A new Red Dead Redemption re-release has been put out Rockstar Games. The classic western from 2010 is now available on modern consoles and there is even a free upgrade for a large portion of players. Below is a guide for each console’s free upgrade.
PS5 Upgrade
Both physical disc and digital PS4 copy owners get the free upgrade on PlayStation 5. To get the free upgrade, you simply just need to head to the PlayStation Store, search for Red Dead Redemption and download the PS5 version. It will be labelled. Those with a disc copy need to put the disc in the console so it can verify your ownership of the PS4 version.
Xbox Series X|S Upgrade
If you own a digital copy of the Xbox 360 version of Red Dead Redemption, you can claim the free upgrade via the Microsoft Store. That’s according to both the Rockstar Newswire and Rockstar Support.
Make sure you are logged in to the same Microsoft account that owns the backward compatible version. From here, you should be able to download the Xbox Series X|S version for free. There was an issue with some people unable to claim the free upgrade on Xbox. This has now been fixed.
Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade
Both physical game cart and digital copy owners get the free upgrade on Switch 2. To get the free Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade, you need to make sure Red Dead Redemption has been updated on your Switch 2 to version 1.06.
You now need to get the Red Dead Redemption Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade pack. You can go directly to the Nintendo eShop and search for it then download it from the store page as seen in the screenshot above.
Or if you boot up Red Dead Redemption on Switch 2, there will be a “Nintendo Switch 2 Edition” option in the main menu below Undead Nightmare. Selecting this will take you to the store page for the upgrade pack as seen above.
Save Transfer
You can only transfer saves from the PS4 and Switch versions to the latest console part of that family. Xbox 360 saves cannot be brought into the new Xbox Series X|S version.
The Switch 2 save data must be backed up to the cloud from your Switch 1 if you have not done so already. When you load up the game on Switch 2, it will download the save data from the cloud.
If you’d like information on pricing, features, trophies, achievements and more, check out our dedicated article covering this new re-release in full here.
Interested in diving deeper into Red Dead Redemption and the real history it is based on? Red Dead’s History is a book by Professor Tore C. Olsson and it explores how close the games are to real world history. Order your copy here or learn more here.
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6 Comments
It’s not free
What if I have the 360 disc and not digital?
You can’t get an upgrade for free.
Shame, thank you for the reply.
There is no upgrade button when disk is inserted just a ps plus version which locks you out of upgrading causing you to get stuck with a ps plus version instead of a permanent upgrade from the disc version terrible licence stuff from Sony who have known about this issue for years and still have done nothing to solve it
Don’t even see the ps5 edition