According to a Rockstar Insider, the Red Dead Redemption and GTA IV remasters were in the potential pipeline over at the famous company at some point in the last few years.
Remasters of the two titular titles were reportedly canned at Rockstar. This of course coming from twitter user Tez2. The popular leaker has been a part of the GTA and Red Dead Redemption communities for a while and most recently has claimed that the two games (GTA IV and Red Dead Redemption) were at the very least in the idea’s phase at Rockstar. He stated on his twitter:
There is apparently no obvious rhyme or reason as to why these projects were caned, but Tez2 theorises that it could be something to do with the poor reception surrounding the GTA Trilogy which was received poorly by fans and critics alike, particularly for remasters of games that have been out for longer than a decade.
There have been rumours surrounding remasters of the two titles. Last year there were rumours of a remaster of Red Dead Redemption coming prior to the release of GTA VI (Which is also speculative.)
Now of course, it is still unknown as to whether the timelines align or even if this has even been a topic of discussion over at Rockstar, but regardless, it seems that we will not be getting remasters of either Red Dead Redemption 1 or GTA IV. The one silver lining from this debacle is that luckily both of these games are available via backwards compatibility on the Xbox Series X/S. Obviously, this means the games will not have any of the majro improvements that fans have been pining after, but a slightly improved frame rate and minor improvements to dated graphics still make for an enjoyable experience.
Furthermore, considering the variety of issues that plagued the release of the GTA Trilogy remasters, many fans may be relieved that there will not be a remaster of these beloved titles from Rockstar.
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