To be clear, Rockstar’s initial wording on this (as you can see up above) suggests that the back compat version will get a free upgrade. However, after doing a little digging, we’re noticing that people who bought this RDR/RDR2 bundle from 2023 (when the PS4 version of RDR came out) are getting free access – whilst owners who bought the 360 version on its own years ago (like yours truly) are being asked to pay up.
Heading over to the game’s subreddit only leads to even more confusion. This post, where a fan asks Rockstar Support about the issue, shows the developer saying that the new upgrade is not free for 360 owners – even though on a technical level, the only version of Red Dead Redemption on Xbox prior to this upgrade was indeed the 360 game. It’s worth noting that this is just one Rockstar Support response and may not be accurate.
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There’s a whole discussion further into that thread about what’s going on here, with lots of different suggestions and interpretations. One responder shows evidence of their 2023 bundle purchase working for the free upgrade, which again adds to the theory that it’s this specific bundle that’s providing free access on Xbox Series X|S for now.
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So, this could all be one big glitch and older 360 owners will soon get free access – or this whole upgrade path may only apply to newer purchases of Red Dead 1, syncing up with the PS4 and Switch releases from 2023 onwards. Honestly, we’re just about as confused as anyone right now, but the long and short of it is that if you can’t get in for free just yet and you own the old 360 version, it’s worth waiting to see if Rockstar comes out to clarify the situation.
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Ben is a News Writer at Pure Xbox, and is a fan of action, racing and straight-up shootin’ in any Xbox game he can get his hands on. When he’s not clutching an Xbox controller like his life depends on it, Ben spends his time listening to music that’s far too old for him, watching football on the telly and probably eating somewhere.