Rockstar ACCIDENTALLY released GTA Definitive Edition on Mac!

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GTA: Vice City Definitive on Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gta-vice-city-definitive/id6468845173
PlayCover: https://playcover.io
IPA files: https://docs.playcover.io/getting_started/download_ipa

Quick video about getting the iOS versions of GTA Trilogoy Definitive Edition working on the Mac.

► Links:
Master M1 game compatibility list: https://www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/M1_compatible_games_master_list
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►► Mac:
Record screen audio and gameplay (Mac): https://youtu.be/i6UewWGWfe0
Set 16:9 aspect ratio (Mac): https://youtu.be/TtKNqoCbOaI
Highlight mouse cursor (Mac): https://youtu.be/jDJECtQO97Y
Display keystrokes (Mac): https://youtu.be/1MRQ9DmxmU0
Snap windows (Rectangle, Mac): https://youtu.be/qUPSnDYJU6A
OBS setup (Mac): https://youtu.be/rpYxhzlaDj8
Temperature/fan monitor (Mac): https://youtu.be/ovnDeHiXnKU
►► General:
Microphone setup (Blue Yeti): https://youtu.be/81DsMgR2Qd4
Greenscreen setup (OBS): https://youtu.be/mO4QhV-1rKo
Note-taking (Notion, Mac): https://youtu.be/DaMPeS8Bet8
Highlight mouse cursor (Windows): https://youtu.be/kM0RgM7TDFc
DIY 2TB SSD USB-C (Mac and Windows): https://youtu.be/43X3Mk5vQK4

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►► Windows on M1 Mac Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVxzCteaWnc
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47 Comments

  1. It's locked at 30 FPS because the game itself is unstable if it goes over. Remove the FPS cap on PC and you'll get a bunch of problems that will break stuff or make certain missions impossible to complete on all 3 classic GTA games

  2. so, basically, they didnt release a mac version, you can just run the ipad version on your mac, just like most ipad games. getting tired of this clickbait :/

  3. It runs really choppy for me on a MacBook Air M2 with 16/512 and 8c GPU. I’m using 1080p and 1.0 resolution scaler. I’m running Ventura tho not sure if it makes a huge difference

  4. I don’t have a Mac with apple silicone but for some reason I thought any modern iOS app could download from the App Store and run on them. I didn’t know some were locked out like this.

  5. I'm lucky, because I still have the original GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas downloadable through my purchases on Mac. They work with controllers (though GTA 3 controller layout is atrocious).
    Definitive Edition just isn't the same.

  6. Not working❗🛑 After clicking on decrypt this app, it loads and show some code error on the website of armconverter

  7. Why do devs make things so difficult? The mac is plainly a very capable gaming platform, with not much effort needed to port intel or make ios arm apps playable. I blame lazy devs.

  8. Does play over not need system integrity protection to be touched anymore?

  9. A mistake? So to be clear, you believe someone at rockstar set up their devops pipeline to compile, test, and upload to the App Store…by accident?

  10. Imagine if Netflix had put all their games on the Mac App Store.. Oh well

    Edit: this video seems to have broken the decrypt site completely. Lol!

  11. This is because the app is optimized for the apple m chip for the ipad version which will eventually run on other M chip. Not only gta but you may notice some ipad app appearing on the mac app store also have a small label "Designed for iPad – Not verified for macOS"

  12. when I click to open GTA after installing everything, they give me an error and I can't open the game

  13. Andrew, can I play Infinity Blade with PlatCover? There are a lot of games that I bough but are no longer available in the AppStore. This is a big problem with digital content.

  14. PLS try to run the iOS version of Resident Evil 8 Village on a Mac. I don't know why, but it's interesting))

  15. Have they actually fixed the game? I still have the non Definitive Edition and they're all still available on the Mac App Store (also iPad version)

  16. They'll probably take it down when they notice about the mistake, then resell it on the Mac App Store or Steam.