But does Rockstar really need to do this? According to Sportskeeda, GTA Online generates around $800 million annually from Shark Cards alone. It’s understandable that re-releases are a way to boost a company’s revenue. In fact, the only fully-fledged brand new game developed by Rockstar since 2013 was Red Dead Redemption 2, which launched in 2018. Noire, and other GTA titles in recent years, and you get a release schedule that feels stagnant. This is a game that - although excellent and important - has become a running joke in the industry, as it has launched across three consoles generations since 2013.Ĭouple that with re-releases for Bully, L.A. The kicker is that of these projects, many of them were remasters, re-releases, or ports of older titles, including three versions of Grand Theft Auto V (so far). As time went on, however, the cadence of releases slowly dwindled, until the company only had a small handful of projects going at any given time. In the early to mid-2000s, Rockstar developed and published a lengthy list of games, with multiple releases each year. Sure, a remake sprinkled here and there is a welcome addition, but they shouldn’t steal the thunder from brand new games. The reception to the trilogy remasters might’ve taught Rockstar a valuable lesson: it needs to prioritize new releases rather than ports, remakes, or remasters. You wouldn’t expect these types of problems from any modern game, let alone one from Rockstar.Īccording to Kotaku, sources from Rockstar itself said the company is “hoping that folks will forget about” GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, while the renowned developer shifts its focus towards working on GTA 6. The most egregious bug caused characters to have trippy, elongated fingers, making it look like something out of a nightmare. That’s why critics and players were shocked when GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition launched in November 2021 with a boatload of technical problems, bugs, and a divisive art style.
It’s tough to deny just how technically proficient their marquee titles have always been. Rockstar is known for creating high-quality products. The GTA Trilogy remasters look like something out of a surrealist painting.
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