Today we would like to report the latest surfaced leak regarding a possible return of the classic Grand Theft Auto titles in a Remastered version for the current generation.
We called it "Grand Theft Auto - The Trilogy Remastered," but it's obviously just a fictional name since nothing has been officially announced yet. So, let's see in detail what we are talking about.
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Some days ago, through the GTA Forums - specifically in the Next DLC Speculation Topic Mk X for GTA Online, some of the best-known and most credible leakers and our friends have speculated and posted some interesting information by discussing through the thread.
Starting from Mach1bud, he wrote "Soon." without any other information, and this piqued the curiosity of the other people following that thread. Thus, the discussion between the various leakers began; for example, WildBrick142 responded by pointing out that Mach1bud wrote in the wrong thread but that it was intentional, as otherwise, it would have been too obvious.
So everything was very confusing and mysterious about the leak that Mach1bud had allegedly posted something about, until Spider-Vice, the Admin of the forum, posted something by adding the tags of III, VC & SA. So everything was clearer, and the real speculation began.
Moving on then, some information regarding a possible official announcement from Rockstar was posted via coded language. For example, Mach1bud wanted to tell us that we will receive information in less than 90 days, answering a question that is completely out of context. The same thing happened regarding a possible release of a trailer, which we should receive very soon.
In addition to the thread discussions, there is other information/details we would like to go deep.
Two days ago, @uNiGTANet posted an interesting image on his Twitter profile, showing three GTA Online Shark Cards and writing that those are fan-made.
It could well be a coded message since the Issue Number from all three cards shows the following dates: 2001/2002/2004/2013 (the respective release dates of GTA 3, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas and GTA V), followed by "B46", hinting that all those remasters would come before GTA 6.
Fan made shark cards pic.twitter.com/nrC55BuD94
— uNi (@uNiGTANet) January 23, 2021
Another hint that confirms that the leakers in question know very well what they are talking about, and it could all be true!
While we wait to see which classic rides get remastered for this trilogy, you can already preview the next generation of supercars and mechanics in our definitive GTA 6 vehicles database.
With GTA 6 in the works and the continuous support for GTA Online & Red Dead Online, it seems really difficult that Rockstar can also dedicate itself to the remastering of 3 games such as GTA 3, GTA VC & GTA SA.
But remember when Rockstar acquired Ruffian Games, turning it into Rockstar Dundee?! They were working on something mysterious of which obviously, no reference could be made. Well, what if the new Scottish headquarters is working on this Remaster? Very likely and of logical intuition!
It must be specified that if all this were true, the Remastered Trilogy could feature completely new and modern graphics (probably like the GTA V Expanded & Enhanced edition - of which we do not yet have great details), new character animations, and much more. As Rockstar transitions to this new era of animation and visual fidelity, we are already tracking how these advancements will impact the main GTA 6 Characters and their roles in the next story.
Original Artwork by VikingGamer
We can conclude by saying that if all this were true, it would be incredible and we can't wait! We just have to wait for official information (which should arrive very soon, it seems) or new leaks. In any case, we will keep you updated as always!
In the meantime, if you want to prepare for the massive scale of Rockstar's next map, you can review our ultimate guide to reaching 100% completion in GTA 6 once the title drops.
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Also I don't get why people think GTA 6 is so far along. The remasters would probably focus on single player. Which makes sense as GTA Online is still doing amazingly well and probably will do so on next gen. GTA 6 which will be both single and multiplayer like 5 was will not make so much sense until GTA ("5") online dies out.