
Far Cry 5's recent 60FPS patch has us yearning for another upgrade to an open world American epic. Yep, Rockstar's wild west romp Red Dead Redemption 2 has been one of our most wanted candidates for a next-gen upgrade for years at this point, so much so that we're trying our best to will it into existence in 2023.
You might be thinking, 'why now?". Well, believe it or not Red Dead 2 is five years old this year, so what better way to celebrate its fifth birthday than by properly introducing it to modern consoles? It's kind of hard to believe that Rockstar's sprawling American adventure is half a decade old this year - it only feels like a couple of years ago that we were frolicking around in Strawberry taking names and faking our own. Jim Milton you say? He'd want 60 frames per-second, if he had any idea what that was.
On that last point, we must admit, 60FPS is almost all this game needs to feel modern. RDR2 still looks superb, especially on Xbox Series X where the Xbox One X version shines in lovely 4K. Sure, Rockstar could probably add some other cowbells and whistles to the title — much like its recent GTA5 upgrade — but the game certainly doesn't need much else.

Smoother frame rates have become a massive selling point for us this generation and going back to 30FPS is just downright tough. It's doable, especially in a title that's quite slow to control like RDR2, but something just doesn't feel right playing at that lower frame rate target these days. Especially when in the back of your mind you know that this thing could, and maybe should be running at 60.
The prospect of a re-release does throw up other potential options, such as a brand-new expansion or some other noteworthy update to justify Rockstar inevitably charging for the game once again. But, considering Rockstar's general direction in recent years, we can't imagine that anything like Red Dead 1's 'Undead Nightmare' is in the works - the team seems to have deviated from single-player expansions these days.
To be honest, we'd like a simple frame rate unlock patch as much as anything else, especially when that'd mean we could keep the game and its gargantuan file size on an external hard drive. We're not picky Rockstar, we just want to see this amazing title fully updated for Xbox Series X and S!
What do you reckon to all of this? Do you want Rockstar to make a proper next-gen version of RDR2? Let us know down below.
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Game of the generation last gen, It deserves to be optimized for next gen consoles..
Needs a sequel more
Yeah, just give us a 60 FPS patch and I’ll be happy.
Don't get the fascination with next-gen versions. Why not make a new game instead of spending time on a game that is already out and there to play? The amount of re-makes and remasters is getting ridiculous.
Rockstar: No, you'll have to wait five more years. And it'll cost ya.
Side note, I can't believe it has been five years already. Holy cow. When I reflect back on my time with RDR2, it really feels like a place I visited. More than any other game I can think of. It's wild we're still finding out new details in the game.
I doubt they would. The game got next to nothing after launch aside from a few patches. Red Dead Online is super incomplete to the point where the tutorial mission sets up things they never implemented.
My favorite video game all time. So I have a lot to say about how Rockstar has handled it, both in Online, lack of story DLC, and of course no Series X or PS5 love. To have this running at 60fps on Series X would make my year, Red Dead, Diablo and Gears of war are 3 of my top 10 all time game franchises. To be able to play them all at their best on Series X would make a 2022 game drought feel like nothing for me. I wouldn’t need much more to play, these 3 cover so much ground and play time for me. I don’t want to get my hopes up and i have Diablo 4 right around the way now, but this would be the ultimate for me and the many many fans that have been asking for it for years.
Five years already?! How time flies, this is my game of the last generation by some margin. It has set the bar so high for what open world games should be that is unlikely to be surpassed until R* decides to make RDR 3😁. A few years ago I have read an article on Eurogamer about someone just chasing the storms in RDR2, unparalleled details...
That sounds like doing something for free that's not Rockstars style. They will add a bunch of other stuff to make it seem like it's a new game and charge $40 for it.
No, thanks. But hey, to each their own.
4k 60 fps 😃🤞 finger crossed
A 60fps update would due just fine as it already looks beautiful with the One X enhancements. They’ll probably make a new version in a couple years for $70 tho. Similar to what they did with GTA V… twice now?
It doesn't really need a next gen upgrade, it renders at 4K from the Xbox One X and still looks amazing.
What it does need is a 60fps patch.
The bigger the greedier. If they don't see a high enough profit, they ignore their customers. Like all big jerks
Wow, five years??! That just doesn't seem right.
We don't need or want upgrades. We need new games. Bring out Red Dead 3 instead of wasting time on a remake, remaster or upgrade.
Bring on a new RDR game, I am looking forward to a new Red Dead Redemption more then a GTA game, you could say it's fatigue.
Why would you want an upgrade of a game that you've already played? Sick of them. This is why companies like rockstar get away with releasing games like gta on 3 generations of consoles, making people wait for over 10 years for a sequel. And people love it!! Ridiculous
@Pixelhips You understand that the vast majority of remakes / next-gen updates are not handled by the main development teams. Rockstar didn't say "hey let's release GTA V and make them wait longer for GTA 6". It's far more complex than that. These ports are made by third-party developers or small in house teams. If your annoyed that people keep purchasing them then that's just horses and courses.
Supply and demand. I'm annoyed that fanboys keep kissing ring and begging for remakes, allowing company's like rockstar to rake in billions off a game that gets released on 3 generations of consoles. Why the hell would anyone have an incentive to make a new game while making so much money from re-release. And here we have another article asking for another remake - and comments supporting and defending it.
I'm good. I'm actually playing RDR2 right now for the first time, and it looks so good, I feel like a native Series X version would be a waste of resources. Of course, I can't tell the difference between 30fps and 60fps, so that upgrade would be wasted on me anyway.
60fps would definitely make me return to this gem no doubt about it
@BrilliantBill it doesn't take over 10 years to make a sequel. There's no need to release a game on 3 generations of consoles. It's excessive and greedy. I don't know why I'm complaining cus it's not like I'm going to change anything. Enjoy your red dead remake.
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