Red Dead Redemption remaster gets welcome 60fps update on PS5
A mighty fine update, Miss Bonnie
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Red Dead Redemption’sPS4 remaster just got a very welcome update: there’s now an option to run the game at 60fps.
The change comes from update 1.03 to thePS4version, adding “general bug fixes, stability fixes, and improvements” (thanks,Push Square). As of the latest update, you’ll find the option to toggle the new 60fps mode in the game’s settings menu.
It’s worth noting, however, that this 60fps option only appears when playing theRed Dead Redemptionremaster onPS5via backwards compatibility. And no, theNintendo Switchversion of the remaster certainly doesn’t support the new option, either.
What’s particularly notable about this update is that it marks the first timeRed Dead Redemptionhas officially supported a 60fps mode. UnlikeRed Dead Redemption 2,the 2010 original never got a PC port and could only be played on seventh-gen hardware until the remasters arrived. That is unless you were playing theXbox 360version onXbox Series X|S.
Speaking of Xbox, theRed Dead Redemptionremaster isn’t available to play onMicrosoft’s console, so fans will have to make do with the original 30fps version for now. Hopefully, Rockstar can work with Microsoft to offer 60fps performance via backwards compatibility all the same.
That’s not unheard of, either. The Xbox 360 versions ofSonic UnleashedandSonic Generationsreceived compatibility patches on Xbox Series X|S a few years back, allowing them to be played at 60fps on the latest hardware. So, it’s certainly not beyond the realms of possibility.
In any case, though, it’s great to see one of Rockstar’s best games finally playable at a smoother framerate, and I’m sure many PS5 owners will be keen to revisit the open-world western as a result of the 60fps update.
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