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Rockstar Games has set the standards for everything a perfect open-world sandbox game needs for it to be a commercial success which is greatly evident in theirGrand Theft Autofranchise, most commonly known asGTA, the game series is also used as a timeline for the generational leaps of technology used in their games, but some might say an older title calledGTA 4is still the best.
Legacy titles are always fun to dive back into, and with recent rumors suggesting Rockstar Games’ partnership with a company with the expertise of porting older games to modern consoles, fans may be in for a trip down memory lane with the help of Implicit Conversions. However, this news is not for everyone as there are still fans demanding a remaster of the belovedGTA 4, and it is not among the potential games that are getting ported.
Fans Want GTA 4 More Than Older Rockstar Games Titles
Rockstar Games seems to be leaning towards the preservation of their legacy games and plans on using them as entry games for the PS Plus Premium category, while all this is a noble gesture of protecting the core of what Rockstar Games did withGTA, not everyone is pleased with the fact that there is no word for aGTA 4remaster of any sort.
Rockstar Games are seemingly working with Impilct Conversions as they are listed as a partner – they’re an emulation company that helps studios bring their classic PSP and PS2 titles for PS5.
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The reach ofGTA 4is unbelievable, despite being graphically inferior to its successor,GTA 5, people still prefer that game over anything else Rockstar Games has put out since then. It only goes to show how well crafted it was for its time with all the technological limitations that it had.
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TheGrand Theft Autofranchise has continued to elevate the series in each title, and with the releaseof the highly anticipatedGTA 6being scheduled for next year 2025, hopefully, it will give players something else to look forward to. Graphics is a key factor and the studios always manage to make it better than it ever looked in previous titles with the use of their in-house proprietary engine known as the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine, or RAGE for short.
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Why Won’t Rockstar Games Give Fans A GTA 4 Remaster When They Did It For Red Dead Redemption
While there are a few remasters that are just pure corporate greed, there are games that deserve it and fans are more than willing to pay full price for the experience and technological improvements alone.
Red Dead Redemptionis now playable on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and even the Nintendo Switch, while the Xbox supports backward compatibility to launch the native version in an enhanced format.
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Rockstar Games is naturally selective of which games they are willing to enhance for the modern generation, perhaps they don’t see the need for aGTA 4remaster because it is already perfect the way it is and fans are in agreement with the quality but they only wish for it to be even better to keep up with current-gen titles.
Maybe down the road, there might be a remaster to surprise fans like they did withRed Dead Redemption, and given the demand, it could be a matter of when, and not if. What are your thoughts about remasters? Let us know in the comments section!
Rouvin Josef Quirimit
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Piqued by his interest in superheroes during the early days of Marvel movies, Rouvin fell in a rabbit hole of pop culture. His passion for movies led to video games and he fell in love with God of War, The Last of Us, Uncharted, Red Dead Redemption, and more great single-player games that paved the way for his career as a gaming writer.
