Rockstar is focusing on GTA 6, but the opportunity for remasters of Red Dead Redemption 1 and Grand Theft Auto 4 remains.
Over the past few days, rumors about Red Dead Redemption 1 Remaster and Grand Theft Auto 4 Remaster being canceled have been circulating on the internet. It seems that because Rockstar’s focus right now is on Grand Theft Auto 6, they have removed the remakes, at least for the time being.
According to a report from Kotaku, the remasters have been dropped due to a number of reasons, mainly because Rockstar is focusing on a sequel in the Grand Theft Auto series, although the title still doesn’t have a release date yet. . The other reason behind the removal of remaster projects is due to the gaming community’s criticism of Grand Theft Auto Trilogy 2021 and the events surrounding it that took place prior to its release. Prior to launch, Rockstar removed fan mods and deleted versions of old GTA titles before returning them to the Rockstar Store following outrage from the gaming community.
However, there may still be some hope for Red Dead Redemption Remaster and Grand Theft Auto Remaster. Kotaku’s report mentions that Rockstar may revisit the idea of remakes of the games mentioned after Grand Theft Auto 6 ships. There is currently no release date for Grand Theft Auto 6 as it looks like Rockstar is looking to avoid the overtime and similar timing issues it faced during Red’s development cycle. Dead Redemption 2.
Since these are only unofficial reports, it is best for gamers to view them as reference only. Rockstar is known for taking a lot of time to develop a game and there is currently no plan for a release date for Grand Theft Auto 6, it could be quite a while before the remakes of Red Dead Redemption. 1 and Grand Theft Auto 4 becomes a possible possibility.
Remasters and remakes of games have taken the video game industry by storm recently following the success of remakes like Resident Evil 2. It’s no surprise that Red Dead Redemption 1 and Grand Theft Auto 4 also subject to remakes to their name, because those games are already considered some of Rockstar’s greatest works.
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