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Red Dead Redemption coming to PS4 and PC through PS Now next month

The Undead Nightmare expansion will also be available.

November 30, 2016 9:04 AM

We were teased that Red Dead Redemption would be coming to PlayStation Now "soon" back in October, but now we can officially define "soon" as next week.

Developer Rockstar Games officially announced that the game, and the Undead Nightmare expansion, would be hitting the service for PS4 and PC on December 6. PC players should be ecstatic, given the game never made it to the platform despite numerous calls for it. Note that this is the PS3 version and not the rumored remaster that was hinted at back in September.

Xbox One players have been able to play the game through backward compatibility since July.

Hopefully, this should tide RDR fans over until Red Dead Redemption 2 comes out next fall.

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  November 30, 2016 9:04 AM
  
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- nwillard
  
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  November 30, 2016 9:20 AM
  
  Crazy. So does it still run as badly as the PS3 version?
  - RikiTiki2
    
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    November 30, 2016 9:41 AM
    
    PS3 version was totally fine
    - nwillard
      
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      November 30, 2016 9:42 AM
      
      the framerate did have a habit of dipping into the 20's
      - pyide
        
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        November 30, 2016 10:12 AM
        
        And it was rather blurry.
  - CyCo_PL
    
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    November 30, 2016 10:02 AM
    
    It is PS Now so it will run exactly the same as PS3 version except with more input lag.
    
    PC master race amirite?
- FreshwaterAU
  
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  November 30, 2016 9:21 AM
  
  think someone figures out a way to move a PS3 save to PC? I'd love to finish this game one day.
- Rehevkor
  
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  November 30, 2016 9:32 AM
  
  Wait, is this just streaming the PS3 version? Can't read the article at work.
  - ThomW
    
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    November 30, 2016 9:36 AM
    
    Yes.
    - CrustaR
      
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      November 30, 2016 10:25 AM
      
      LAME, I want a true PC version!!!
    - [deleted] 1789559702
      
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      November 30, 2016 10:48 AM
      
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    - thetangent
      
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      November 30, 2016 1:24 PM
      
      Well that's fucking terrible. I wouldn't exactly call that "coming to PC".
      - BeowolfSchaefer
        
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        November 30, 2016 2:32 PM
        
        What would you call it? The title is pretty specific. Doesn't seem to be a problem to me.
        
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        November 30, 2016 2:58 PM
        
        Eh, I'm not nitpicking the title of the article, but "coming to PC" to me implies, you know, a PC release. Which this isn't. It's a streaming service (which in and of itself is a terrible idea) which is letting you stream a console game on your PC screen. That's like hooking up your PS3 to your PC monitor and saying it "came to PC". :-P
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    November 30, 2016 9:41 AM
    
    "We were teased that Red Dead Redemption would be coming to PlayStation Now "soon" back in October, but now we can officially define "soon" as next week.
    Developer Rockstar Games officially announced that the game, and the Undead Nightmare expansion, would be hitting the service for PS4 and PC on December 6. PC players should be ecstatic, given the game never made it to the platform despite numerous calls for it. Note that this is the PS3 version and not the rumored remaster that was hinted at back in September.
    Xbox One players have been able to play the game through backward compatibility since July.
    Hopefully, this should tide RDR fans over until Red Dead Redemption 2 comes out next fall."
  - Dschinghis Khan
    
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    November 30, 2016 9:54 AM
    
    Lol
  - FreshwaterAU
    
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    November 30, 2016 10:36 AM
    
    Oh. Misread it.
  - atom519
    
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    November 30, 2016 11:32 AM
    
    typical shack news click-bait. i kid i kid
- papaskot
  
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  November 30, 2016 10:01 AM
  
  What is this ps now? What does this mean? Can I pay rdr on pc solely or do I need some sort of ps?
  - CyCo_PL
    
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    November 30, 2016 10:03 AM
    
    PS Now is a game streaming service. It is literally the PS3 version being streamed to the PS4 or PC kind of like OnLive worked or Nvidia's gamestream service.
  - Rehevkor
    
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    November 30, 2016 10:03 AM
    
    It video-streams the game from the PS Now servers to your PC. It's just the same old PS3 version.
    - papaskot
      
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      November 30, 2016 10:05 AM
      
      Looks like I need a dual shock? Fuck that
      - CyCo_PL
        
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        November 30, 2016 10:24 AM
        
        I'm a sony fanboy and I said fuck PS Now a long time ago, lolz. Input lag was too bad for me on anything that wasn't a turn-based strategy game or RPG.
  - RikiTiki2
    
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    November 30, 2016 10:04 AM
    
    It's playing a ps3 through the cloud. The service has a whole mess of games available and RDR will be one of them
    - RikiTiki2
      
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      November 30, 2016 10:23 AM
      
      Here's the list of current games
      
      https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/psnow/games/
      
      Sadly this is probably the reason psplus rarely offers major freebies for PS3. If the now offerings were simply made permanent ps3 freebies, plus would be a crazy good deal :P
    - father_crown
      
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      November 30, 2016 10:26 AM
      
      So I don't need to own a PS3 to play it?
      - father_crown
        
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        November 30, 2016 10:28 AM
        
        Hmm looks like you only need a PC and a DS4 and a subscription to PS Now. Uhhh... I dunno.
      - RikiTiki2
        
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        November 30, 2016 10:42 AM
        
        That's the point. Let ps4 (and pc) play ps3 without having to get a ps3
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        November 30, 2016 1:15 PM
        
        PS Now was basically Sony's answer to having PS3 backwards compatibility on PS4 (but not really)
- waxthirteen
  
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  November 30, 2016 10:05 AM
  
  Not ideal, but I will take what I can get. I've been fiending this game something fierce since I sold my PS3 and 360 :(
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    November 30, 2016 10:11 AM
    
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    - waxthirteen
      
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      November 30, 2016 10:13 AM
      
      Wtf really? HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS?!?! Like, I can buy the PS3 disc version and just put it in?!
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        November 30, 2016 10:14 AM
        
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        waxthirteen
        
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        November 30, 2016 10:15 AM
        
        Dude :(
        
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        November 30, 2016 10:16 AM
        
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        waxthirteen
        
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        November 30, 2016 10:17 AM
        
        Lol don't be silly! I'm over it already!
    - wunderbred
      
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      November 30, 2016 1:16 PM
      
      Still runs great on my PS3...that system is worth keeping around for ICO/God of War/Shadow of the Colossus/PSX & 2 titles alone, but Red Dead Redemption definitely is the clincher.
      - waxthirteen
        
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        November 30, 2016 1:18 PM
        
        There are remastered versions of every ps3 game I want on ps4... EXCEPT MF'N RDR!!!
        
        wunderbred
        
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        November 30, 2016 1:18 PM
        
        Embrace legacy hardware.
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  November 30, 2016 10:14 AM
  
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- valcan_s
  
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  November 30, 2016 10:43 AM
  
  Man I wish this was a proper remaster or remake for the PC and in the GTAV engine :(
  
  I will just wait for RDR2, it better come to the PC or its the PS4 Pro for me unless they bring it to the Scorpio! Oh that would be epic.
  
  Kahhhhhnnnnn I mean Rockstarrrrrrrrrrrrr
- BeyondPostal
  
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  November 30, 2016 11:29 AM
  
  I was excited till I found out it was streaming BULLSHIT!
  
  REAL PC PORT PLEASE!
- phipple
  
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  November 30, 2016 11:49 AM
  
  omg. yesssssssssssssss
  - CrustaR
    
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    November 30, 2016 11:51 AM
    
    Read the article again, my s0n.
    - phipple
      
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      November 30, 2016 11:53 AM
      
      Booooo. No remaster? BOOOOO
      - jet-poop
        
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        November 30, 2016 12:39 PM
        
        It's not even for PC really. You're just using their streaming service to play the Playstation game.
        
        phipple
        
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        November 30, 2016 1:02 PM
        
        Even worse.
- baron calamity
  
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  November 30, 2016 1:12 PM
  
  Its the worst version delivered via streaming. Not interested...
  - pyide
    
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    November 30, 2016 1:25 PM
    
    Until last gen emulation happens, it's a way for PC only folks to play this game. Not ideal at all, but it's good to have the option.
- roushimsx
  
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  November 30, 2016 1:41 PM
  
  Total non-news. PS Now blows and the PS3 version of RDR, while playable at the time, is vastly inferior to the 360 version running on an Xbox One.
  
  If you want to play RDR on PC, get an Xbox one and stream that shit to Windows 10
  - Dolemite
    
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    November 30, 2016 2:51 PM
    
    This is really the best and cheapest solution.
    - RikiTiki2
      
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      November 30, 2016 2:58 PM
      
      Xbones aren't exactly cheap
- RERLTuna
  
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  November 30, 2016 3:12 PM
  
  Yeah definitely not a PC release. People could stream the backwards compatible Xbox version to PC from their Xbox, so technically it's been out on PC for a while then. I wouldn't market it as a "release" for PC.
  - pyide
    
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    November 30, 2016 3:19 PM
    
    Not really the same. You still need an Xbox to make that happen, with this you don't need the console, just the subscription and a controller.
- PenicillinX57
  
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  November 30, 2016 3:17 PM
  
  LOL, what a joke.