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[Bartski]

Rockstar going all-in on GTA6 putting every other project on hold. After rumored cancellations of GTA4 and RDR remasters, RDR2 PS5 allegedly also bites the dust while Rockstar moves all its resources to its next open-world crime epic.

Report: Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 Port Also Dropped

According to a new report, Rockstar Games has also dropped plans for Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 and Xbox Series X/S ports.

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Following reports from multiple reliable sources that Rockstar Games has canned Red Dead Redemption 1 and GTA 4 remasters, another report has emerged claiming that the developer also cancelled plans for Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 and Xbox Series X/S ports. This update comes from the same insider, Tez2, who originally revealed that Rockstar dropped the aforementioned remasters after Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition‘s poor reception – a claim that was later corroborated by other outlets as well.

Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 release would have followed GTA V current-gen launch​

The idea of Red Dead Redemption 2’s current-gen release makes sense. Although not as successful as GTA 5, which spanned three console generations along with GTA Online, Red Dead Redemption 2 sold like hot cakes and came with its own take on multiplayer in Red Dead Online. The multiplayer portion may have benefitted from adding current-gen players to the mix. However, support for Red Dead Online dwindled, with Rockstar later admitting that it needs to invest time and resources into GTA 6 in order for the upcoming game to meet expectations. With that, it looks like any hopes of Red Dead Redemption 2 on current-gen platforms have been dashed.

 

[Flabagast]

Rockstar has turned into a trash company, it’s so sad.

 

[lh032]

oh come on!!!!

 

[skneogaf]

Pc master race continues to rule

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Is this a joke? How can they actually be so bad at this? Seriously! That game on PS5 would look amazing!

 

[Saber]

Not that I like this game(is ultra boring imo), but wasn't this game selling like alot? If this rumor has any weight, what would be the reasoning?

 

[adamsapple]

Whelp. with this knowledge I guess I can safely pick up the One X version of RDR2. At least it runs at 4K/30 FPS there.

Does running the PS4 version on PS5 at 1080p fix the shitty checker board rendering issue from the PS4 Pro version like you can do on that console ?

 

[Bullet Club]

Just release a patch that lets the game run at 60fps plus up a few of the graphics options, you greedy pricks.

 

[ManaByte]

Rockstar has turned into a trash company, it’s so sad.

I can’t wait for the completely safe for modern audiences GTAVI.

 

[saintjules]

That game on PS5 would look amazing!

Yeah. This game screams for the new-gen updates. I guess this is where PC is the better choice for a game like this then.

Edit: I guess I mean to say that I would like to see updates like 60fps and improved HDR, etc.

 

[Spyxos]

What a shit show.

 

[Bartski]

 

[JimmyRustler]

Rockstar has turned into a trash company, it’s so sad.

Gaming in general is becoming trash. I evolves more and more into a money making machinery and nothing else.

 

[jaysius]

They will sell a full remake for PS5/Series X instead in about a year or 2. Rockstar isn’t about quality anymore it’s about harvesting money.

 

[iorek21]

Rockstar is slowly turning into a trash company.

 

[Represent.]

Good news to wake up to. Enough remakes and old shit becoming new again. I want NEW GAMES. Bring on GTA6. That game needs all the man power it can get.

 

[StateofMajora]

Does running the PS4 version on PS5 at 1080p fix the shitty checker board rendering issue from the PS4 Pro version like you can do on that console ?

Yes but then it only renders in 1080p, or 1/4 the resolution of the one x version.

Just play it on one x, or PC if you want higher fps.

 

[Roufianos]

A publisher with tens of billions in the bank, dev teams across the globe and hundreds of employees doesn't have the resources to do a simple fucking port while developing a single game?

 

[Mister Wolf]

Good news to wake up to. Enough remakes and old shit becoming new again. I want NEW GAMES. Bring on GTA6. That game needs all the man power it can get.

Agreed. If somebody is dead set on a game's performance increasing with future tech then they need to make the switch to PC.

 

[SlimySnake]

Rockstar has turned into a trash company, it’s so sad.

lol I will never understand gamers. You want them to spend time on remasters instead of new games? Especially when this new game has already taken 9 years and is nowhere near release?

 

[Lady Jane]

This tells me that they're going to release a RDR 1+2 remake. It will be a lot easier to sell without a RDR2 next-gen port in the picture.

 

[DispatchNinja]

I’d be good with just a 60 fps patch.

 

[rofif]

I can't fucking understand what is so hard about sending a fps=60 ini file update

 

[NeoGiffer]

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Just patch it so that it unlocks the framerates.

 

[StateofMajora]

I’d be good with just a 60 fps patch.

I can't fucking understand what is so hard about sending a fps=60 ini file update

Just patch it so that it unlocks the framerates.

But then rockstar couldn't sell you the remaster when the eventually get off their ass to bother

PS4 version also needs higher resolution though but of course that can be patched too.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Reading this cynically, they are saving all of these for after GTAVI so that they can release them to rebuild their reputation. That way if GTAVI bombs they can just churn these out and everyone will love Rockstar again.

 

[SJRB]

How many dev resources would a framerate and resolution bump cost?

Unless GTAVI is right around the corner, there's barely any reason NOT to at least release a performance patch.

 

[SSfox]

Rockstar is a joke.

 

[ClosBSAS]

They want that microtransaction money...they will release on consoles, 2 years later on PC get the double dippers and history will repeat itself with next gen consoles after PS5 and series x.

 

[Represent.]

lmao at everyone crying over getting new games instead of another got damn remake.

 

[MikeM]

Just release a 60fps patch for $10. Literally no work and you get paid.

 

[GenericUser]

RDR2 is already pretty next gen, it would be a waste of resources to "port" this game to PS5/Xbox. The game is just fine as it is. Focusing on GTA6 seems to be the more reasonable decision.

 

[SlimySnake]

Agreed. If somebody is dead set on a game's performance increasing with future tech then they need to make the switch to PC.

Bingo. RDR2 runs spectacular on PC. Runs at native 4k 80 fps on a 3080 on high settings with some even set to ultra. No need for DLSS even.

St. Denis at night looks amazing, but sadly the game still feels rough to play even at higher framerates. People expecting it to feel better all of a sudden are in for a massive disappointment. And I say this as someone who considered this game the best game of the generation.

Captured this a couple of weeks ago. I just love the volumetric lighting here but I do remember it looking pretty much the same on the X1X. What a phenomenal port that was.

I can't fucking understand what is so hard about sending a fps=60 ini file update

Id suspect its the QA time. They would need QA to replay through the entire game over and over again, and ensure nothing breaks. But yeah, QA is cheap and we are likely looking at a patch that would cost them a few hundred thousand dollars max. This is why you just add an option to keep framerate uncapped instead of locking it. Devs are STILL doing it this gen even after the release of mid gen and next gen consoles. GOW, The Last Guardian, KZSF run brilliantly at a locked 60 fps simply because they shipped the disc version with an uncapped framerate. No need for extra coding to add a toggle or redo QA for a patch.

I think they just dont want to get distracted atm. GTA6 has taken way too long as it is.

P.S I dont know if the PS5 and XSX would be able to run this game at a locked 60 fps without creating a next gen SKU. XSX especially is exactly 2x more powerful than the X1X and im not sure if that would be enough for a 2x increase in framerate as we have seen in several next gen games that struggle to run games at native 4k 60 fps. The PS5 might be able to do it since its just 4kcb on the 4.2 tflops Pro and it should have some headroom available for a locked 60 fps but again, ive seen several PS4 open world games that had to dip below 1440p in order to hold a locked 60 fps.

Which means creating a next gen SKU which is far more costlier than uncapping the framerate.

 

[proandrad]

I can't fucking understand what is so hard about sending a fps=60 ini file update

It's not hard, this is the shit you have to put up with when dealing with a huge corporation.

 

[CatLady]

RDR2 is already pretty next gen, it would be a waste of ressources to "port" this game to PS5/Xbox. The game is just fine as it is. Focusing on GTA6 seems to be the more reasonable decision.

The game was boring as hell but it ran well and looked amazing on the 1X. Can't Xbox just do an FPS boost for the series X?

I don't get why some people are so obsessed with remakes and remasters of games they already paid and played instead of getting new games. I guess some people just love to buy the same game multiple times. Personally, buying it once is enough for me.

 

[Crimsonhead]

No Fucking WAY

 

[TheRedRiders]

lol I will never understand gamers. You want them to spend time on remasters instead of new games? Especially when this new game has already taken 9 years and is nowhere near release?

Except that the whole "let's put work into GTA 6" is most likely bullshit.

A native port to the next-gen consoles is not a lot of work either.

The cash cow that is GTA Online keeps on giving, Rockstar has just become complacent.

 

[dDoc]

I can't fucking understand what is so hard about sending a fps=60 ini file update

Do they need to pay the platform holders to release a patch? Might explain it if so, cause you know, moneyyyyy

 

[Bartski]

Beating the game to 98,5% completion over 300hours, I'd still love just to fuck around in 60fpsx4K and do the remaining 1,5%. At this point tho it sounds like the right decision and I'm sure GTA6 will make up for it and then some.

 

[GenericUser]

The game was boring as hell but it ran well and looked amazing on the 1X. Can't Xbox just do an FPS boost for the series X?

I don't get why some people are so obsessed with remakes and remasters of games they already paid and played instead of getting new games. I guess some people just love to buy the same game multiple times. Personally, buying it once is enough for me.

I have it on the new xbox and there is no fps boost available. But as others said, If you want high fps - just get a goddamn PC. It looks and plays awesome in native 4K/30 on the current xbox though. It is good as it is, just let devs make some new games ffs. I don't need ports and remakes and remasters of every shitty last gen game.

 

[Venuspower]

Just give us a 60 FPS mode and native 4K. There is no need for a remaster. RDR2 looks good enough.

 

[baphomet]

Can't wait to see GTAV PS6 version.

I swear Rockstar is the absolute fucking worst anymore.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Shame that, RDR2 on PC is a better game in my opinion purely based on the fact that the increased frame rate makes aiming and moving much more responsive.

 

[Filben]

This is sad from a gamer perspective. Not that much money to earn for them with an upgrade, only additional cost and QA and support. GTA is their cash cow they're gonna milk until the end of times.

 

[Skifi28]

I guess the update wasn't going to earn them 200 million sales. It'd be funny as hell if the game sucked and nobody bought it though, heads would roll seeing how much their future depends on a single game.

 

[Fess]

Just the PS5 version? Still coming to Xbox Series X|S?

Either way, I played the start on PC not long ago, a higher fps doesn’t change much tbh when it’s so incredibly slow. I would rather see them make a remake later on, or some nice and meaty DLC.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Hopefully this means GTA6 won’t be an end of the gen game.

 

[GladiusFrog]

Bummed =(

Game just needed 4k 60fps patch that's all.

 

[KyoZz]

I'm not concerned but that really sucks for my fellow PS5 players.
R* is becoming the kind of company they criticized in previous games...