In 2008, Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto 4 to widespread critical acclaim, with the open world action game quickly becoming one of the best-selling and highest-reviewed games of all time. Rockstar expanded on Grand Theft Auto 4 with DLC expansions that followed new characters, and it supported the game's online multiplayer servers for years. However, Grand Theft Auto 5 and the massive success of GTA Online eclipsed GTA 4. And so while Grand Theft Auto 5 has been brought to modern platforms, GTA 4 has remained trapped on older hardware.

There have been rumors that Rockstar Games may be considering a Grand Theft Auto 4 remake or remaster, though those plans were apparently put on ice so the studio could focus on Grand Theft Auto 6. Whether there's any truth to the GTA 4 remaster rumors or not remains to be seen, but in the meantime, fans can get an idea of what it would be like thanks to a new video uploaded by YouTube channel TeaserPlay.

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TeaserPlay is a YouTube channel that creates trailers and concept videos for hypothetical video game projects using Unreal Engine 5. TeaserPlay's latest video recreates Grand Theft Auto 4 with Unreal Engine 5, showing what Liberty City could look like with improved reflections, lighting, and the like. The video shows GTA 4 protagonist Niko Bellic walking around various areas in Liberty City, showing what the game could look like both in terms of cut-scenes and gameplay.

This isn't the first time that TeaserPlay has made a video based on the Grand Theft Auto series. In fact, TeaserPlay has made multiple GTA-themed videos, including one that recreates Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and the famous Big Smoke fast food order scene. TeaserPlay has also created a video imagining what a potential Grand Theft Auto 6 set in Vice City could look like.

These concept videos are entertaining, and they may make fans hungry for the real thing. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like Rockstar Games is going to remaster or remake Grand Theft Auto 4 at any point in the near future. However, there reliable insiders have said that GTA 6 will get new cities over time, and one has to imagine that Liberty City would be a prime candidate for a DLC map. So even if a proper GTA 4 remake never materializes, perhaps fans will still get to see an updated version of Liberty City at some point down the line.

Grand Theft Auto 4 is available for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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