Red Dead Redemption Update 1.03 Quietly Adds 60fps

Red Dead Redemption now has an option to play at 60 frames per second after the surprise drop of an update.

Patch 1.03, which weighs in at just a few hundred MB, adds a 60fps toggle to Red Dead Redemption on PlayStation 5. The port launched on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in August, and is available to play on PS5 via backwards compatibility. At launch, Red Dead Redemption ran at 30fps only across PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch, disappointing many fans of the 2010 epic.

Fans are now welcoming this new update following the backlash the Red Dead Redemption port received upon launch. Fans complained about the barebones improvements to the game’s performance as well as its $50 price point, especially considering the port does not include multiplayer or a PC release. Plus, Red Dead Redemption is already playable on the Xbox Series X in 4K and, thanks to Xbox Series X and S backwards compatibility, has been accessible on Microsoft platforms for years.

In an August interview with IGN, Strauss Zelnick, boss of parent company Take-Two, defended the high price of Red Dead Redemption: “That's just what we believe is the commercially accurate price for it,” Zelnick said.

Take-Two’s EVP of Finance, Hannah Sage, also pointed out the port isn’t just the Red Dead base game but also Undead Nightmare. When asked if Undead Nightmare was the reason for its $50 price, Zelnick said the add-on “was a great standalone game in its own right when it was originally released, so we feel like it's a great bundle for the first time, and certainly a great value for consumers”.

Thoughts inevitably turn to Red Dead Redemption 2 and the possibility of a next-gen upgrade. Last month’s explosive Xbox leak sent shockwaves throughout the Red Dead Redemption community after a Red Dead Redemption 2 next-gen update was found listed by a Microsoft executive in a planning email. Rockstar has yet to comment.

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