Two things though:
-nu-R* bringing back Phil should be considered as VI being non-canon. The only two characters that canonically exist both in 3D and HD universes are Lazlow and Fernando Martinez, with Lazlow's in-game appearance in V being justified as it's Lazlow, he was one of the greats since III. Lazlow appeared in every major GTA game, with Fernando being a close second. Bringing back a minor character that only appeared in four 3D era games for some lazy fan service only shows how much nu-R* cares about the series, and even if it's "Phil-but-not-really-Phil" then it's still turbo gay. It's like they want to turn Phil into Far Cry's Hurk, but like two decades after the fact. Fuck, that.