Rockstar reportedly cabinets Grand Theft Auto IV, Red Dead Redemption remasters following GTA Trilogy’s poor reception
On: July 6, 2022
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Rockstar Games has allegedly shelved remasters of each Grand Theft Auto IV and Red Dead Redemption, based on distinguished Rockstar leaker Tez2. On Monday, the leaker claimed that the remasters had been “on the table” for a number of years, however additional said that the poorly-received Definitive Edition remakes of Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, and San Andreas may need triggered Rockstar to vary course.
As per a dependable source with clear accuracy on Rockstar plans, remasters of GTA IV & RDR1 had been on the desk a number of years in the past, however Rockstar selected to not proceed with the initiatives in thoughts.
The poor reception of the Trilogy DE may be a motive behind that call.#GTAIV #RDR1
— Tez2 (@TezFunz2) July 4, 2022
Tez’s claims have since been corroborated by Kotaku, which additional reported that Rockstar can be “[focusing] most of its resources and energy” on Grand Theft Auto 6. The outlet additionally added that whereas the rumored remasters are on hold for now, they might nonetheless occur after GTA 6 launches.
Rockstar by no means formally introduced remasters of GTA 4 nor Red Dead Redemption, however their existence was delivered to mild final yr when the GTA Trilogy was leaked. It was reported that the corporate had plans to remaster different Rockstar titles, akin to Red Dead Redemption, but in addition that these plans had been largely contingent on the GTA Trilogy remakes doing effectively. When the trilogy debuted final fall, it was panned by critics and followers alike largely resulting from quite a lot of bugs and glitches.
Remasters of IV & RDR1 weren’t in manufacturing, merely within the concepts section and remained there for years.
Rockstar’s plan was to start out with the Trilogy and comply with up with IV & RDR1.
The choice to greenlight extra relied on the preliminary reception of the Trilogy.
Kotaku final yr: https://t.co/t80Ei4fNGZ pic.twitter.com/Hr0aDdXlbs
— Tez2 (@TezFunz2) July 4, 2022
As for GTA 6, all we all know is that it’s in improvement. While it’s nonetheless not clear when the game will launch, Rockstar has mentioned that improvement on the title is “well underway,” main some to hope that the game gained’t be too far off. Earlier this yr, analysts predicted that the game might launch as early as 2023, however Rockstar has but to verify this.
