Will there be a GTA 4 remaster? Rumours explained

With Grand Theft Auto 4 now old enough to legally purchase itself, many are wondering if there will be a GTA 4 remaster, and we've got the rumours explained to see if there really will be a second coming of Niko Bellic.

Given its age, it's only natural that the graphics are starting to show their age a little, especially when compared to those of GTA 6 (which also clown on GTA 5), though they are still stunning in their own right, and mark the beginning of the GTA HD timeline.

From Vice City itself to the new characters and (sort of) old ones, GTA 6 is going to make GTA 4 look even older, such is the passing of time.

But could we really get a GTA 4 remaster before GTA 6? Read on!

Will there be a GTA 4 remaster? Rumours explained

At the time of writing, Rockstar Games has not confirmed that there is a GTA 4 remaster in the works – we want to make that clear.

However, while it hasn't officially been confirmed, that doesn't mean it's not happening, and these rumours haven't just come out of nowhere.

On 11 May 2025, noted GTA leaker Tez2 posted to GTAForums that Rockstar is working on a GTA 4 remaster, and that the game could potentially have released later that year, though we are obviously now in 2026, dousing that rumour somewhat.

"Someone at [Rockstar] hinted at the IV port, and by now it should've gone up a year in development. We may end up seeing it drop later this year," they explain.

They add that this remaster was the reason the fan-made Liberty City Preservation Project, which sought to import GTA 4's map into GTA 5, was shut down earlier in 2025.

Further to this, they confirm that around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rockstar had planned to remaster Max Payne 3 following GTA 4, and that this may still be the case.

Tez2 is well-respected as a Rockstar insider, so while it's best to take this news with a grain of salt, we don't see why this wouldn't be on the cards, though we have slipped from 2025 into 2026, making it seem less likely. But, with GTA 6 delayed until November 2026, and fans being absolutely ravenous, Rockstar could drop a Grand Theft Auto 4 remaster this summer to ignite the hype powder keg.

Curiously, as reported by GTA Boom, players could submit a support ticket for GTA 4 and say they were playing the game on a PS4, but this has since been removed. This sent the internet into a frenzy, with many believing it to confirm the existence of a remaster. Rockstar would likely remove this either way, that is, if it were an accident or a slip-up...

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