Nothing succeeds like success, as the old saying goes, and nowhere is that more true than in videogames. Sequels have been a foundational part of the business for years, and more recently remakes and remasters have become big, bringing our favorite games from years gone by onto new hardware. But two huge and obvious candidates for the remastering treatment—Grand Theft Auto 4—have reportedly been halted by Rockstar.
The problem, according to Rockstar insider full-on mess when it launched in November 2021. There's plenty of in-depth criticism and analysis out there if you want to get into it, but this pretty much covers it all:
What the FUCK pic.twitter.com/1tPeUAsdB7November 10, 2021
Tez2 clarified in a reply tweet that remasters of GTA 4 and Red Dead Redemption were only in the ""significantly" exceeded commercial expectations and provided a major contribution to the company's ongoing financial success.
But it was also a lot of egg on Rockstar's previously unblemished face: The studio was forced to busted nut" jokes, too.
As per a reliable source with clear accuracy on Rockstar plans, remasters of GTA IV & RDR1 were on the table a few years ago, but Rockstar chose not to proceed with the projects in mind.The poor reception of the Trilogy DE might be a reason behind that decision.#GTAIV #RDR1July 4, 2022
Grand Theft Auto 6 for now and waiting for the ugliness of the GTA Trilogy botch to blow over, but that Red Dead and GTA 4 remasters could still happen at some point down the road, after the release of GTA 6. I've reached out to Rockstar for comment and will update if I receive a reply.
