It's been about six years since there were rumors about a remake or remaster of the acclaimed game Red Dead Redemption. Also, after this, there were talks about the release of the new generation version of GTA IV, but there were no reports or reliable information about them. Now, news has leaked out that Rockstar is not worried about releasing the remaster version of these two titles. But what is the cause?
The first report about Red Dead Redemption dates back to September 2016, when Korean website Gamefocus.co.kr announced that an HD version of the title would soon be released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. But since then, no official news was published in this regard and this event never happened.
The remaster version of Red Dead Redemption and GTA IV was canceled?
After this, fans were hoping for an unofficial remaster of the title called Red Dead Redemption: Damned Enhancement. This project was unveiled in August 2019 and its goal was to improve some important aspects such as textures, UI, shadows, etc. with the help of Xenia/RPCS3 on PC and then release it.
Of course, the Red Dead Redemption: Damned Enhancement project did not last long and a few weeks later, its creator, DamnedDev, announced by publishing a message that Take-Two sent a legal letter asking them to stop the development process of this project, and finally this Happened.
The reason for the cancellation of the RDR remaster version
However, in May, hopes were revived and a Rockstar studio insider announced that a remastered version of the title was being developed alongside the next-gen update for Red Dead Redemption 2. However, this also led to disappointment among fans, as a Rockstar insider revealed today that the remasters of Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto IV have been canceled due to the poor reception of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy The Definitive Edition. The published message is as follows:
Making a remastered version of RDR and GTA IV has been discussed in the studio for a few years, but Rockstar finally decided not to continue these two projects. Based on the available information, the reason for such a decision may be related to the poor reception of Trilogy DE.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy The Definitive Edition was poorly received by gamers due to the many problems it had at the time of release. Despite this, the development team is still focusing on the development of the next generation version of RDR2.