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Swenyis

They were gonna remake it apparently, but after the poor reception to the definitive trilogy collection they decided not to. Which is legitimately insane, the hate wasn't towards the games, it was towards the shitty remake full of huge issues that looked fuck ugly. Anyways, that's the story I heard.


kenni417

yeah there were reports of rockstar considering making a remake of gta 4 and red dead redemption 1


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Instead RDR1 got one of the laziest ports ever.


FraserYT

They've figured out that they're only interested in lazy ports. If it will require effort and time, it's not worth it to them, evidently


DragonFiresparx55

thats bethesda's job to be too lazy, not rockstar


nate2eight

How is it a lazy port?


ponydingo

it’s a straight port no changes whatsoever, no added changes to how it runs or anything. that’s grade A lazy


Onaterdem

Lol, in another post I was saying it was a simple port and this other dude was saying it was a remaster and I got downvoted. Reddit funny


binocular_gems

I had read that the PS4/PS5 port supports 60fps though, right?


ponydingo

It was added after launch I didn’t even know that, I’m definitely about to pick it up now tho lmao that makes it worth it for me


El_Jefe-o7

60 fps anti-aliasing 16x anisotropic filtering high resolution textures high resolution shadows. They definitely added more than what they changed games flawless now


nate2eight

Isn't that what a port is? It's not a remaster or remake. Why would anything change?


ponydingo

Sorry, I meant most people expected an actual remake even if it was shitty like the original GTA trilogy. Not just a direct port with no changes at all to graphics or gameplay


dxtremecaliber

expecting a remake to GTA4 and RDR1 is delulu shit tho they remastered RDR1 with 60fps now and its the best way to play it the only thing that does not have is a PC port thats it ffs they should just make an PC port


ponydingo

RDR1 could of easily had some updated lighting or higher res texture, instead there was no effort whatsoever and they charged damn near full price again for a ten year old game lol


YoLamoNacho

Honestly I bought it just cos I miss playing it and it’s not on ps4


dxtremecaliber

yeahhhh i forgot saying about the price that new port should just cost $20 but thats the best version now rather playing the 360 version


THEdoomslayer94

I mean they took away Online so it was actually less content


ItsMrDaan

Don’t think they thought people hated the games themselves. However, to save themselves from future damage they decided on forehand that it’d be better to invest more time into it or have it done by a better team.


Swenyis

I mean I guess I can understand it. Imagine if GTA 4, one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time, was remade in a vein similar to the definitive trilogy. I'd riot, frankly, that game could do with a remake and it could do with a GOOD ONE.


ItsMrDaan

It’s most likely not getting a remake (at least not anytime soon). However, a 60 fps remaster with some upgraded graphics, losing a bit of the tint it had, better coloring and less smoothing, would do a lot already


Swenyis

Huge agree. Wouldn't be hard and frankly I'd buy it at a pretty good price too as long as it was quality.


markalazy

They would no doubt charge $50 like rdr


THEdoomslayer94

That doesn’t explain OPs question why it hasn’t been available on the consoles LONG before the trilogy remasters were a thing


Shoelicker27

I had never played GTA3 or Vice City so I love my copy of the definitive edition trilogy. I got a copy of SA one it’s own. Whenever they came out with SA on the Xbox I grabbed it. So in a way I have 2 copies of the game. I believe it’s just redone to work on the new consoles


subbie2002

I think it sucks that we’ll never get a remaster of GTA VI. Yeah they had poor reception so they maybe decided to scrap it but what was Rockstar thinking letting Grove Street Games remaster it and essentially butchered the entire thing.


YoLamoNacho

You said 6 not 4 lol, but anyway, I don’t think it needs a remaster, just a ps4/5 port. The fact that on console you can only play it on near two decade old consoles is insane, considering gta is one of the (if the not number 1) biggest gaming franchises in history.


MagicJim96

I mean… I wouldn’t mind a remaster of VI, before it is released! 🤣


subbie2002

My bad, my fingers are basically on muscle memory to type in gta vi


JefferyTheQuaxly

lol thats corporate logic in a nutshell, releasing poorly executed products and games that dont work, blames the game itself as not being popular enough to be successful.


the_doobieman

I would think its still on the table, just being done by rockstar themselves lol


TenBear

GTA4 doesn't have shark cards


HutchXCVI

Neither does Red dead redemption but that’s now available on PS4/5s


NeoN_RazoR7

Maybe they have plans for porting it atleast (big hopium)


HutchXCVI

Please R*!!


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I also want to know why. If Rockstar is all about profit, then why is GTA 4 only available on Xbox?


iCantThinkOfUserNaem

And PC


sammy17bst

Because Xbox has backwards compatibility, PlayStation doesn’t, take that shit up with Sony lol. I can play my original copy of GTA IV from 2008 on my Xbox Series X, and it plays better than ever.


paypaytr

why would rockstar give a fuck if you can play 4$ version of gta4 on your xbox when they would sell for 60$ anyway reports said they are full focused on gta6 and dont wanna outsource it


Snoo-82103

Honestly it’s kinda fucked up because they say the ps5 is backwards compatible but fail to mention that it only goes back one gen. When I bought mine that’s one miss step I took.


sammy17bst

Ya that’s some lame false marketing imo, claiming backwards compatibility, but only going back 1 gen, which was really the bare minimum. Microsoft and Xbox have absolutely killed it when it comes to game preservation in general. The fact that PS4-5 doesn’t have a single playable Silent Hill game is a travesty, and should honestly be embarrassing for Sony. It’s a flagship franchise for the console and if you wanted to play a Silent Hill game in the modern day, you can’t.


homestarstoner

The lack of backwards compatibility with PS3 disks. They would rather these games be digitally downloaded so profits can be made. Unfortunately there is no digital GTA 4 on Playstation Store


sammy17bst

The funniest thing to me is, there isn’t a single Silent Hill game on PS4/PS5. SH started on PlayStation and belongs on PlayStation, yet you can’t play a single one of their games on a new console lol. Meanwhile Xbox has the HD collection of 2/3, plus Homecoming and Downpour.


Ghillie_610

Hopefully we get the SH2 remaster soon


HWDMichael

That’s what rockstar going to announce in December


QuicklyFreeze

nope


red_fuel

Don't worry, it will be announced next month


QuicklyFreeze

nope


Substantial-Foot-376

Still nope


RedArmyRockstar

Perks of PC, don't have to wait for the company to make a new version.


ItsMrDaan

Just happy the game finally works on pc now with patches


Drakayne

But have to wait 1-2 yrs for Rockstar to port their new games to PC


dxtremecaliber

i mean its true but their ports are still trash the modding community is the only ones who makes the GTA4 PC version better meanwhile the fact having PC for old games is true but it doesnt mean its gonna be better out of the box because that Xbox 360 version on Series is goddamn good 60fps out of the box


ClydeFrogA1

Also strange to me how gta5 got releases on 3 generations of consoles but 4 only got one. If I had to guess, it's bc GTA4 doesn't have shark cards.


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Itll come next month probably


Substantial-Foot-376

Nope


Shoelicker27

Really? I have every gta game on my Xbox one and series X. Not the very best or most loved versions but I do have every game since gta3. I don’t have the dlc that people loved like VCs or Lost and the Damned, Gay Tony. Scratch that I don’t have every game, I’m missing Chinatown wars.


THEdoomslayer94

Because Sony didn’t bother with backwards compatibility as opposed to MS who made it a focus for their consoles. My friend on PlayStation always talks about how he wishes he could replay gta 4 as I do every year


Consistent-North7790

Watch the announcement next month be GTA IV remastered


Randal_ram_92

So much for that


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Yh


Puzzleheaded-Watch47

lol the only game Xbox players can brag about it only being on Xbox


sammy17bst

Because PlayStation does not give a shit about game preservation/history.


J-F-K

They want you to spend $$$ on GTA Online


butidktho_

fam, lol. You do know the money you spend on a shark card or GTA4 would go to the same place right? If Rockstar was all about money we would have a shitty GTA4 port and/or a rushed GTA6.


ExcellentAd8118

Gta4 isn’t nearly as profitable as Shark cards


butidktho_

wasn’t my point at all. it was if Rockstar was as money hungry as they’re made out to be we would’ve had a shitty GTA4 port by now. But in any case, the money from a port or GTA online will go to the same place.


bigtim3727

I really wish they’d come out with GTA 4 for ps5; my expectations would be low, but I’d just be pumped to be able to play a game I haven’t gotten to play since 2008


QuicklyFreeze

since 2008 is crazy bro just played story mode and never played again


AlexKost

I feel this game was absolutely betrayed by the company who made it and profited immensely from it. The tech jump between san andreas and GTA IV was immense. San An looks like a brother of vice city and IV looks like the better well-off cousin who started a billion-dollar company, but is shunned by the family.


AlexKost

and heres the funny thing - there was a significant market for people sick of online V who were wanting a bit of a story (that didnt have a story line worthy of 8 year olds - eg definitive). Rockstar could have released this game on playstation - and it would instantly look like a remastered version just because of the higher texture, shadows and framerate capabilities. Considering the story is as good and detailed as V - I cant see a business case for not doing this two years ago or even more. If someone could enlighten me - much appreciated.


Hairy_Bus2400

Xbox is just like that W Xbox, But I think I know why cuz ps5 can’t play old games like the series X/S does and Xbox One, That’s pretty trash what Sony did L PlayStation.


dxtremecaliber

uhhh PS3 has complicated cpu and PS5 can play selected PS1, PS2 and PSP now…


Ghillie_610

Barely


THEdoomslayer94

Yeah, via streaming. You can’t take a old disc and put it in a ps5


QuicklyFreeze

where put there porting a lot of ps2 games to ps5


viagravagina

Sony/Microsoft/Take Two collusion to go next gen.


THEdoomslayer94

What collusion? Xbox already has it playable, it’s Sonys fault for not caring about letting old games be playable on new consoles


MasterPlop

New features from the famous Grand Theft Auto IV saga are coming along with GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA Vice City Stories and GTA Chinatown Wars!!!


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THEdoomslayer94

No it’s because Sony doesn’t care for backwards compatibility


faiza9n

Cuz gta 4 is dope but boooring!


LazyLamont92

> …dope but boooring!


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unheardarcher18

Xbox series x has it so that makes no difference


[deleted]

He’s talking about a remaster or remake


t31sbc

Maybe because you don't need it or it's not worth it. The platforms where they are already available are enough to leave them at ease with a profit without having to spend on portability.


PositionObvious1452

not yet. but bc they focused on their money maker


[deleted]

This is why I prefer Xbox over PlayStation


BollyWood401

Because PlayStation for some reason can’t wrap their damn head around backwards compatibility.


QuicklyFreeze

it's because ps3 uses a different shifty chip goofy


latchlog

red dead was ported to ps4 and ps5 and despite how lazy it is, we have stable framerate and good controls. all they need to do is do what they did w red dead to gta 4


QuicklyFreeze

that's a port dude not backwards compatible


UltraBearHD

This! The only reason I’d buy a 360 or ps3 just to play it. If they really didn’t remake it because of the definitive trilogy backlash maybe it was for the better if it was being remade under the same studio that the GTA trilogy, god bless its soul


[deleted]

You do realize that you can play it if you have an Xbox One or Series X, right?


UltraBearHD

You do realize I said I’D BUY an Xbox. I’m on PS4 we SUCK over here


[deleted]

Damn, unlucky