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Red Dead Redemption is finally coming to Xbox One this Friday

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Red Dead Redemption coming to Xbox One this week

All the way back in February, Red Dead Redemption appeared unceremoniously on the Xbox One backwards compatibility program. A answer of prayers for Xbox fans, the game was later removed from the store, with Microsoft citing that the release was just a test for a later and “imminent” release in the future. While the wording might be called into question, that day has finally come, and Red Dead Redemption will ride again this Friday.

Microsoft’s Major Nelson announced that the classic Rockstar Western sequel will be properly available on Xbox One come Friday, with any physical or digital owners able to download the title for use on their latest generation Xbox.

Rockstar were of course absent from E3 (like they so often are), and yet thousands of Red Dead fans were left wondering where their sequel announcement was. I have little to no doubts that Rockstar is close to revealing their third Red Dead title, and the signal boost this release gives might just help them make that decision rather than sooner.

But even if you aren’t worried about the impact this has for Red Dead’s future, it’s still an easy way to go back and explore one of the finest Rockstar titles to date. The story of John Marston was an exceptionally emotional one, padded with some excellent world exploration, good gunplay and engrossing side activities. Mexico may have been a stumbling block, but the overall package wasn’t hurt too much by it.

It’s out this Friday for Xbox One finally. Will you be jumping to the Wild West again?

 

Last Updated: July 6, 2016

21 Comments

  1. Waste countless hours playing fictional poker in multiple fictional saloons?

    I’m ready!

    Reply

  2. Captain JJ off track

    July 6, 2016 at 10:26

    This being Rockstar, expect new release pricing

    Reply

  3. Pieter Kruger

    July 6, 2016 at 10:27

    Definitely deserves another play through! ????????????

    Reply

  4. Don

    July 6, 2016 at 10:48

    Wasting countless hours looking for the duck skin needed to complete the hunt challenge 🙂

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

      July 6, 2016 at 11:13

      Also those treasure maps XD

      Reply

  5. The Order of the Banana

    July 6, 2016 at 11:08

    but why?

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

      July 6, 2016 at 11:13

      It’s a classic. I’d buy it if it came to PS4

      Reply

      • The Order of the Banana

        July 6, 2016 at 11:15

        No I mean, why the boner? Only 4 people in South Africa own a boner (and they’re all posting here on lagz)

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

          July 6, 2016 at 11:31

          BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

          Reply

        • Alessandro Barbosa

          July 6, 2016 at 11:46

          It’s not a re-release. Just being added to backwards compatibility.

          You know, that thing that the PS4 still doesn’t have 😛

          Reply

          • The Order of the Banana

            July 6, 2016 at 11:55

            BUT backwards compatibility is so 2008! No one has time for that! 😛

          • miaau

            July 6, 2016 at 12:03

            Played Mass Effect 1. Played Deus Ex: HR. Played Dirt Rally 3. And several others, on the backwards comp-ability list. Loads and loads of fun.

            Will replay Red Dead Redemption, EVEN If MS forces me to put in the DVD just to play the downloaded to HDD copy, bastards.

        • miaau

          July 6, 2016 at 12:02

          I own one and I know two people that do not post here that own one each.

          Also, despite some shortcomings, it is one of the best appliances in my home. I view it sort of like a fridge. It must do its job and give me what I need, with mimimal effort from my side. It does that fantastically well. Xbox One is my only gateway to TV watching on my TV and has been since we got it.

          Oh, and it is fun to play games on too. Fun, perhaps not as many Frames or Fraps per second or whatever or as many Ps as rivals or something. Fun.

          Reply

          • The Order of the Banana

            July 6, 2016 at 12:03

            I own one too… so what we’re up to 6 now? 🙁 At least, they can call us the Boning Six!

          • miaau

            July 6, 2016 at 12:05

            *edit 7 – Student at office told me yesterday her brother has one. 8, Office Admin’s husband too. Man, this list can grown quickly, maybe even reach 100, of people we know, connected to us, albeit tenuously.

            I am not sure I want to be a part of boning or xboning anything right now.

            New baby coming in August……. sheesh.

          • The Order of the Banana

            July 6, 2016 at 12:06

            Congrats mate! This is your second one right? The missus and I have decided to stick with one so far. He’s a handful lol.

          • miaau

            July 6, 2016 at 12:15

            Thanks!
            Ah, I decided to stick with one, but you how that goes, right? 🙂

            So, August 4, 2 girls. First 2.5 years and a handful, partly because of the curiosity factor. She wants to know and explore EVERYthing. Kind of like me, to be honest……. We watch her with friends toddlers and she is a bit different in that regard, hard to explain. But like me. I have an almost insatiable curiosity about things around me, how, why, what.

            Planning on getting EITHER Disney Infinity or Skylanders by November, for when the oldest is 3.

  6. Original Heretic

    July 6, 2016 at 11:13

    Is that Bud Spencer in the header?

    RIP, you legendary man….

    Reply

    • The Order of the Banana

      July 6, 2016 at 11:59

      Aye! A true legend!

      Reply

  7. GooseZA

    July 6, 2016 at 11:39

    YEEESSSS!!!!!

    Reply

  8. iusedtobe(a)regular

    July 6, 2016 at 16:00

    I’ll wait for the rumoured remaster.

    Reply

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