Rockstar Games Said to Be Working on GTA 4 PS5 Xbox Series S/X Port That Could Launch This Year
GTA 6 delayed? Don’t despair! While the wait for the next installment stretches into 2026, whispers from Rockstar suggest a thrilling consolation prize: a remastered Grand Theft Auto IV for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S! Long stranded on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC since its 2008 debut, Niko Bellic’s Liberty City saga could soon grace current-gen consoles, offering a gritty, gorgeous experience to tide you over.
Rockstar Reportedly Working on GTA 4 Port
Talk in digital underground circles points to R-star branching out its GTA to remastered consoles. Rockstar’s very own, Zesta, dropped the bombshell on GTA Forums about a potential release later this year. Confirmed by @videotechuk_ on X, the news went viral in moments, enticing the audience even more.
Quiet whispers from within Rockstar’s domain say the inducted “GTA IV” port is nearing completion and could drop anytime later this year. One member of the GTA forums speculates if the port, now in progress for a year, is largely responsible for the recent takedown of the LCPP mod. Could that be it?
Remember when Rockstar nuked the Liberty City Preservation Project? Gone. Vanished into thin air. That beloved mod dared to stitch GTA 4’s gritty Liberty City onto the sprawling canvas in Grand Theft Auto 5, and it met its untimely fate.
The Liberty City ghost haunts GTA 6. Rockstar’s crackdown on the GTA 5 Liberty City mod has set off a wildfire of speculation: is a next-gen New York finally on the horizon? The latest GTA 6 trailer pours gasoline on the flames, subtly yet unmistakably teasing connections to the iconic cityscape. Lucia, one of the two protagonists of the game, comes from Liberty City, and keen-eyed audiences spotted Liberty City license plates on cars roaming the sun-drenched streets of Vice City in the trailer. Is it just fan service or a trail of breadcrumbs leading us back to the concrete jungle that started it all?
Grand Theft Auto 4 is set in Liberty City Photo Credit: Rockstar Games
Max Payne Remakes
In addition to the GTA 4 remaster for current consoles, more aces might lie in Rockstar’s sleeve. According to Tez2, rumors of a port for Max Payne 3 are floating about. But that’s just the beginning: think “Definitive Edition” potential, paired with remakes of the neo-noir classics, Max Payne 1 & 2. Is it finally time to have all of Max’s pain relived in crystal-clear updated detail?
The poise of Rockstar Games on remasters and remakes of Grand Theft Auto and Max Payne leaves them with fans craving some more crime spree and bullet-time vengeance. Perhaps the botched release ofGrand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition(a compilation meant to restore three iconic GTA titles to modernity) in 2021 may have chilled their spirits with remastering, but the question is: will Rockstar look into its illustrious past to resurrect it or leave it buried under a mound of nostalgia?
- Grand Theft Auto IVshattered the norms for open-world games on PS3 and Xbox 360, earning an unassailable title in its books. Critics went wild, and the fans adored the game and have since been calling loudly for something modern in terms of a remaster. Following the gripping main story, Liberty City expanded with two explosive episodes:The Lost and Damned,a grim biker’s tale, andThe Ballad of Gay Tony,a glitzy swim in nightclub opulence. Imagine anGTA IVremaster a definitive edition in spirit of the PC “Complete” version seamlessly integrating Niko Bellic’s story with Johnny Klebitz’s and Luis Lopez’s distinct narratives. A return to Liberty City shall be done bigger and better.
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