Red Dead Redemption, a critically praised 2010 Western game by Rockstar Games, will be released on the Nintendo Switch later this year. Double Eleven Studios will adapt the game from its original PS3 and Xbox 360 editions to PS4 (PS5 players can access it through backward compatibility) and Switch, allowing a larger audience to experience John Marston’s tragic story on contemporary gadgets.
Players will be able to play the game for the first time on a Nintendo device, despite the uproar this has produced, especially among the PlayStation community who were hoping for a remake or remaster rather than the same version they enjoyed two generations ago.
Due to the hybrid nature of the Switch, Red Dead Redemption will also be made available for the first time natively on a portable device, as other handhelds like the Steam Deck or ROG Ally will still require emulation due to the lack of a PC release, which many had hoped a new release would fix. To know everything about Red Dead Redemption’s switch release date, read on!!
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What Is Red Dead Redemption Switch Release Date?
On August 17, 2023, Red Dead Redemption will be released on the Nintendo Switch in conjunction with the PlayStation 4 version. This may already be pre-ordered on the Nintendo eShop as a part of a digital bundle that also contains the zombie spin-off Undead Nightmare.
Gematsu posted an official tweet which confirms the RDR’s switch release date.
Red Dead Redemption coming to PS4, Switch on August 17 https://t.co/2QGS7pW7hY pic.twitter.com/gpxrPUUICQ
— Gematsu (@gematsu) August 7, 2023
Will RDR Be Physically Available On Switch?
A physical copy will be made available later in the year, just like with the previous significant Rockstar Switch ports of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy and other Rockstar games. It is unknown what extra content will be included in this physical edition, which will be available on October 13. Similar to other Rockstar Games from that era, earlier versions of Red Dead Redemption included physical maps, while GTA: The Trilogy’s physical release just included a cartridge and no additional physical goodies.
It’s likely that not all of the titles will be featured on the cartridge given how other Switch releases of games from a comparable era, including the Switch’s Batman: Arkham Trilogy, were managed. Only the first game of the Batman: Arkham Asylum trilogy, Arkham Asylum, is included on the cartridge; the other two are available via a digital download that uses the cartridge almost as a key to access them. The trilogy will be released later this year.
Given the size of Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare, it’s probable that only Red Dead Redemption will be included on the cartridge and that Undead Nightmare will also be playable digitally using a similar way.
What Is In The Switch Release From RDR?
Many of the DLC expansions that came with the original Red Dead Redemption game will be included with the Nintendo Switch version of the game. The largest of which sees the Red Dead Redemption map taken over by legions of the undead in the non-canonical, horror-themed Undead Nightmare campaign.
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In contrast to the main game, Undead Nightmare had much darker and more frequent comedy that was inspired by old monster movies and featured various fanciful creatures for John Marston to interact with when he wasn’t fighting zombies. These creatures included sasquatches.
In order to make the game more accessible to a wider audience, the port will also include a number of newly supported languages, including Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Latin American Spanish. Sadly, it appears that several of the features and content featured in the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Red Dead Redemption will not be included in the Switch version.
Additionally, it has been made clear that neither Red Dead Redemption nor Undead Nightmare will have multiplayer because the emphasis of the game is on bringing the “classic stories” to the PS4 and Switch. This probably explains why certain DLC packs, like the “Outlaws to the End” cooperative missions or the multiplayer map settings and characters found in the Legends and Killers, Myths and Mavericks, and Liars and Cheats packs, might not be included; on the other hand, it’s likely that the cosmetics related to the tale will be.
With Rockstar announcing that there would be no more major updates after years of fairly weak ones as the studio focused on shifting its resources into GTA 6’s development, the removal of multiplayer seemed inevitable. Red Dead Online, Red Dead Redemption 2’s online spin-off, had been all but ki!!ed.
It is unfortunate that this omission prevents Nintendo players who may not have played Red Dead Redemption before from enjoying its free-roaming, competitive, and cooperative modes as well as Undead Nightmare’s entertaining horde-type mode, “Undead Overrun,” with friends.
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