GTA 4 & RDR2 PS5 Remasters: Everything Actually Rumored

Two of the most requested Rockstar games ever made — Grand Theft Auto IV and Red Dead Redemption 2 — are at the center of a persistent rumor cycle about PS5 remasters and next-gen updates. As of October 16, 2026, Rockstar and Take-Two have confirmed nothing: no announcement, no trailer, no release date. But these rumors are older and better-sourced than your average forum leak, and at least one of them was briefly fueled by Rockstar's own website. Here is everything that has actually been reported, how credible each piece is, and what an official confirmation would mean for the release calendar.

The short answer

• Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S): a next-gen update finally adding 60fps support has been rumored since May 2025, with multiple outlets and insiders reiterating it since. Most reporting describes a free patch, not a standalone remaster. Timing speculation points at Fall 2026, ahead of GTA VI.
• Grand Theft Auto IV (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S): a re-release has been rumored since May 2025, briefly amplified by an update to Rockstar's own support page in July 2025. Even the leakers driving this story disagree on whether it would be a full remaster or a simple port.
• Neither game has a release date, a price, or an official confirmation of any kind. Every date you may have seen on social media — including claims of a November 19, 2026 release — is speculation.

Red Dead Redemption 2 on PS5: the 60fps update that won't die

Red Dead Redemption 2 launched in October 2018 and is still locked at 30fps on both PlayStation and Xbox consoles, which is exactly why a next-gen patch tops most wishlists. The current rumor wave has a traceable history:

• May 2025 — GameReactor and Rockstar Intel reported that Rockstar was working on a PS5 and Xbox Series X|S update for RDR2, alongside a Nintendo Switch 2 port of the original Red Dead Redemption. The two projects were described as equally real.
• October 2025 — follow-up reports (Player.one) claimed the Switch 2 port and the next-gen update were "coming soon."
• December 2025 — GameRant's rumor roundup argued 2026 could finally be the year, noting the leaks consistently point at an update built to take advantage of current console hardware.
• February 2026 — insider NateTheHate reaffirmed the update was still planned for 2026, pushing back on cancellation chatter.

The timing theory writes itself: GTA VI lands on November 19, 2026, and a free RDR2 enhancement dropping in the weeks before it would keep the whole catalogue in the conversation. That logic is plausible — Rockstar has form for unannounced catalogue updates — but note that "coming soon" has been the story for over a year now, and the "by 2026" deadline is nearly spent. Treat the update as likely-but-unconfirmed, and its release window as pure guesswork.

GTA 4 Remastered: the port-versus-remaster question

The GTA IV story is murkier because the primary source keeps revising it:

• May 2025 — Tez2, a long-running Rockstar leaker, said a GTA 4 remaster could arrive "later this year" (Insider Gaming).
• July 2025 — Rockstar updated its own support page in a way that appeared to reference a GTA IV re-release for modern systems, which outlets like KitGuru read as an accidental soft-confirm. That support-page change remains the closest thing to first-party evidence in this entire saga.
• Later in 2025 — Tez2 himself walked the claim back to a port rather than a full remaster (Rockstar Intel), meaning a straight current-gen re-release, possibly with light enhancements — not a ground-up visual overhaul on the level of the GTA: Trilogy.

Nothing shipped in 2025. In October 2026 the rumor resurfaced on social media, with posts claiming a GTA IV Remastered release for PS5 — some pinning it to November 19, 2026 (the same day as GTA VI), others to Take-Two's fiscal year 2027 (April 2026 through March 2027). We could not find a reputable outlet corroborating either specific date, so we'd file this newest wave at the bottom of the credibility pile: loud, unsourced, and unfalsified.

The full rumor timeline

• May 2025 — Tez2 floats a GTA 4 remaster for later that year; GameReactor and Rockstar Intel report an RDR2 next-gen update in development.
• July 2025 — Rockstar's support page briefly fuels GTA 4 re-release speculation.
• October 2025 — RDR2 update and Switch 2 port reported as "coming soon."
• December 2025 — rumor roundups forecast 2026 as the year of the RDR2 upgrade.
• February 2026 — insiders reaffirm the RDR2 update is still targeted for 2026.
• October 2026 — social media revives the GTA IV Remastered claim with specific PS5 dates; no official confirmation follows.

We'll keep this list current — if Rockstar announces anything, the confirmed dates go straight into our release calendar.

How credible is this, really?

Reasons to believe:

• Rockstar demonstrably still sells and updates its back catalogue: the GTA: The Trilogy remasters arrived in 2021, and a Red Dead Redemption port came to modern platforms in 2023, both with little warning.
• The RDR2 update rumor has run consistently across a year of reporting from multiple independent sources without being walked back as fake.
• The July 2025 support-page incident suggests something GTA IV-related exists, at least internally.

Reasons for caution:

• GTA VI launches in about a month. Rockstar's bandwidth for a second headline project in the same quarter is questionable, and a botched rush job would replay the GTA: Trilogy's rough launch reception.
• The GTA IV story's own chief source downgraded "remaster" to "port" — the goalposts have already moved once.
• Neither Take-Two's earnings calls nor Rockstar Newswire has mentioned either project, and that is the only channel that counts.

Our honest read: the RDR2 60fps update is the more credible of the two — well-sourced, technically simple, and commercially obvious. The GTA IV re-release is a coin flip between "real, quietly coming" and "support-page artifact plus wishful thinking." Neither has a date.

FAQ

Is Rockstar making a GTA 4 remaster?

There is no official confirmation. A re-release for modern consoles has been rumored since May 2025, briefly fueled by Rockstar's own support page in July 2025, but leakers themselves disagree on whether it would be a full remaster or a basic port. No trailer, date, or announcement exists as of October 2026.

Is Red Dead Redemption 2 getting a PS5 update?

It has been rumored since May 2025: a next-gen update for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S that would finally add 60fps support to the 30fps-locked console versions. Multiple outlets and insiders have reiterated it since, most recently in February 2026, but Rockstar has never confirmed it.

When will the GTA 4 and RDR2 remasters release?

No release date exists for either. Speculation ties the RDR2 update to Fall 2026, ahead of GTA VI's November 19, 2026 launch, while GTA IV claims range from the same day to Take-Two's fiscal year 2027 (April 2026 – March 2027). All of these dates are unconfirmed guesses.

How much will they cost?

Unknown. If the RDR2 project is a free next-gen patch — as most reporting suggests — it would cost nothing, mirroring GTA V's free PS5/Xbox Series upgrade. A standalone GTA IV remaster would presumably be priced like the GTA: Trilogy. Rockstar has said nothing about pricing for either.

Where will confirmed release dates appear first?

On Rockstar's own Newswire and Take-Two's earnings calls — and the moment a date is official, it lands in our calendar with a live countdown. You can also track GTA VI to get notified as its launch approaches.

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The only Rockstar release that is 100 percent real right now is Grand Theft Auto VI on November 19, 2026 — you can watch its countdown on our GTA VI page or browse every confirmed 2026 release in the full calendar. If the rumors turn real, the dates will show up there first.