Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is a series of computer games that has become a cult in the action genre. It has been in production for fifteen years now, and although the fifth generation of GTA is on its way, earlier versions are still in demand. However, those wishing to play the third generation game on modern Sony Playstation 3 consoles will not be able to do so until the release of a special version of GTA III.
The very first of the Grand Theft Auto games was released by DMA Design and Tarantula Studios back in the last century - in 1997 - in versions for Sony Playstation 1 game consoles and personal computers running Windows and DOS. Over the past decade and a half, both the game itself and the equipment that gamers used have gradually changed. The producers of GTA have adjusted the game "engine" used in accordance with the current versions of the most common gaming platforms. Therefore, in order for the old versions of the game to work normally on the new Playstation consoles, the developers have to release specially modified "ported" versions of Grand Theft Auto.
So it happened with the third generation of GTA - released from 2001 to 2006, five games in the series were designed for the then actual Playstation-2 and Playstation Portable game consoles. The first versions of the later released Playstation-3 consoles had built-in chips that ensured compatibility with the previous version of the game console. Therefore, it was considered unnecessary to port GTA III to a new generation of consoles. However, already during operation it became clear that the compatibility chips did not work well enough, Sony removed them from the manufactured devices and the problem of porting the GTA III game to the PS-3 became urgent again.
Sony previously announced that the ported version will be available on the PlayStation Network online store on June 31 this year. However, on the appointed day, instead of the game, a blog post from PlayStation Store Director Grace Chen appeared with an apology and a message that a new release date would be announced later. Another Sony employee, Morgan Haro, answered questions on a blog and explained that there were copyright issues with some of the game's soundtracks.
