Did you even read the report? It literally says in the kotaku report:That wasn't a part of Kotaku's report, it was from someone else. And I don't believe that, these "remasters" are supposed to be in dev since 2019, doesn't sound like they're mere preorder gifts.
Originally, it seemed that these re-releases were going to be packaged together and given to players who purchased the upcoming next-gen ports of GTA V and GTA Online as a sort of bonus or "thank you gift" from Rockstar.