At the moment, throughout a Take-Two earnings name, the writer’s CEO, Strauss Zelnick, responded to the $50 price ticket connected to the upcoming PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Change ports of beloved cowboy journey Crimson Useless Redemption. Based on 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 infinite rumors on-line, Rockstar introduced new PS4 and Change conversions of the unique Crimson Useless Redemption. The PS4 model may also be playable on PS5 and, alongside the Change port, will launch on August 17. Followers weren’t pleased although, because the ports look like simply that, fairly than a extra bold remake or remaster. Positive, 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 folks on-line being (rightfully) disillusioned. And now, the day after saying the information, Rockstar mother or father firm Take-Two Interactive held an earnings name by 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 consider is the commercially correct worth for it,” Zelnick stated.
Take-Two’s EVP of finance, Hannah Sage, talked about that the newly revealed releases aren’t simply the unique Crimson Useless Redemption, but additionally 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 amazing standalone sport in its personal proper when it was initially launched, so we really feel prefer it’s an amazing bundle for the primary time, and definitely an amazing worth for shoppers,” the CEO replied.
The unique Xbox 360 Crimson Useless Redemption is at the moment $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 needless to say many gamers already purchased the Xbox 360 model again within the day, so received’t need to rebuy the sport to take pleasure in it by way of Xbox Sequence 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 pattern 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 depends upon the imaginative and prescient that the inventive groups have for a title,” stated Zelncik. “And within the absence of getting a robust imaginative and prescient—for one thing that we’d do with a title—we’d convey it [back out] in its authentic kind. We’ve carried out that. And in sure situations we’d remaster or remake, so it actually depends upon 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 obscure phrases and sentences. Maybe, after Crimson Useless Redemption re-releases on PS4 and Change on August 17, we are able to get a PC model, or no less than a greater reply as to why there would possibly by no means be one.