play new vegas now or hold out for a remaster?

on pc a few stability mods make a big difference: the 4GB patcher, NVSE, New Vegas Tick Fix and the Yukichigai Unofficial Patch. with those it's way less crashy than the reputation suggests.

play it now. there are remaster rumours every year and nothing concrete, and even if one turns up it'll be years away. the original holds up fine with a couple of stability fixes, the writing is the reason people still talk about it.