A former Rockstar veteran, Obbe Vermeij, has weighed in on the swirling rumors about a potential re-release of *Grand Theft Auto 4* (GTA 4) on the latest generation of consoles. Vermeij, who served as a technical director at Rockstar from 1995 to 2009 and worked on GTA 4, stated that the game "should be remastered." He praised GTA 4 as a "great game" and highlighted the success of recent remasters, such as *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered*, as a possible model for a GTA 4 update. Vermeij also expressed his admiration for Niko Bellic, the game's protagonist, calling him "the best protagonist in any GTA game."

The rumors about a GTA 4 re-release originated from a post by Tez2, a well-known leaker within the GTA community. Tez2 suggested that a port of GTA 4 for modern systems might be released this year, and hinted that this project was linked to Rockstar's recent decision to shut down a GTA 5 Liberty City Mod. However, it's important to note that Rockstar has not officially confirmed any plans for a GTA 4 re-release. Given the studio's intense focus on *Grand Theft Auto 6* (GTA 6), such a move would be unexpected.

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Vermeij speculated that if Rockstar were to remaster GTA 4, they might port it to the latest version of their proprietary Rage engine. Despite these comments, Rockstar has not provided any indication that a GTA 4 remaster is in the works. The development of GTA 6 remains a monumental task, and undertaking a GTA 4 remaster concurrently could stretch even Rockstar's vast resources too thin.

Rockstar has previously outsourced ports, as seen with *Red Dead Redemption*, but the timing of a GTA 4 re-release in 2025 seems unlikely. With GTA 6 slated for a fall 2025 release, launching a GTA 4 remaster at the same time could split the audience's attention. Some GTA fans speculate that Liberty City, the setting for GTA 4 and based on New York City, might appear in GTA 6, either at launch or as post-launch DLC. GTA 6 is set in the fictional state of Leonida, which includes Vice City, Rockstar's version of Miami.

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