Ex-Rockstar Veteran Thinks GTA 4 Should Be Remastered: 'Niko Is Still the Best Protagonist in Any GTA'

A erstwhile Rockstar seasoned has responded to caller rumors that a GTA 4 re-release connected the latest procreation of consoles could beryllium successful the works to accidental the crippled should beryllium remastered.

The GTA 4 rumor began beingness with a station from Tez2, who is known wrong the GTA assemblage for leaking Rockstar information. Tez2 suggested a GTA 4 larboard for modern systems whitethorn beryllium released this year, and its beingness was portion of the crushed Rockstar precocious had a GTA 5 Liberty City Mod unopen down.

However, it’s worthy stressing that Rockstar has made nary denotation it plans to re-release GTA 4, and successful information specified a crippled would travel arsenic a immense surprise, fixed the studio's ongoing absorption connected GTA 6.

Obbe Vermeij, erstwhile Rockstar Games method manager who worked astatine the institution from 1995 to 2009, was asked astir the GTA 4 rumors connected societal media. While helium hadn’t heard astir them, helium did accidental GTA 4, which helium worked on, “should beryllium remastered.”

“It's a large crippled and determination person been a fig of palmy remasters recently,” helium added, possibly referring to the hugely fashionable The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.

“I would similar to spot it updated,” Vermeij continued successful different societal media post. “Niko is inactive the champion protagonist successful immoderate GTA crippled I think.”

As for however this imaginable remaster mightiness work, Vermeij suggested Rockstar would possibly larboard GTA 4 to the latest mentation of the Rage engine, which it uses to physique its games.

Again, it’s worthy pointing retired that Rockstar has provided fans with nary denotation it plans to remaster GTA 4. We should retrieve the tremendous undertaking that is GTA 6, and to instrumentality connected a GTA 4 remaster oregon remake amid each that would possibly beryllium beyond the scope of Rockstar, adjacent with its seemingly endless resources.

Rockstar could person an outer workplace grip the port, arsenic it did with the larboard of Red Dead Redemption, but the timing of a GTA 4 re-release successful 2025 makes small consciousness erstwhile you deliberation astir GTA 6’s archetypal autumn 2025 merchandise window. If GTA 6 were not delayed, it’s doubtful Rockstar would merchantability a GTA 4 remaster and GTA 6 successful the aforesaid window, diverting the audience's attraction distant from the main event.

Sticking with Liberty City, immoderate GTA fans deliberation the determination whitethorn extremity up successful GTA 6 either astatine motorboat oregon arsenic post-launch DLC.

Liberty City is the GTA series’ instrumentality connected New York City, and was the mounting for 2008’s GTA 4 arsenic good arsenic 2009 spin-off GTA: Chinatown Wars. GTA 6 is acceptable successful the fictional authorities of Leonida (Florida), which includes Vice City, GTA’s instrumentality connected Miami.

While we hold to find out, we’ve got plentifulness much connected GTA 6, including each the details we’ve discovered truthful far, a roundup of 70 marque caller screenshots, and the adept sentiment connected however GTA 6 volition look connected PS5 Pro.

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