Report: Grand Theft Auto IV and Red Dead Redemption Remasters Are ‘Off the Table’

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 contained three genre-defining classics, but was universally panned for its unacceptable amount of bugs and visual anomalies. The reception was so poor that Rockstar Games has reportedly shelved plans for remasters of and .

As per a reliable source with clear accuracy on Rockstar plans, remasters of GTA IV & RDR1 were on the table a few years ago, but Rockstar chose not to proceed with the projects in mind.

The poor reception of the Trilogy DE might be a reason behind that decision.<a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/GTAIV?src=hash&ref_src=» https: www.comingsoon.net>#GTAIV

<a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/RDR1?src=hash&ref_src=» https: www.comingsoon.net>#RDR1

— Tez2 (@TezFunz2) <a href=«https://twitter.com/TezFunz2/status/1543974193259319303?ref_src=» https: www.comingsoon.net>July 4, 2022

The report comes from two different sources that both corroborate each other. Rockstar insider Tez tweeted that the remasters were on the table in the past, but the company “chose not to proceed” with them likely because of the reception to the aforementioned trilogy remaster.

Kotaku then backed up the claim with its own sources. Its report stated Tez was accurate and also that Rockstar allegedly hopes people will forget about the remasters as the team focuses on, a game that Rockstar confirmed was in development earlier this year.

Not all hope is lost since the Kotaku report also claimed that remasters of and aren’t out of the question and “could still happen in the future.” However, they would have to come after ships if they do come out.

These remasters were also reportedly never in full production. A later tweet from Tez said they were in the “ideas phase” for years. Kotaku’s earlier report that came before the official