On November 13, Rockstar Games announced that it would release a remaster of the original Red Dead Redemption for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and mobile devices on December 2, 2025.
However, if you already own the original digital Xbox 360 copy of Red Dead Redemption, you are allowed to upgrade it to its next-gen remaster for free without having to buy it again.
Red Dead Redemption is an open-world action-adventure game originally released in 2010 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
You play as John Marston, a former outlaw whose wife and son have been taken hostage by the government, and is now being forced by them to hunt down his former gang if he hopes to see his family again.
It’s considered by critics and fans to be one of Rockstar Games‘ finest titles for its deep open-world exploration and gunplay, immersive setting that recreates the final days of the Old West, and engrossing story filled with themes of revenge, the American Dream, and redemption.
It went on to win several Game of the Year Awards, ship over 25 million copies, and have a sequel called Red Dead Redemption II for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC (which we gave a perfect 5/5 review for the Xbox version and a 4/5 review for the PC version).
However, some users are discovering that accessing the upgrade still isn’t working.
We are aware of an issue where Xbox players are unable to upgrade their digital Xbox 360 version of Red Dead Redemption to the Xbox Series X|S version and are working with Microsoft to resolve it. Thank you for your patience.December 2, 2025
Rockstar has acknowledged that there are issues for some users with redemption of Red Dead Redemption (heh) on Xbox, and is currently working on a fix. If you can’t access the upgrade for free, when hitting this link while signed into your Xbox account, you may be affected by the bug.
The Remastered version of Red Dead Redemption will include the original game with all its DLC and several upgrades like 4K resolution, HDR support, enhanced image quality, and a 60fps boost.
Additionally, owners of the original game will be able to carry over their save data to the remastered edition, so they don’t have to start from scratch.
The Red Dead Redemption Remaster and its sequel are available to purchase and download digitally from the Xbox Store, PSN Store, and PC via Steam.
You can see if Red Dead Redemption Remaster is working for you as a free download on Xbox via this link. Some of our staff were able to upgrade, but others weren’t able. Let us know if you were able to in the comments, and we’ll update this article with info from Rockstar ASAP.
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