Red Dead Redemption 2 released in 2018, and as time goes on the possibility of Rockstar developing a major DLC similar to Red Dead Redemption’s famous Undead Nightmare add-on seems to grow increasingly slim. Despite Grand Theft Auto 5 releasing back in 2013, there has been no official news about a sixth game. It might not be the only determining factor as mentioned, but that I suspect this does weigh into their 'risk/reward' calculation of bringing forward IV.Rockstar’s plans for its two main franchises have been unclear to many fans for some time now. I'm not arguing that a remastered IV would dramatically swing numbers away from V/GTA Online, I'm saying that Rockstar doesn't want to do anything that would move any potential players interested in 'online GTA' away from their money maker, while said money maker is still relevant and making them money. But a remastered for last gen/current gen IV, that contained the same multiplayer suite of the original/EFLC complete release, probably would have some kind of tangible effect on V, even if miniscule.

And there's the notorious PC port too, like you say. Yeah, the original 360 version of IV is technically playable on Xbox. Are you telling me Rockstar and Take-Two just want to leave what should be easy money on the table? What's so different between IV and V? I still don't think it's fair of Rockstar to ignore its existence, especially when it's story of immigration into the US is probably the part that has aged extremely well given present events.Ĭlick to shrink.Why hasn't it been done then yet? Yet GTA V has seen TWO re-releases now. Look, I get it, it hasn't aged well, especially given V outclassed it in almost every aspect.

I couldn't tell you about most of the characters outside of the main cast in V, but going bowling with Cousin Roman is something I've never forgotten. While GTAIV receives a lot of flack today for reigning in the batshit insanity of San Andreas (which was brought back with V), it still received incredibly good review scores (10s across the board from every outlet) and, together with its DLC campaigns (the Lost & The Damned and the Ballad of Gay Tony) remains one of the best-told stories in the series, with some of the most memorable characters ever. In fact, the only way you can play it on modern platforms is via backwards compatibility with the Xbox 360 version - the game remains unplayable on the PS4, much less the 5. With Grand Theft Auto V now making its way to it's third straight console generation and the legendary PS2 trilogy alongside it, it stands to wonder why the series' seemingly red-headed stepchild (that isn't the PSP spinoffs or Chinatown Wars, that is), Grand Theft Auto IV, still hasn't received any sort of remaster.

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