Red Dead Redemption To Receive Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This December

Really after all this time, waste of resources.

The fact that this rating is for PS5, which already got a straight port, as well as Series and Switch, does suggest is more than a straight port.

I'd pay full price for this instantly. Nothing else I'd rather have than a new gen version of this.

Screw them, it’s too late anyway and the usual « everywhere but Xbox » damage is already done (even if we had the bc version). We’re always treated like the fifth wheel.

@Sindayl It's getting a native current-gen Xbox port for free now, Rockstar just confirmed it. That means it will finally run at 60 FPS on Xbox

Rockstar announcement that all platforms are getting a free update:

https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/258282o585k1ka/red-dead-redemption-coming-to-netflix-ios-android-ps5-xbox-series-and

@Questionable_Duck wow, that’s really surprising! Maybe I’ll unscrew a few things then 😏

@ddlevine I know most people won't care about this, but honestly for Xbox players, this is kinda a big deal, since the game hasn't been playable at 60 FPS on Series X/S for a long time, even though the PS4 port supports 60 FPS. It being free is a nice touch, since they probably had to make a completely new Xbox port (without multiplayer) for this re-release, unlike the PS5 and Switch 2 versions.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

If there's new achievements I will probably pick it up!

So no free upgrade for those who own the physical 360 version ?

@Bmartin001 - sadly it sounds not. I’m in the same boat - would’ve been great for those of us that own the original on disc, even if there was a paid for upgrade path.

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I think, a joke of an industry this generation

@Feffster Yeah, That sucks for us physical owners, I wish I bought the digital version a few weeks ago when it was on sale. Maybe there will be a deal on black friday for the digital version..

I've still not played Undead Nightmare before so will gladly play this! 😊

Not being able to carry over saves and needing a restart isn’t as big a deal when the game is of this level of quality 👌

this Xbox upgrade also removes online features from the original release, so be aware, in case you still want that

Damn so the physical version won’t work with it? Lame but expected.

This is great news! At long last, we will be able to play this game on Xbox at 60fps!

Finally! @HonestHick I was waiting for 60fps before playing the first and second games. Now they need to patch the sequel.

@FraserG Does the Xbox 360 version grant the extra content mentioned in the article without owning the DLC of the Xbox 360 version? Because then we can just get that in the next sale. If not, I'll just get the new version.

I know it sounds like unnecessary doubt, but in the past there were some games that only granted a free upgrade if you had the game of the year or deluxe edition.

I actually bought this game, on sale, I don't think I paid more than $20 for it, digital edition, never played it, never even installed it.

would love to give it a try if the upgrade also includes an updated posted and remove the Xbox 360 label

You can check the price history here, changing the country and currency on the top side of the page:

https://xbdeals.net/us-store/search?search_query=red+dead+redemption

You can check any game and see how cheap it is on sales, and filter by Xbox One and Series X|S

Good Lord, who cares!

So disc owners will be left out. Classy move.

@Banjo- 60 for RDR2 would be my dream gaming news day. I ain’t giving up hope. As for the first game. It’s a master piece. I never got to play it at 60. When it came out on PS5 at 60 i was so close to buying it. Then i thought to myself, you aren’t going to want to stop playing this game in 35-40 mins and i know that controller is going to hurt my wrist and left thumb in that time or sooner. So i passed. That controller on PS5 and my hands do not like each other. I ain’t fan boying for MS, i am simply saying my favorite game of all time at 60fps couldn’t even make me want to use the Dual Sense. Haha

Got it on disc, not rebuying.

As I’ve said on NL, wonderful news that it’s a free upgrade. Especially since I’m not giving Rockstar a penny until the union busting allegations have been found to be untrue (or never if the opposite).

@OldGamer999 I’m not particularly interested in my new games pushing the graphic envelope, and I quite like my current games just playing / loading better / faster.

But I would like some new games and not just re-release after re-release which is how it feels (even if not strictly true).

@Bmartin001 I also own the physical 360 copy. But i would wait to test it, since all the bc games work through emulation. When you insert the disk, actually it downloads its bc digital version from the store. But it could be that Rockstar excluded that. This would be a very "Rockstar" thing to do, to force us to buy directly the digital version 😅. Let's see!

@JumpingJackson I don’t get why folk are complaining. Why is no one complaining about back compat also 💁

For those that haven't ever played it, and this is your first time, in my opinion one of the best games I've ever played in me over 40 years of gaming.
Great story, characters, setting, everything.
And to go in playing it in the best state, (possibly), I hope you enjoy as much as I did originally.👍🏼

Hopefully this is reasonably priced I love the game but I'm not paying over about 20 quid for minimal upgrades!
New achievements would be great but I'm not paying full price for a resolution boost and fps upgrade!

@GamingGod Sorry I think I’m a bit out of the loop. What’s the complaint about backwards compatibility?

@TheOldHunter4K even today that first time you hit the ridge before descending to McFarlane Ranch. I could look at that for hours.

@JumpingJackson well nobody which is the point. What’s the difference between old games being made to work with new consoles via back compat and an old game being remastered/remade for new consoles. Not a lot I’d say but no one moans about the former

@FraserG Is this a whole new client, with its own achievements ect...? Or is this literally just a prettier version of the version I already have?

@kelomaniack If I had to guess that won't work as it won't be an upgrade patch, I suspect it checks your account to see if you own RDR1 digitally, and if you do gives you this version for free.

Speaking as someone who only has the physical copy, I hope I'm wrong.

@Kaloudz Not to jump in, but apprently I am. The fact the Xbox upgrade only applies to the digital copy suggests its a whole new client.

@abe_hikura @FraserG Thanks guys - really appreciate it. I certainly hope that it is. Guess it's time for me to finally revisit this masterpiece of a game. It's one of my all time faves.

I do wonder if R* will ever bring back Manhunt. That'd be very interesting to see these days lol.

Well, once this drops, it sounds like it's going to be time to play Undead Nightmare.

@abe_hikura Yeah, probably this, or another version of the game will show up on the store. But hope dies at the end, let's see 😅. But still sucks that this distinction exists between physical and digital. Both paid to get the game. I really don't get this 🤷‍♂️

@kelomaniack The sad part is others have done workarounds.

Hogwarts Legacy on S1 has a link to the store on the main menu that lets you get a huge discount on the S2 digital version (I used a pre-owned physical copy to get the deal), but I guess they are concerned we'll turn around and then sell the 360 disc we've kept for years.

@TheOldHunter4K This is a series I've never played. I might finally start with this update.

I wonder if Red Dead Redemption 3 is already in the beginning stages of development.

@FraserG Was there any word of a cut off time to purchase the 360 version and still be entitled to the new version??

I wonder if Rockstar add in the grave from the prequel?...

How strange that save progress doesn’t transfer for xbox but it does for the other systems. I mean I’d start a new save file anyways, and I could also pull out my 360 disc and boot up my old save, but still…

Yet they don’t update rdr2?

It's gotta be tough to be a dev. No matter what you do people whine and complain. I'm glad this is coming. I'll play it day one. Can't wait!!!

@InfamousOrange It's because the original version is a Xbox 360 game that, although supported by Xbox One and Series X|S unlike the PS3 version by PS4/5, is still a Xbox 360 game. What the newer consoles do is translate the code, becoming a virtual Xbox 360. They can improve the game in terms of resolution and frame rate, but the saving system is still the original one. It is actually identified as Xbox 360 cloud storage by the Xbox 360 games running on Xbox One and Series X|S, so the games are able to save as intended without errors.