Current Windows Live users will need to create (or use their existing) Xbox account to continue playing.Īdditionally, RamJam FM, Self-Actualization FM, and Vice FM radio stations will all be temporarily unavailable in Grand Theft Auto: Complete Edition. Thankfully, players will seemingly easily be able to update their game to the new version easily by simply installing or updating their current game on Steam, or by downloading the extra DLC content. Current save files will remain compatible with the new update, but Grand Theft Auto: Complete Edition will be losing support for Games for Windows Live, multiplayer, and leaderboard listings. According to the announcement, Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition will be replacing both GTAIV and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City on March 19th, 2020. Now, players who are still enjoying GTA IV and its Episodes From Liberty City DLC packs are in for some changes, as Rockstar has revealed new restructuring for their games on GTAIV's Steam page. Related: GTA Writer & Rockstar Games Co-Founder Dan Houser Is Leaving

This new series shift towards more realistic gameplay would pay off in the long run, however, as the next game in the series, GTAV, broke more sales charts than any other media product that came before. Some, like the way cars felt more weighty and clunky, were hard for long-time players to get used to, and the lack of many of the more comical and RPG-like aspects of earlier games combined with a friendship system which birthed countless Grand Theft Auto memes focused around the concept of cousins going bowling gave weight to many fan arguments. Not all of the changes GTA IV introduced were applauded by the fans.

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