Given that Rockstar changed that element of the character’s appearance in subsequent releases, that would seem to suggest that they may have simply changed their mind regarding this design decision years ago.įor that matter, this isn’t the first time that Rockstar has removed references to the Confederate flag in a GTA game. Gamers are debating whether or not the GTA games are being “censored” after Kotaku and others noticed that Phil Cassidy no longer wears a shirt with the Confederate flag on it in Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition‘s remastered version of GTA: Vice City.īefore we dive into the heart of this topic, there are a few things you should probably know about the context of this change.įirst off, Cassidy appears in a few GTA games, and Vice City is the only one in which he’s seen wearing a Confederate flag shirt.
