Exclusive: Red Dead Redemption Remaster Confirmed – Unveiling the Long-Awaited Revival

A highly anticipated remaster of Red Dead Redemption may be on the horizon, as indicated by a recent regulatory filing. This update comes less than a year after Red Dead Redemption became unplayable on the PS4 and PS5 due to its removal from the PS Now streaming service.

Originally released in May 2010, Red Dead Redemption received widespread critical acclaim during the seventh console generation. While it was never officially ported from the PS3 and Xbox 360, it was accessible through PS Now for a six-year period until late 2022. With its removal from the service, only the Xbox Series X/S consoles remain capable of playing Red Dead Redemption, as these ninth-generation systems can emulate the Xbox 360 version. Considering this situation and the fact that fans are still actively playing the original Red Dead Redemption Online, there has been consistent demand for a proper remaster.

The possibility of those pleas being fulfilled in the near future seems promising, as Red Dead Redemption recently obtained a classification from the South Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC) on June 27. Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar, initially applied for the rating on June 15, and the GRAC has chosen to maintain the game's original adult classification, which was issued in 2010. Although the newly discovered rating only mentions an unspecified console version, it does not rule out the potential for a PC port.

A similar scenario occurred with Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition, which received a rating from the GRAC on September 30, 2021, just days before Rockstar officially announced the remastered bundle and a few weeks before its market release on November 11. This particular release encountered significant negative feedback, as evidenced by Rockstar's subsequent apology for the GTA trilogy, which was heavily criticized by both players and critics. Although this may make some fans skeptical about the possibility of a Red Dead Redemption remaster, the existence of this recently discovered rating suggests that such a release might still be on the horizon.

In addition to announcing another impressive sales achievement for the Grand Theft Auto series, Take-Two's most recent financial report disclosed that the Red Dead Redemption games have reached a total of 75 million in lifetime sales as of March 31. With over two-thirds of that number attributed to RDR2, which shipped an additional 3 million units in the first quarter of 2023, it is evident that the franchise continues to enjoy significant popularity. Therefore, it can be confidently stated that a potential remaster of Red Dead Redemption would easily attract a substantial audience. The game is currently accessible on PS3 and Xbox 360.

Source: GRAC (via Gematsu)