Red Dead Redemption Remaster To Be RDR2 Pre-Order Bonus?

Please don't shackle a potential Red Dead Redemption remaster to pre-orders or special editions, Rockstar. Please!

[Chaos_Raiden]

That would be awesome. Red Dead Redemption is one of my favourite games ever.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed friend!

[xfiles2099]

More people would buy this because Red Dead 2 is not in Space

[darthv72]

Red Dead Revolver should be in there as well.

[poppinslops]

I wouldn't worry about it - if Red Dead ever gets remastered, then it won't happen anytime soon... Yeah, R* did it with GTAV, but that released within a year of it's last-gen counterpart, which (despite it's current-gen enhancements) makes it similar to a cross-gen game, at least in-terms of it's production costs - that, and GTAV is the biggest-selling entertainment product of all time, whereas a Red Dead remaster would only be worth a fraction of it's profits.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Lol no.

They could probably have a transfer team get Red Dead Redemption up and running in mere weeks.

[IIFloodyII]

Look up how much of a mess Red Dead Redemptions development was and you'll know they couldn't have it up and running in weeks, probably not even years.

Edit: Good to know this site is still filled with clueless idiots, who just downvote anything that upsets them because they can't argue against it.

[poppinslops]

Perhaps they could, but that's assuming that a higher resolution was Rockstar's idea of a remaster, which - given the numerous additions/refinements to GTAV - doesn't seem likely... then there's the matter of Red Dead Online's broken netcode, which still hasn't been fixed.

Not to mention the game's already backwards compatible, which reduces the appeal on the xbox front - even PS4 owners can play it via their sham of a BC program... the only real audience would be on PC and Rockstar aren't going to bother going back for them.

[C-H-E-F]

Ehh porting will be a pain no PC game to port from. they will need to use xbox 360 game version to port because well PS3 is just a different element when it comes to cpu architecture.

[TWB]

Based on what I have heard about RDR, and the idea of it getting ported to PC, I doubt that a remaster is going to happen either.

Basicly, I heard they didnt port the original RDR to PC because it's development was chaotic, and the game code was a mess with a ton of rubbish left behind. If they were to make a proper PC port, the code would need so much cleaning up that it would be a nightmare.

Same would apply to a remastering of RDR, since remasters are simply slightly enhanced ports.

[Inzo]

There is no doubt that it will get remastered. So much for RDR BC.

[TheUndertaker85]

Xbox One has RDR BC

[Inzo]

Exactly my point.

[TheUndertaker85]

Uh... How?

"So much for RDR BC."

To which Xbox One offers Red Dead Redemption backwards compatibility. PS4 doesn't offer backwards compatibility thus they don't and likely never will.

[Pantz]

Are you asking me this question? I don't have an answer for you, try asking Rockstar.

[Indigon]

Where can I order my pre-order?

[starrman1985]

Rockstar develop games I have no issues pre-ordering, adding a free game to that would only sweeten the deal.

[zuzzyb]

A shame, I'm playing this again at the moment and have nearly finished it, I don't think I could play it again, for the third time, even if it was remastered.

[atticus14]

it would be awesome if they did, but I don't see them passing up the opportunity to sell it by itself, too many people would buy it anyway.

[poppinslops]

Same goes for Red Dead 2... Why remaster a game for use as a pre-order bonus if people are going to buy the sequel regardless?

[TheUndertaker85]

Because if a remaster is true at all Xbox One owners will be able to continue using their original copies for no extra cost. All PS4 owners would have to purchase the remaster.

In other words one console already plays the game at no extra cost.

[mkis007]

Xbox one owners would need to buy the remaster if they wanted the increases a remaster provides...you cant use your 360 copy to play the remastered version.

even as a pc gamer I would love old pc games to get updated graphics settings... you can only do so much before you have to start tinkering and modding. I prefer to have a high baseline.

I think games should be designed with a max fidelity far beyond what is possible presently and made scaleable so that games could be timeless. Would remove future work in remasters. I still want oblivion and new Vegas remakes...draw distance will eventually be where I want it.

[TheUndertaker85]

@mkis007: Yet people are now harking about games over graphics no?

Xbox One currently plays the original title at no extra cost. That includes the DLC content. Why would individuals on one console who can already play the game pay for a remaster that won't offer much more?

In other words Xbox One already plays the game. If a remaster happens Xbox One will have both options while competitors will only have one option that inevitably costs them more.

[rigo8582]

The only preorder bonus I see is getting the 360 version if preordered on XB1. A Red Dead remaster is something Rockstar could make alot of money on so I find hard to believe they would bundle it in as a preorder bonus. I'll also would have no problem if I'm wrong and they end up doing it.

[guyjean]

That would be super awesome. Similar pre-order bonuses were given with South Park and Tomb Raider. Definitely incentive enough for me to drop 60$ months in advance, if the bonus game is downloadable right away. The usual themes, few skins or avatars are nothing but an insult.

[jensen86]

I hope they do then its free cos im defo preorderin rdr2 so win win

[zivtheawesome]

just don't do this like with COD MW remastered and make it a standard edition pre order while also making it possible as a standalone purchase.

[yomfweeee]

God damn i hate n4g and what it has become and what it allows

You can't have a title like that, and then in your first sentence say it is something I made up out of the blue.

[Nodoze]

Would be a misstep for sure. They would be leaving money on the table for sure.

[DivineAssault]

Damn, i feel like im going to be disappointed now because i doubt theyll do that

[Trekster_Gamer]

They would have my money if they did!