Grand Theft Auto 4 is ending support for automatic save migration from Games for Windows - Live in the Rockstar Games Launcher. Players will still be able to migrate their GTA 4 save data manually following the forthcoming discontinuation, which will be implemented in two steps.
When Rockstar re-released Grand Theft Auto 4 on Steam in 2020, it finally purged the PC version of the game from components related to Games for Windows - Live, a service that was discontinued in 2014. As part of the move, the game was fully integrated with the company's own online services, as well as its launcher ecosystem. To ease the transition, a background scanner was introduced to the Rockstar Games Launcher, allowing straightforward imports of legacy save files. Up until now, this process has been automatic, with users also being able to manually trigger it at any time from the launcher's settings.
On August 21, Rockstar announced it was discontinuing the background scanner and related features. Save data migration from Games for Windows - Live will consequently no longer be performed automatically. The change will be implemented as part of a staggered release, with the first step scheduled for Monday, August 25....
