Summary
Rockstar Games has confirmed that the originalRed Dead Redemptionis finally coming to PC, over 14 years after it was first released on consoles. The originalRed Dead Redemptionlaunched for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2010. Later that same year, PS3 and Xbox 360 games were treated to the standalone expansion,Undead Nightmare.
Red Dead Redemptionremained trapped on PS3 and Xbox 360 for years until backward compatibility made it playable on the latest Xbox hardware. Then, in 2023,Red Dead Redemptioncame to the Nintendo Switch and PS4. While some fans were wanting a proper remaster or a full-blown remake of the game, Rockstar opted instead to simply port the open world classic to the newer platforms. After the release of the Switch and PS4 versions of the game, fans were calling on Rockstar to finally release the classic game on PC so PC gamers that playedRed Dead Redemption 2could get the full story. Rockstar is finally fulfilling that request with the newly-announcedRed Dead RedemptionPC port.
TheRed Dead RedemptionPC port will launch on October 29alongside theUndead Nightmareexpansion. Made in collaboration with Double Eleven, the PC port includes 4K resolution at up to 144hz, Ultrawide and Super Ultrawide monitor support, HDR10 support, keyboard and mouse functionality, NVIDIA DLSS 3.7 and AMD FSR 3.0 upscaling, NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation, adjustable draw distances, shadow quality settings, “and more.” It certainly seems as though theRed Dead RedemptionPC port is checking all the boxes, but fans will have to wait until they can get their hands on the game on October 29 to find out for sure.
Rockstar Games tends to favor consoles over PC, with PC gamers used to waiting extended periods of time to get their versions of the studio’s games. Even so, 14 years is excessive. It took a little over one year forRed Dead Redemption 2to come to PC, with that version of the game launching in 2019.
Red Dead Redemption 2is actually a prequel to the originalRed Dead Redemption. The latter’s story picks up some years afterRDR2and sees John Marston forced to hunt down the remainingmembers of the Van der Linde gang. What proceeds is the usual Rockstar Games adventure full of comedy, action, emotional moments, and shocking twists and turns.
PC gamers can mark their calendars for October 29 for theRed Dead RedemptionPC port. In the meantime, they should also brace themselves for Rockstar’s next game.Grand Theft Auto 6is likely not coming to PC at launcheither, though hopefully, fans won’t have to wait 14 years to play it.
Red Dead Redemption
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America, 1911. The Wild West is dying. When federal agents threaten his family, former outlaw John Marston is forced to pick up his guns again and hunt down the gang of criminals he once called friends. Experience an epic fight for survival across the sprawling expanses of the American West and Mexico, as John Marston struggles to bury his blood-stained past, one man at a time.Red Dead Redemption is a Western epic, set at the turn of the 20th century when the lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age.
