GTA: San Andreas Xbox Update

Rockstar Games today officially posted the first concrete details of the Xbox version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on their website, which features upgraded visuals, audio, and special features not found in the PlayStation 2 version.

Due to release on Xbox sometime in June in New Zealand (Europe has a June 10 date which could be a close bet), the Xbox version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, like the updated Double Pack of Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, features upgraded graphics with 480p and 16:9 Progressive Scan support, higher resolution textures, new lighting and shading models and increased draw distance.

This means the vast roster of characters, vehicles, and backgrounds will appear sharper and clearer in all parts of the enormous three-city landscape, and the draw-distance will increase, thus affording players a better, more realistic state of gaming and enjoyment.

Sound wise, Xbox owners will receive the generous ability to customize their own soundtracks. Not that they would necessarily want to, given the incredible eight-disc set of songs available within the game.

Finally, GTA fans also will be able to utilize a new 30-second instant replay feature specifically incorporated into the Xbox version. Thus gamers can re-play radical stunt jumps, near-miss crashes, and particularly cool gunfights and bloody rampages to show off to their friends and anybody else wishing to view.

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