Summary
- Fans are upset with the PS4 and Switch ports of Red Dead Redemption, as they were hoping for a remaster or remake of the original game.
- The re-release lacks enhancements and is selling for $49.99, which has disappointed fans even more.
- The game does not include online multiplayer and is missing native PS5 and Xbox Series X versions, further frustrating fans.
The trailer for the PS4 and Switch ports of Red Dead Redemption has been slammed with dislikes on YouTube with 112,00 dislikes versus just 36,000 likes at the time of this writing. Fans have been asking Rockstar Games to bring the original Red Dead Redemption to more platforms for years, but many were hoping that this would come in the form of a remaster or remake.
Unfortunately, the Red Dead Redemption comeback doesn't include a remake or remaster of the original game. It doesn't even include a PC port, meaning PC gamers who enjoyed Red Dead Redemption 2 still can't see what happens next in the story on their platform of choice. To make matters worse, this Red Dead Redemption re-release is selling for $49.99, and this is despite the fact that it doesn't have any noteworthy enhancements.
The Red Dead Redemption re-release includes the Undead Nightmare DLC, but is lacking the online multiplayer from the original game, meaning it doesn't even have all the content that the original did when it launched in 2010 at the same price point. All of these factors have combined to make fans extremely upset about the Red Dead Redemption PS4 and Switch port, hence why the game's trailer on YouTube has been absolutely battered with dislikes.
Take-Two's CEO has said that the Red Dead Redemption $59.99 price point is "commercially accurate," which may have angered fans further. Red Dead Redemption fans are also not happy about the lack of native PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of the game. There isn't even an Xbox One version of the game to match the PS4 port. Those on Xbox will have to stick with the Xbox 360 version of Red Dead Redemption, which is regularly discounted to a fraction of the price that the re-release is selling for.
After the debacle that was the Grand Theft Auto trilogy remaster, one would think that steps would be taken to avoid drumming up similar controversy with Red Dead Redemption. However, that's clearly not what happened here. With Red Dead Redemption coming to PS4 and Switch next week, fans shouldn't count on a delay. They'll have to be satisfied with what they're getting and keep their fingers crossed that the open world western eventually makes its way to PC.
Red Dead Redemption is out now for PS3 and Xbox 360 with PS4 and Switch versions releasing August 17.