Rumors surrounding a Red Dead Redemption remaster have surfaced before, but they were previously dismissed by developer Rockstar itself. After the poor reception of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, Rockstar decided to backpedal on both the remaster of Red Dead Redemption and the planned remaster of Grand Theft Auto IV.
However, there is reason for cautious optimism once again for fans of the Wild West action-adventure game. According to Gematsu, the Korean Ratings Board (South Korea’s Game Rating and Administration Committee) has rated a new console version of Red Dead Redemption.
GRAC has individually rated all three versions of the game (the original, the Game of the Year edition, and the Undead Nightmare Collection). This suggests that a new version is indeed on its way.
It wouldn’t be the first time that the Korean Ratings Board leaks an upcoming game. They previously leaked the campaign remaster of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Earlier this year, they were also responsible for leaking the new League of Legends spinoff game, Mageseeker.
GRAC is not just any institution. Every publisher must go through them in order to release their games in Korea, so unless the listing is a human error, it does seem like we can saddle up for another adventure in the Wild West.
Red Dead Redemption was released in 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Therefore, those who wanted to continue John Marston’s story after the 2018 release of the prequel Red Dead Redemption 2, had to dust off their older console (or worse, purchase one). A remaster on modern consoles would be more than welcome to relive the emotional Wild West story from beginning to end. It would be great if we could do so without untangling old, half-broken cables and, in addition, receive an improved version of the original.
Would you (re)play Red Dead Redemption if it gets a new look? Let me know down in the comments!
