Right now, throughout a Take-Two earnings name, the writer’s CEO, Strauss Zelnick, responded to the $50 price ticket hooked up to the upcoming PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Swap ports of beloved cowboy journey Crimson Useless Redemption. In line with him, that’s the suitable worth. And he had no further information for PC gamers hoping to play the basic sport on their most well-liked platform.
On August 7, following limitless rumors on-line, Rockstar introduced new PS4 and Swap conversions of the unique Crimson Useless Redemption. The PS4 model may also be playable on PS5 and, alongside the Swap port, will launch on August 17. Followers weren’t comfortable although, because the ports seem like simply that, reasonably than a extra bold remake or remaster. Certain, it’s good {that a} beloved sport like RDR will now be obtainable on extra platforms, however the $50 price ticket, together with information that these new variations wouldn’t embrace multiplayer or any enhanced visible choices, led to loads of individuals on-line being (rightfully) disenchanted. And now, the day after saying the information, Rockstar mum or dad firm Take-Two Interactive held an earnings name during which its CEO appeared emotionless to the fan disappointment and backlash.
As reported by IGN, after the earnings name, Zelnick was requested why the writer had picked such a excessive worth level for the comparatively barebones ports, particularly because the 2010 Xbox 360 model is cheaper and has been out for years by way of backward compatibility.
“That’s simply what we imagine is the commercially correct worth for it,” Zelnick mentioned.
Take-Two’s EVP of finance, Hannah Sage, talked about that the newly revealed releases aren’t simply the unique Crimson Useless Redemption, but in addition embrace the DLC growth, Undead Nightmare. When Zelnick was requested if the growth being included was the explanation for the $50 price ticket, he didn’t give a straight reply.
“[Red Dead Redemption] was an incredible standalone sport in its personal proper when it was initially launched, so we really feel prefer it’s an incredible bundle for the primary time, and definitely an incredible worth for shoppers,” the CEO replied.
The unique Xbox 360 Crimson Useless Redemption is presently $30 on the Xbox retailer and Undead Nightmare is $10. That provides as much as $40, lower than the $50 price ticket of the upcoming, plain-jane ports. (And take into account that many gamers already purchased the Xbox 360 model again within the day, so received’t should rebuy the sport to take pleasure in it by way of Xbox Collection X/S backward compatibility.)
Take-Two dodges questions on Crimson Useless Redemption coming to PC
When Kotaku requested for a follow-up assertion by way of e mail, a Take-Two consultant declined to remark additional on the sport or Zelnick’s reply. Take-Two additionally ignored questions concerning the current backward-compatible Xbox 360 model.
Persevering with the development of ignoring or dodging questions, throughout the post-call assembly, Zelnick was requested by IGN a couple of potential PC port of RDR, and answered vaguely, telling the outlet he leaves these bulletins for studios to make.
“It is determined by the imaginative and prescient that the inventive groups have for a title,” mentioned Zelncik. “And within the absence of getting a strong imaginative and prescient—for one thing that we might do with a title—we would carry it [back out] in its authentic kind. We’ve performed that. And in sure cases we would remaster or remake, so it actually is determined by the title and the way the label feels about it, the platform, and what we expect the chance is for shoppers.”
I didn’t spot a solution in that mess of imprecise phrases and sentences. Maybe, after Crimson Useless Redemption re-releases on PS4 and Swap on August 17, we will get a PC model, or a minimum of a greater reply as to why there may by no means be one.