While the announcement of Red Dead Redemption for the Switch and PlayStation 4 comes as a pleasing shock for some, unsurprisingly not everyone seems to be overjoyed about this announcement.
After the troubled Grand Theft Auto: Trilogy launch which “considerably exceeded” gross sales expectations, it appears the easy port of John Marston’s authentic journey (supposedly “a brand new conversion” in line with Rockstar) could have pushed some inside this neighborhood to their breaking level – with many followers of the corporate now primarily calling for a boycott.
You can see many offended and annoyed threads on social media and the Red Dead Redemption subreddit – the place followers are calling it a “lazy port” and taking intention at Rockstar with language we cannot repeat right here. One thread trending on the prime of the identical subreddit is titled “Do not purchase Red Dead Redemption” – with over 7k upvotes.
It highlights the premium worth of the sport and the way this specific model really comes with much less content material and seemingly no enhancements:
There are many different feedback from different customers right here and elsewhere reiterating why fellow Rockstar and Red Dead followers should not purchase this model. Some additionally aren’t completely satisfied it is not straight finished by Rockstar, just like the way it outsourced the GTA: Trilogy to Grove Street Games.
UK developer Double Eleven Studios is dealing with Red Dead – a workforce based by former Rockstar Leeds’ programmers and a assist developer that is beforehand labored on video games like Minecraft Dungeons.
We’ve already run a ballot right here on Nintendo Life about buying the sport on Switch, and it appears a variety of customers can be ready for a sale or probably even giving it a miss altogether.
It’s additionally value noting, no official efficiency and graphics particulars have been shared by Rockstar about Red Dead for Switch and PlayStation 4 at this time limit, however there are already movies on-line exhibiting side-by-side comparisons.
