Rockstar has lastly confirmed the long-rumored Pink Lifeless Redemption port, though maybe not fairly in the way in which you would possibly anticipate.
The seventh-gen open-world cowboy epic is coming to Nintendo Change and PlayStation 4 subsequent week, and no point out has been made from current-gen programs or PC.
Rumors have been swirling relating to a Pink Lifeless Redemption remake, remaster, or re-release for a while, though these rumors naturally usually assumed that the sport would come to PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC, which does not look like the case.
In addition to the bottom Pink Lifeless Redemption sport, this re-release may even embody the Undead Nightmare enlargement, which pits protagonist John Marston in opposition to (what else?) the undead.
Considerably confusingly, within the description for the above trailer on YouTube, Rockstar mentions that Pink Lifeless Redemption is coming to Nintendo Change and “trendy PlayStation programs”.
This would seem to level in the direction of some sort of PS5 port for the sport, but it surely’s really a reference to the truth that you’ll be able to play the PS4 model on PS5 through backwards compatibility.
That is the official line of Rockstar’s official information submit saying the port, which additionally does not listing any sort of efficiency enhancements, as a substitute merely itemizing further supported languages together with Conventional Chinese language, Latin American Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese.
In the event you’re fearful a few Grand Theft Auto Trilogy scenario creating right here, you needn’t be; the port shall be dealt with by British studio Double Eleven, whose co-development work you would possibly know from video games like Jail Architect and RimWorld.
Pink Lifeless Redemption getting a port to trendy programs is smart provided that Pink Lifeless Redemption 2 has, eventually rely, shipped 50 million models, and provided that it is presently not possible to expertise the continuation of that story with out digging out your outdated PS3 or Xbox 360.
The dearth of a PC port or current-gen variations is an odd choice, however maybe Rockstar will elect to clarify that absence within the coming days and weeks. Keep tuned for extra on this.