Released all the way back in 2010,Red Dead Redemptionis still widely considered to be one of the greatest action-adventure video games of all time, and for good reason. Putting players in the leathercowboy boots of John Marston,Red Dead Redemptiontells the tale of a former gang member turned rancher who’s forced to return to his gunslinging ways and hunt down his former friends in order to save his family. As well as a top-tier narrative,Red Dead Redemptionfeatures a vibrant open-world, a diverse cast of characters, and some excellent third-person shooting gameplay.
But whileRed Dead Redemptionstill holds up fairly well 13 years after its release, it’s certainly starting to feel its age in some places. For a good few years now, fans have been pleading with Rockstar to make aRed Dead Redemptionremake, giving the first game a new visual overhaul, and refining some gameplay mechanics to make it feel a bit closer to the 2018 sequel. After years of waiting, fans might finally have their wish granted, as according to some recent rumors, aRed Dead Redemptionremake could be well on the way.
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Though rumors surrounding a supposedRed Dead Redemptionremake or remaster have circulated in the gaming industry for a good few years now, things really started gaining traction last year. According to an insider named Tez2 in 2022, a remaster ofRed Dead Redemptionhad been in the works at Rockstar for quite some time, but after the disastrous launch oftheGrand Theft Auto Trilogyremasters in November 2021, it was apparently scrapped completely.
So, while this leak did supposedly confirm the existence of aRed Dead Redemptionremaster, it simultaneously stated that it had been scrapped, leaving many fans desperate for more answers. Rockstar refused to comment on the leaks, but that doesn’t seem to have stopped a few more from sprouting up more recently. ThelatestRed Dead Redemptionremaster leakoccurred just a week ago, when the Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea posted a new rating on its website that seemingly confirmed the existence of an upcomingRed Dead Redemptionremaster.
Simply titledRed Dead Redemptionon the age-rating document, this listing also seemingly implies that the game would definitely be heading to consoles, as the classification number uses the term “NV,” which is used by the board to refer to console games. This would seemingly then suggest that thisRed Dead Redemptiongame is not just a long-awaited PC port of the first game, but some kind of new release for all platforms. The most logical conclusion isaRed Dead Redemptionremaster or remakeof some kind, potentially the one that the 2022 leak said had been scrapped. Rockstar may have just put theRed Deadremaster on pause after theGTA Trilogy’s launch.
This last weekend, some more fuel was added to the proverbial fire. On an episode ofthe Sacred Symbols podcast, Colin Moriarty – ex-IGN editor and industry veteran – claimed that he had seen confirmation from a trusted source that theRed Dead Redemptionremaster was real, and that it’s seemingly quite far along in development. Moriarty even goes as far as to say that theRed Dead Redemptionremaster could receive an announcement as early as August, which is a bold, but very exciting claim.
Red Dead Redemptionis available on PS3 and Xbox 360.
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