Today, 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 Switch ports of beloved cowboy journey Red Dead Redemption. According to him, that’s the fitting worth. And he had no extra information for PC gamers hoping to play the basic recreation on their most well-liked platform.
On August 7, following limitless rumors on-line, Rockstar introduced new PS4 and Switch conversions of the unique Red Dead Redemption. The PS4 model can even be playable on PS5 and, alongside the Switch port, will launch on August 17. Fans weren’t completely happy although, because the ports look like simply that, somewhat than a extra formidable remake or remaster. Sure, it’s good {that a} beloved recreation 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) disenchanted. 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 just what we believe is the commercially accurate price for it,” Zelnick mentioned.
Take-Two’s EVP of finance, Hannah Sage, talked about that the newly revealed releases aren’t simply the unique Red Dead Redemption, but in addition embrace the DLC growth, Undead Nightmare. When Zelnick was requested if the growth being included was the rationale for the $50 price ticket, he didn’t give a straight reply.
“[Red Dead Redemption] was a great standalone game in its own right when it was originally released, so we feel like it’s a great bundle for the first time, and certainly a great value for consumers,” the CEO replied.
The unique Xbox 360 Red Dead Redemption is at present $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 gained’t should rebuy the sport to take pleasure in it by way of Xbox Series X/S backward compatibility.)
Take-Two dodges questions on Red Dead 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 in regards to the present backward-compatible Xbox 360 model.
Continuing the pattern of ignoring or dodging questions, through 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 on the vision that the creative teams have for a title,” mentioned Zelncik. “And in the absence of having a powerful vision—for something that we would do with a title—we might bring it [back out] in its original form. We’ve done that. And in certain instances we might remaster or remake, so it really depends on the title and how the label feels about it, the platform, and what we think the opportunity is for consumers.”
I didn’t spot a solution in that mess of obscure phrases and sentences. Perhaps, after Red Dead Redemption re-releases on PS4 and Switch 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.
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