Another day, another instance of GTA 6 trending on social media. So strong is the hype for the next installment of Rockstar's long-standing crime simulator series, that it seems to be among the most discussed topics on my feeds at least once a week at this stage. Officially, we know it's in active development – and, as you might have spied back in July, developer Rockstar is reportedly prioritizing GTA 6 over shelved Red Dead Redemption and GTA 4 remasters, but could revisit them.
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of chatting to the GTA 4 community keeping Liberty City alive – an increasingly popular group of avid hobbyists, whose prospective recruits are actively purchasing PS3 consoles in 2022, simply to join in the fun. It's abundantly clear that people want Grand Theft Auto 6 at this point, but how does the most active contingent of Niko Belic supporters feel about an official GTA 4 remaster today? "I believe Rockstar owes it to their fans," says El Fuga, a long-serving Grand Theft Auto 4 player and the still-active PS3 community's primary organizer. "We've also felt a little bit let down over the last few years."
GTA 6 is in active development – is this the beginning of GTA Online's swansong?
The fact that players are still flocking to a game now over 14 years old, picking up obsolete hardware in order to do so, and finding new ways to connect in-game and out tells you everything you need to know about the enduring appeal of GTA 4. But with the release of Red Dead Redemption in 2010, LA Noire in 2011, Max Payne 3 in 2012, GTA 5 in 2013, Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018, and the seemingly perpetual allure of GTA Online – it being responsible for Grand Theft Auto 5's presence across three whole console generations –
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