{"id":141680,"date":"2025-08-13T06:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/141680\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T06:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:21:12","slug":"new-grand-theft-auto-trilogy-physical-switch-release-spotted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/141680\/","title":{"rendered":"New Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Physical Switch Release Spotted"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Grand<\/a>Image: Rockstar Games<\/p>\n

Since the arrival of Game-Key Cards<\/a> on the Switch 2, there has been ongoing discussion about the future of third-party physical releases. Even during the Switch generation, certain hard copy releases didn’t always live up to expectations, opting to include a download code instead of the actual game.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, some companies are still making an effort, and with this in mind, there are reports today<\/a> that Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto: Trilogy<\/a> is now available as a proper physical release on the original Switch platform after all this time.<\/p>\n

This information comes from an Amazon listing for North America, with the box art no longer including a small banner mentioning download requirements. According to the same page, the release of this version was last month, and the page for the Switch release requiring a download is still live (thanks for the heads up, Nintendo Everything<\/a>).<\/p>\n

You can see the ‘before’ and ‘after’ shots in the social post below, which asks who will “take one for the team” and find out if this is actually the real deal by ordering a copy. Notably, it’s also cheaper than the existing version requiring a download.<\/p>\n

So there’s a new Grand Theft Auto Definitive Edition Trilogy physical release for Switch that doesn’t have the “Download required” banner on the box art \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n

Finally complete on game card?? Who is gonna take one for the team and order it from Amazon? https:\/\/t.co\/T19oKOXjTf<\/a> #ad<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/EoQVbGuj8b<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nintendeal (@Nintendeal) August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Although this is just a single listing, it’s already got quite a lot of attention from Switch owners who have wanted a physical version with no downloads required to play. If this listing is accurate, hopefully, it comes with the more recent updates by the developer ‘Video Games Deluxe’<\/a>, who took over from the ‘Grove Street Games’ port team.<\/p>\n

If we hear any updates about this new listing for the GTA Trilogy or see it pop up in more locations, we’ll let you know. Would you be interested in a proper physical release of this collection on Switch? Tell us in the comments.<\/p>\n

[source gonintendo.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam is a news writer and reviewer across Hookshot Media. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n