches at launch, you'd have to assume even more of those problems have been fixed for Rockstar to be confident enough to add the collection to more storefronts.
Steam, in particular, is a minefield for any games that aren't in perfect condition when they launch. Especially a game on the level of the remastered GTA collection with the history it has surrounding its initial launch. Players leaving reviews on Steam will pounce on any issues they find and let Rockstar, as well as other potential customers, know about them.
Among the issues that plagued The Definitive Edition at launch was rain so heavy players couldn't see through it, and the unintentional inclusion of the Hot Coffee minigame from the original. A problem so severe that the game disappeared from Rockstar's launcher for days, even if you had already bought it, so the minigame could be removed. The trilogy is also still coming to mobile, but not until sometime in the first half of 2023.