Summary
The digital versions of bothRed Dead Redemptiongames have risen in price on Xbox’s store in the UK. Rockstar Games’Red Dead Redemptionfranchise has become almost as beloved asGrand Theft Auto. The series had its roots in the original Xbox and PlayStation 2 generation withRed Dead Revolver, but it really took off in 2010 with the release ofRed Dead Redemptionon Xbox 360 and PS3.Red Dead Redemption 2followed up eight years later and has become one of the most critically acclaimed single-player games of all time.
As popular and beloved as Rockstar’sRed Dead Redemptionis, it’s second only toGrand Theft Auto, a franchise that’s made its way back to the top of gamers' minds in recent years as the sixth mainline entry approaches.Grand Theft Auto 6is looking to be the biggest game release of all time, thanks to both just how long it’s been sinceGTA 5and how impressive the game’s trailers and official screenshots look. The game is taking fans back to Vice City but in the modern day, and appears to have a Bonnie and Clyde-style dual protagonist relationship at the heart of its story. After initially setting a 2025 release window, Rockstar recently confirmed the blockbuster’s delay to May of next year.
In a head-scratching move, it seems that Rockstar Games has increased the prices of bothRed Dead Redemptiongames in the UK.Pure Xbox reportsthatRed Dead Redemptionand its 2018 sequelhave jumped up 5 pounds to 60 and 30 pounds, respectively. It’s not just the UK that’s been hit with theseRed Deadprice hikes on Xbox, as Chile, Brazil, and the Czech Republic have all been affected as well.
It’s entirely unknown why Rockstar Games has decided to up the prices of theseRed Deadgames in these seemingly random countries, though the move is still open to speculation. Some believe Rockstar is doing this to earn more revenue from first-timeRed Deadplayers who want to jump inahead ofGrand Theft Auto 6next year. However, if this is indeed the case, it’s strange to have left the prices ofGTA 5and theGTADefinitive Edition Trilogy untouched, especially when the latter includesGrand Theft Auto: Vice City. There will be many first-timeGTAplayers onceGTA 6rolls around, and large swaths of them will undoubtedly want to check out the olderGTAgames. Therefore, it doesn’t make much sense for Rockstar to have raised the prices of its other unrelated franchise.
With Rockstar having yet to officially comment on the matter, time will tell whether theseRed Dead Redemptionprices will drop back down to their original asks after a while. As for theoldGrand Theft Autogames, those are more likely to see price jumps asGTA 6’s release finally begins to draw nearer next year, but hopefully they’ll stay put.
