Red Dead Redemption is getting a new physical edition for Nintendo Switch with a lower price point. Amazon is taking preorders for the $30 edition ahead of its September 15 launch. If you already own Red Dead for Switch, there’s no reason to get this edition, as it’s exactly the same as the 2023 edition. Red Dead Redemption still retails for $50 on the eShop, and the original physical edition sells for that price, too. So if you pick up RDR on Switch in the near future, make sure you buy the version with a $30 MSRP. The full game and the Undead Nightmare expansion are on the cartridge.
Red Dead’s rerelease arrives on the heels of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy’s new physical edition. Launched last month for $30, the new GTA physical edition is the same scenario: nothing new but much lower price. GTA: The Trilogy still retails for $60 on the eShop, and the old physical edition often sells for around that price, too.
Red Dead Redemption for Nintendo Switch
$30 (was $50) | Releases September 15
As for the game? Red Dead Redemption is a spaghetti western that nails the mythic appeal of being a cowboy. The game doesn’t stray far from the open-world template that Rockstar Games perfected with its previous GTA releases, as you’re given the freedom to explore, get up to mischief, and take on jobs from a colorful assortment of characters you’ll meet along the way.
You’ll get to experience Marston’s journey across the sprawling expanses of the American Wild West and Mexico as he fights to bury his blood-stained past and protect his family. This version of the game also includes the expansion Undead Nightmare, a horror-themed adventure in which the world around you has been transformed into an apocalyptic landscape overrun with zombies.
On a technical level, this is also an impressive port for the Switch, as the game reaches 720p and 30fps in handheld mode, 1080p and 30fps in docked mode. There haven’t been any updates to it for the Switch 2 console, but load times are better on Nintendo’s new hardware.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy for Nintendo Switch
$30 (was $60)
If you also want to explore the city streets of the modern age, check out Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition’s new budget-friendly edition. As mentioned, this collection originally sold for $60, and the recently released physical edition is the only version for Switch with the $30 MSRP. GTA: The Trilogy includes three PS2-era classics: GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas.
While the collection launched in an admittedly rough state, several patches have significantly overhauled the experience, and while it’s not perfect, it is in a much better state now.
Note: The physical cart includes GTA 3 and San Andreas, but you’ll need to download Vice City to complete the set. The download is roughly 10GB. There was some confusion surrounding this at first, as the promotional box set didn’t have the “Download Required” label on the cover. Amazon has since updated the image. We also tested the rerelease and can confirm we had to download Vice City from the eShop.
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