According to Rockstar Games, they are forced to delete specific “unintentionally” included files in GTA: The Trilogy.

GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is coming to PC. As we previously reported, Rockstar Launcher crashed right after launch yesterday, as is the norm, but the company has finally managed to get the service back up and running. However, shortly afterwards, it was announced that the franchise’s classic trilogy would still be unavailable, and we now have some information about the reason for the game’s temporary removal.

“The Rockstar Games Launcher is now online, but GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is unavailable to play or purchase as we remove files unintentionally included in these versions. We’re sorry for the disruption and hope to have correct ones up soon,” reads the latest tweet from Rockstar Support.

Allegedly, these particular “unintentional” files could be related to unlicensed music, at least according to the Eurogamer comment thread, which cites certain phishers as the source who have found out that unauthorised music files are still in the game, albeit disabled.

They also found developer notes and removed missions in the files, revealing part of the game’s creation process. In any case, until Rockstar confirms what is behind the issue and fixes the problem, we can only wait to enjoy the three revamped classics again.

Source: Twitter, Eurogamer

The Rockstar Games Launcher is now online, but GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is unavailable to play or purchase as we remove files unintentionally included in these versions. We're sorry for the disruption and hope to have correct ones up soon. https://t.co/NiMNXUKCVh

— Rockstar Support (@RockstarSupport) November 13, 2021