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GTA Vice City will hit Android and iOS on December 6th, will cost £3/$5

Xperia Play support confirmed

GTA Vice City will hit Android and iOS on December 6th, will cost £3/$5

Rockstar has announced that its iOS and Android port of '80s-flavoured crime sim Vice City will hit the App Store and Google Play on December 6th, priced £2.99 / $4.99.

In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary Edition - to give it its full title - you will able to play the seminal PS2 game on your iPhone, iPad, or Android.

Rockstar says it will bring several enhancements unique to the mobile version, including "updated character models and lighting effects, and new and more precise firing and targeting options".

It will also have a fully customisable control layout, and native support for Retina display devices.

In terms of compatibility, the iOS version will work on an iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, a fourth-gen iPod touch, a fifth-gen iPod touch, an original iPad, an iPad 2, an iPad 3, an iPad 4, and an iPad mini.

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Android is another beast altogether. Here's the complete list of Vice City-compatible devices:

Android phones
  • Motorola Razr
  • Razr Maxx
  • Razr Maxx HD
  • Motorola Atrix
  • Motorola Photon
  • Motorola Droid Bionic
  • HTC Rezound
  • HTC One X
  • HTC One S
  • HTC Evo 3D
  • HTC Sensation
  • HTC Droid Incredible 2
  • Samsung Galaxy Nexus
  • Samsung Nexus S
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 1 and 2
  • Samsung Galaxy S II
  • Samsung Galaxy S III
  • Samsung Galaxy R
  • Sony Xperia Play
  • Sony Xperia S, P, T, and TL
  • Sony Walkman Z Series Media Player
  • Samsung Galaxy S3
  • Google Nexus 4
Android tablets
  • Acer Iconia
  • Asus Eee Pad Transformer
  • Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
  • LG Optimus Pad
  • Medion Lifetab
  • Motorola Xoom
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 / 10.1
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
  • Sony Tablet S
  • Sony Tablet P
  • Toshiba Thrive
  • HTC Flyer
  • Google Nexus 7
  • Google Nexus 10
Mark Brown
Mark Brown
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