GTA IV and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City are BACK and playable on Xbox One

ROCKSTAR is bringing some of its most beloved Grand Theft Auto characters back to entertain a whole new generation of gamers.

It today announced that owners of two older games will be able to play them on the Xbox One.

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If you own a physical or digital copy of Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, they will now work on the newer console.

In a statement, Rockstar wrote: "Today we’re happy to announce that the intersecting sagas of Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City are now all playable on Xbox One via Backward Compatibility.

"All versions of the game, including Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition, are compatible on Xbox One."

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It offered the following advice to people wanting to play their old games:

"Digital game owners have instant access on Xbox One, so they can download Grand Theft Auto IV directly from the 'Ready to Install' section of their Xbox One and play at will.

"Physical game owners can just insert the Xbox 360 game disc into their Xbox One and download the game. Your original game saves will also transfer if you have saved your game to the Cloud Saved Games feature on Xbox 360."