It might not be the long-rumored Red Dead Redemption remake, but Rockstar announced it’s bringing the original Red Dead to Switch and PS4. The news comes a year after rumors suggested Rockstar scrapped a full Red Dead remaster to re-allocate resources to Grand Theft Auto 6.
Red Dead Redemption for Switch and Sony’s last-gen console will launch on Oct. 12, 2023, and it comes bundled with the Undead Nightmare expansion for $49.99.
Rockstar is releasing the game digitally on Aug. 17, 2023. There’s no word of a PC port, though – just a note that you can play the original via the Microsoft Store on Windows.
This is a straight-up port of the 2010 open-world game, so don’t expect any improvements. Whether Red Dead on PS5 will upscale the game, as Xbox Series X|S do when you play the game via Xbox 360 backwards compatibility, Rockstar didn’t say.
Play the epic western adventure that defined a generation – plus its hallowed horror-story expansion – anytime, anywhere, when Red Dead Redemption arrives on #NintendoSwitch #eShop 17/08. A physical release is also coming on 13/10! pic.twitter.com/PeId0OPnY7
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) August 7, 2023
Red Dead Redemption is technically a sequel to its sequel. It follows John Marston, an infamous outlaw who the federal government forcibly recruits to track down his erstwhile associates. It’s a cruel task, but Marston isn’t entirely a heartless mercenary. His wife is held as collateral to make sure everyone plays nice.
Undead Nightmare retells the game with a splash of zombie horror. Instead of John trying to save his wife from the government, he’s desperate to find a cure for the zombie plague turning the West into a bloody wasteland.
The original Red Dead sold 23 million copies over 11 years and spurred Rockstar to make Red Dead Redemption 2, a prequel that tells the story of Marston’s former comrades – which also sold millions of copies and earned several award nominations.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
