The Red Dead Redemption series is truly one of the developer’s Rockstar Games’ crown jewels and that’s an impressive feat considering that it has GTA in its back catalogue.
Check out the Red Dead Redemption trailer below!
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Then in 2018,Red Dead Redemption 2was released, but rather than being a sequel as the name suggests, this was in fact a prequel to the 2010 game. In this new story, we played Arthur Morgan, knee-deep in Dutch van der Linde gang shenanigans, which also included John Marston.RDR2was a prime example of how a sequel should be done. While its story was equally as immersive as its predecessor, its world was bigger and better with endless activities and itlooks gorgeous too, even to this very day.
Recently,Red Dead Redemptionwas re-releasedon PlayStation 4 with PS5 backwards compatibility. It was also released on the Nintendo Switch with the added appeal of playing this absolute classic on the go.
Yet, somefans were disappointedthat the re-release ofRDRwas pretty much a basic port with its multiplayer removed, unlike the backwards-compatible version on Xbox, especially with it launching with a £40/$50 USD RRP. A price at which Take-Two Interactive CEO believes is ‘commercially accurate’. Though the re-release does come bundled with theUndead Nightmareexpansion, at least.
So, to capitalise on the re-release ofRed Dead Redemptionit would make sense for a bundle featuring both games to be available, right? That’s exactly what Rockstar Games has done, but much like the price of the re-releasedRDR, fans are not happy. At the time of writing, theRDRandRDR2digital bundle on Xbox has awhopping priceof £86.73/$99.97 USD.
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Granted this bundle is selling at its full price for both games, and includes theUndead Nightmareexpansion as well asRed Dead Online. It’s also worth keeping in mind that both games are regularly found in sales and will at some point, be available to purchase at a much reduced price. For example, I picked upRDRandUndead Nightmarefor about £10 a few years ago and I’ve seenRDR2sell for around £20 to £25. So it may be unwise to take the plunge at this price, despite how great both games are.
Still, fans on social media have voiced their disgust at the price of the Red Dead Redemption bundle at its maximum RRP.
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“Only $100!? What a steal!” said a sarcastic @XeoMafia replying to a tweet from Idle Sloth. “I love both games, but it should be closer to $60 if we’re being honest,” said @TheLife0fJustin. This seems to be a common theme on the thread.
One Twitter follower highlighted that the bundle is also available on PlayStation, with a discount forPS Plussubscribers. “$66.99 on the PlayStation Store for PS+ members (which is still too much imo),” exclaimed @kayjune.
At the end of the day, we can all argue whether a product offers value for money until the cows come home (whatever that means), but the value is subjective to the individual. Regardless, it still may be worth waiting for a sale if you want to pick up both Red Dead Redemption games at some point.
Red Dead Redemptionis available now on PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch, whereas its sequel is available on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Topics:Red Dead Redemption,Red Dead Redemption 2,Rockstar Games
