Rockstar’s Next Move Might Be a GTA 4 Remaster, But a Basic Port Won’t Cut It

wE was clearly quite a bit Grand Theft Auto 5 Over the past decade, from multiple re-releases of the game to, of course, continuous and consistent updates of what the meat and potatoes of that experience might call meat and potatoes for most of its lifetime, GTA Online. But if you go back in one more game in the series timeline, you will reach a completely contrasting situation Grand Theft Auto 4. The 2008 open world title was also clearly highly praised. GTA 5it still stands as one of the best reviewed games of all Tynes, but it’s safe to say it sold a ton of copies, even though it clearly never wanted to come close. GTA 5 Commercial achievements. Still, for all its important and commercial success, when the Rockstar Game is finished GTA 4 – This was after two post-launch single player expansions, but of course GTA 5 That in itself never got it – the Rockstar never looked back at the game again.

Interestingly, however, recent rumbling suggests that it could change at some point in the not too distant future. The known Rockstar Games Insider Tez2 has recently been released on the GTA forums with PS5 and Xbox Series X/S ports. Grand Theft Auto 4 It has been in work at this point for about a year, and it is likely that the rock star is planning to release it later this year. Grand Theft Auto 6recently officially delayed until May 2026 (and not necessarily with delays, for everything we know). Certainly, this is not the first time we’ve had rumors or speculation about a re-release GTA 4and clearly none of them included anything up to this point, but given the recent history of rock stars, there teeth Precedents suggesting that GTA 4 I was able to see the light of day again.

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Rockstars have a habit of completely ignoring past releases and refuse to offer anything similar to remastered, remakes or re-releases in the face of overwhelming demand. Until recently, original Red Dead Repayment It was a similar case, but the 2010 Wild West Epic, which was brought to PC, PS4 and Nintendo Switch for the past few years, feels Rockstar has more potential than it has ever been similar. Grand Theft Auto 4 Same thing. After all, it is another beloved title from the same era of Rockstar Games, and hasn’t seen the light of day in that era. Really Ratcheted the demand for the game to come back even further. But if the Rockstar decides to actually do it GTA 4 Re-release, our hope is that it will become more than a simple port.

One of the things you most likely to agree with is the one mentioned above. Red Dead Repayment Must be re-released do not have The bars really need to be significantly higher, so they act as yard sticks for Rockstar to measure. Red Dead Repayment Ports were, in almost every respect, just simple ports. It almost offered an upgrade and at best what it did was ignored. The resolution was upscaled, there were some light improvements to image quality, and the UI saw some small adjustments here and there – and that was pretty much that. There were no upgrades to lighting, assets, textures or anything worth noting. Hell, there was no performance mode even – even when playing on PS5 via PS4 Pro or backward compatibility, the game remains locked at 30 fps. On top of that, Rockstar decided to price this re-release – which was seen by many as a low effort port for the game for over a decade, but felt it was unreasonable to say the least. Thankfully, the package did include Undead’s Nightmare As it’s an expansion of that price, there were no additional escapes at least on that front.

The point is of course Grand Theft Auto 4’s Re-releases cannot take a similar approach if they are actually in the middle. Looking at what the standard for many well-known remaster releases in the current market is, it is impossible not to have higher expectations GTA 4 Re-release. Please look at something like that Ninja Gaiden 2 Black or Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredboth were remasters released this year, and despite being only remastered on paper, it impressed many with a significant upgrade and overhaul over the original experience. Go back a little bit and take a look, for example Metroid Prime Remasteror Mass Effect Legendary Edition, or The Legend of Zelda: Windowwaker HD, All of these offered meaningful upgrades and improvements, and didn’t have to squint to be able to even notice. a Grand Theft Auto 4 There will be no re-releases I have it As far as that upgrade is concerned, the standard and expectations for remasters are generally high, as it is at exactly the same level as that level, so the low effort port is GTA 4 It would be a very difficult medicine to swallow by many, as evidenced by the disappointment that many people have felt. Red Dead port.

Rockstar I have it Of course, that didn’t work very well, but in recent years I’ve also tried out some actual remaster releases as well. Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition It launched it a few years ago on a modern platform, and as most people say, it did the awful job of remastering and modernizing three game masterpieces. But GTA: The Definitive Edition I definitely put in more effort Red Dead The port did, the effort it made was inactive to gently put it – and our hope is that Grand Theft Auto 4’s Latest platform releases also avoid these errors.

That’s GTA 4 Of course, it remains an epic game with incredibly impressive technology and visuals today. GTA So far, we’ve introduced who is the best protagonist of the series. Grand Theft Auto 4 It was an embarrassing classic in every sense of the word, so modernizing and updating it with the right effort and thinking is extremely exciting, not only for fans who have returned to try and try again for fans who are about to experience Liberty City again, but also for new people who have never played the game when they first came out. Grand Theft Auto 6 When it was released next year, it clearly could raise antes with a significant margin in all these areas, but up until then it was strengthened GTA 4 On modern consoles it should serve as a great appetizer. I hope this will actually happen this time.

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