Once again a PC port of Red Dead Redemption has appeared, sparking hope that PC owners might finally get to experience the story of John Marston.
Last time we saw mention of a PC version of Rockstar’s classic western was when Rockstar’s own launcher mentioned it. Some background code was discovered which said the game was “now playable on PC.” This “marketing strings” were the same style that Rockstar usually uses for Grand Theft Auto 5.
Now, another mention of the port has appeared, this time bizarrely on the PlayStation Store. In what seems to have been an accident, the store page for the game was updated with PC specific details
“Experience the epic western adventures that defined a generation — now on PC for the first time ever,” read the update.
“Featuring the complete single-player experiences of both games, including bonus content from the Game of the Year Edition, Red Dead Redemption features all of the 2023 console version upgrades plus PC specific enhancements including support for increased resolutions and framerates, multiple displays, and other accessories, plus spatial surround sound.*”
The store has since been edited to remove all mentions of the PC version, but not before numerous helpful Internet citizens managed to grab screenshots.
The fantastic folk over at Eurogamer also managed to grab screenshots before the page was edited.
The port that the store page talks about is last year’s release of Red Dead Redemption which made the game natively playable on PS4 and Switch for the first time. It was a fairly barebones re-release of the classic, bolstered by a 60FPS mode that was later added to the PlayStation version.
While it’s a baffling mistake to make, the PSN store being accidentally updated with the wrong information seems like solid proof that a PC port is finally happening, a full 14 years after the game first came out. After all, a whole PC description doesn’t just happen without someone actually writing it and nobody is going to write it by mistake. So unless someone managed to hack into Rockstar or an employee of Rockstar has a sick sense of humour, I’d say it’s safe to assume we’ll see Red Dead Redemption on PC this year.
