A port of Grand Theft Auto IV for current generation consoles may release this year, according to rumors circulating online.
As reported by @videotechuk_ on X, well-known Rockstar leaker Tez2 recently revealed that someone at Rockstar hinted at a port of the fourth entry in the series in the past, and by now, it should have been in development for a year. This port could be released before the end of 2025, and this is one of the reasons the Liberty City Preservation Project, which recreated the entirety of the Grand Theft Auto IV main city in GTA V, was taken down, alongside other unspecified existing reasons.
The fourth entry in the popular open-world series may not be the only now-classic game developed by Rockstar Games that could be released on modern systems in the future. According to Tez2, if Rockstar Games continues to follow its older plans, a modern port of Max Payne 3 could follow the Grand Theft Auto IV port, giving Take-Two the opportunity to release a bundle or Definitive Edition coinciding with the launch of the Max Payne 1 and 2 remake in the works by Remedy Entertainment.
According to Tez, the long anticipated GTAIV port appears to be in-development for current-gen consoles per his source.
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— ben (@videotechuk_) May 12, 2025
In the past, we have heard multiple times that Grand Theft Auto IV would return to modern consoles, but neither ports nor remasters have materialized, so we have to take what Tez2 revealed with a grain of salt. Given how Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed to May 2026, however, Rockstar Games and Take-Two now have a window of opportunity to still give fans of the series something that could tide them over until the launch of the next entry in the franchise. Hopefully, this port will receive better treatment than the disappointing The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition collection.
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