Why was Red Dead Redemption never ported to PC?

Said it'd take too much work to move the engine and all the coding over to PC capabilities, so they didn't want to bother. Originally posted by Leonardo Da Pinchi: Iirc, Rockstar, the dev. Said it'd take too much work to move the engine and all the coding over to PC capabilities, so they didn't want to bother.
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Why is there no PC port for Red Dead Redemption?

Originally posted by Conker: Because it's easy money for Rockstar, it's never officially been released on PC, although you can emulate it easily now since the Switch port released, you would think that would incentivize them to hurry up and bring it out officially.
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Was RDR2 ported to PC?

The biggest problem with the Red Dead Redemption port is the fact it's not coming to PC. The sequel, the imaginatively titled Red Dead Redemption 2, is available on Steam, but its progenitor is not. When you're already porting the game to vastly inferior hardware, it seems like a no-brainer to include PC as well.
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Why can't i play rdr1 on PC?

The game was never officially released for PC, leaving PC gamers longing for their chance to venture into the wild west. Fortunately, emulation technology has made significant strides, enabling PC gamers to finally experience Red Dead Redemption 1.
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Do they make Red Dead Redemption for PC?

Red Dead Redemption finally playable on PC after 13 years.
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Red Dead Redemption Port Not Coming to PC...Yet

Who is porting Red Dead Redemption?

Yesterday, Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games announced that Red Dead Redemption and zombie add-on Undead Nightmare is being ported to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on Aug. 17.
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Does RDR1 spoil RDR2?

Start with RDR2, it's a prequel. Playing RDR1 first would honestly spoil the story. Play 1 after 2.
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Is Arthur Morgan in RDR1?

Arthur Morgan in the RDR1 Remake

However, that's only justification; the real reason Arthur Morgan is never even mentioned in RDR1 is because, at the time, he did not exist. RDR2's prequel role necessitated a new protagonist, and while it could be perceived as a little jarring, it's an understandable scenario.
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Did Red Dead Redemption get remastered?

The Red Dead Redemption remaster is the same game that was released in 2010. Unlike Mafia: The Definitive Edition, this new release of Red Dead Redemption is not a remake. On its official website, Rockstar Games describes it as a 'conversion' of the original that was released on the Xbox 360 and PS3.
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Is RDR2 CPU or GPU based?

Your CPU plays a role in how well RDR2 performs, but not quite as much as your GPU. However, the CPU does play a larger role in running RDR2 than it does in most other games.
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How good is the RDR2 PC port?

I've played it on PS4 and on PC. I only used a mouse and keyboard on PC but it was fine. Surprisingly, shooting was more difficult on PC in some situations. That was due to a lack of auto-aim though and it meant I had more use for Deadeye than I did on PS4.
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Is RDR2 PC cracked?

RDR2 has been cracked!
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Will RDR2 get a PS5 port?

Some high-profile leaks in May 2022 suggested that such ports were in the works at Rockstar, although it was then later claimed that work for a current-gen Red Dead 2 was scrapped entirely.
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Is Red Dead coming to Steam?

Red Dead Redemption 2 came out on Steam on Thursday, but some players aren't able to experience the Old West yet. Owners of the game have left reviews saying they've been unable to launch it. But it appears that one problem some people are facing has an easy solution, according to various Reddit users.
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Is rdr1 playable on PS5?

This week Rockstar quietly patched its Red Dead Redemption port to add a 60 frames per second toggle to the game on PlayStation 5 via backwards compatibility. Now, for the first time, Rockstar's 2010 open-world western is officially playable at 60fps.
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Will Arthur be in rdr3?

Arthur Morgan's Actor Is "Certain" That We'll Get Red Dead Redemption 3 One Day. Well, but he won't be a part of it.
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Is Micah alive in RDR1?

Before Micah can be killed, Dutch emerges from a cabin, guns drawn. Micah manages to overpower Sadie, holding her hostage, and a Mexican stand-off ensues between John, Micah and Dutch. Dutch initially appears to be on Micah's side, but eventually shoots Micah in the chest, mortally wounding him.
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Can you find Arthur's body as John?

Arthur's Grave – Can be visited as John Marston after Arthur Morgan's death, located on top of the mountain to the northeast of Bacchus bridge. Whether players had high or low honor as Arthur Morgan will impact the epitaph, with high honor also spawning an eagle and low honor spawning a coyote.
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How old is Jack Marston in RDR1 ending?

During the epilogue of Red Dead Redemption Jack is a 19-year-old man and the year is 1914. The age of the cowboy has been on the decline for years and the Wild West is becoming modernized. Jack now lives in a world where the only way of life he has ever known is fading away, and his family has been taken from him.
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Is there a secret ending in RDR?

Red Dead Redemption 2 doesn't require you do and see literally everything in the game to unlock this secret ending, but there is a hefty list of requirements. Among other things you'll need to finish all the stranger missions, find every collectible, hunt every animal and fish, and discover every point of interest.
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How long is 24 hours in Red Dead Redemption?

Its the same day/night cycle as GTAV. Sometimes how quick or slow it actually gets dark can depend on what the active weather is like at that time of day. I've seen some pretty good long lasting sun-rises and sun-sets in this game though. It is a 48 minute game day.
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Who betrayed RDR2?

Micah attempts to walk away, most likely to muscle memory, before collapsing dead in the cold snow, in revenge for betraying the old gang and ultimately causing Arthur's death.
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Why is Red Dead Redemption $50 dollars?

The game is coming to the Switch and PS4.

There's also the small matter that the game is already available on Xbox Series X in 4K for $40. Take-Two is leaning on the inclusion of Undead Nightmare, a Red Dead Redemption expansion, in the port as a rationale for the higher price.
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