Red Dead Redemption is Finally Making its Way to PC
For years, PC gamers have wanted to see a port of the original Red Dead Redemption, which debuted in 2010 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Until now, Rockstar’s critically acclaimed follow-up to Grand Theft Auto IV was console-only.
A sprawling cinematic western in which players take control of John Marston in a highly detailed open world.
After a surprise remastered release for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 last year and no PC version in sight, 14 years of waiting made it feel like this day would never come. Well, the wait is over, as Rockstar Games has collaborated with Double Eleven to bring Red Dead Redemption and the zombie-filled Undead Nightmare expansion to PC on October 29.
As seen in the trailer, this is a pretty straightforward port, albeit with some welcome updates. First, the PC version will support the cinematic ultrawide 21:9 and 32:9 aspect ratios, which is perfect for a western.
Also coming is full keyboard and mouse support, HDR10, NVIDIA DLSS 3.7, and AMD FSR 3.0 upscaling. On the NVIDIA side, there’s also DLSS 3 Frame Generation support to boost performance, which means most GeForce RTX 40 Series owners should be able to hit 4K 144 Hz without too much trouble.
On the graphics side, the game retains the same look and feel as the original. Although it’s a step or two behind Rockstar’s still incredible-looking Red Dead Redemption 2, the original's visuals have aged remarkably well. PC gamers will have direct control over visual settings like draw distances, shadow quality, and more - so this is shaping up to be the definite edition of an all-time classic.
The PC version of Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare is now available for pre-purchase or wish list via the Rockstar Store, Steam, or the Epic Games Store.
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The thing with Undead Nightmare is zombies are only one part of the equation. There are other monsters and even some from folklore from the period. There’s also a weird component to how John Marston is written and how Rob Wiethoff voices him that’s very cool. It’s a bit of a fever dream, but Rockstar being Rockstar pulls it off with aplomb
So this is finally happening? I never played the original because of the Zombie DLC – yep, that’s how much I detest Zombie/Undead storylines – but I absolutely love RDR2.
Except for the Zombie content, I am very much looking forward to this port, as it has been begged and pleaded for by many gamers over the years. Especially if one did not want to attempt some electronic gymnastics between a console and PC in order to even play it, which is beyond most gamers abilities in the first place.
As a long-time custom water-cooled PC builder and moder myself, even I gave up trying years ago. So this is welcome news indeed for those of us who stopped using consoles way back in the Xbox 360/PS3 era.