Radio stations play a big part inGrand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. However, none more so thanVice City,which features an overwhelming majority of licensed musical content, with just five original songs. Fortunately, thanks to updated textures plus enhanced lighting, putting the pedal to the metal, burning rubber, and cruising to themany iconic tunesGTA: Vice Cityoffers has never looked so good before.
For the uninitiated, most radio stations play a mixture of licensed music, DJ chat, and spoof advertising. This heavy and diverse focus on music makes exploring the sandy beaches and new upper-class residents such a pleasure, as each station reflects a style of music intended to evoke theatmosphere ofGTA: Vice City’scolorful 1980s setting.
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What Type of Songs are in GTA: Vice City Definitive Edition’s Soundtrack
The soundtracks toGrand Theft Autoare a highlight, andVice Cityis no exception with its satirical world-building Miami aesthetic. With that being the case, the bulk ofGTA: Vice City’ssoundtrack is made of contemporary 1980s music; however, the tracklist does also feature a few songs from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. These tunes are accessible via any vehicle’s radio set beside the emergency automobiles.
All of GTA: Vice City Definitive Edition Radio Stations and Tracks
There are over five dozen songs spread across seven in-game radio stations inGrand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.Here are all the radio stations, plus the songs and their respective artists they broadcast:
EMOTION 98.3
WAVE 103
FEVER 105
RADIO ESPANTOSO
What Songs are Missing in the GTA: Vice City Definitive Edition
Having said that, theGTA: The Trilogy’s Vice Cityis missing songs. Here’s a list of songs that are now not available onGTA Vice City’sradio stations:
This is not the first timeRockstar Games has removed popular songs fromGTA, asGrand Theft Auto 4infamously excluded over 15 tracks in a later re-release. The exclusion of these records inGrand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Editionis most likely because of the music copyright expiring, and Rockstar no longer desires to pay for the music license.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Editionis available for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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