Over the past few days, the rumor mill has been churning out potential news of remasters forRed Dead Redemption 1andGrand Theft Auto 4. However, it seems the focus is onGrand Theft Auto 6asRockstar has scrapped its remasters, at least, for the time being.According to a report from Kotaku, the remasters were scrapped due to a number of reasons. Primarily, Rockstar is focused on the next entry in theGrand Theft Autoseries, although there is no release date yet. The other reason behind scrapping them is based onthe poor reception of 2021’sGrand Theft Auto Trilogyand the debacle that took place before its release. Leading up to the release, Rockstar took down fan mods and removed the existing versions of the game before returning them to the Rockstar Store after fan outrage.RELATED:Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer ‘Leak’ is Almost Certainly FakeHowever, there may be some light at the end of the tunnel forRed Dead RedemptionandGrand Theft Autohopefuls. The Kotaku report mentions that Rockstar may revisit the idea of remastering the previously mentioned games afterGrand Theft Auto 6ships. There currently is no release date forGrand Theft Auto 6as it seems thatRockstar is looking to avoid crunchand similar time-related issues it faced duringRed Dead Redemption 2’s development cycle.
As these are just reports, it’s best to take them with a grain of salt. Rockstar is known for taking its time to develop games, and with no release date planned forGrand Theft Auto 6, it may be quite some time before theRed Dead Redemption 1andGrand Theft Auto 4remasters become a legitimate possibility.
The art of remastering and remaking games has taken the video game industry by storm lately after the success of remakes likeResident Evil 2. It’s no surprise thatRed Dead Redemption 1andGrand Theft Auto 4have their names tossed around in the rumor mill so often because those titles have been regarded assome of Rockstar’s greatest works.
An interesting point to note is that based on Rockstar’s track record of taking its time during development, it also seems that this may be revisited as an act of good faith. If so much time passes before Rockstar announces the remasters, it feels like it’s banking on gamers forgetting the mess its previous remaster attempt created.
Red Dead Redemption 1is available now for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 whileGrand Theft Auto 4is available now on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
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