
NG writes: "Rockstar won't be shaking the perception any time soon that its Wild West opus is essentially GTA IV with horses, hats and dirt. Because although stylistically, the two games are light years apart, they also share many more commonalities than we may have first assumed. When it comes time for review, we're expecting that the proportion of the gaming press – the types who commonly believe a single point on which to evangelise to be of greater imperative than a deep and balanced critique – to stand high and mighty on the soapbox conjured by this relative concept and cast their fiery damnation at all who will listen."

Red Dead Redemption hits 3.3 million Netflix downloads on mobile, underscoring how subscription access drives reach over paid sales.
More like people don't play these type of games on their phone normally and don't try them out. Not like the places where people do play these games haven't crushed those numbers easily.
How many people actually played more than an hour of the game or came close to finishing it on mobile is the real question. If people aren't playing the games to a point that is purposeful, then why try when a subscription that is behind a streaming service isn't a sign of success but just curiosity.

Rockstar says the free upgrade issue affecting Red Dead Redemption Xbox 360 owners requires more time to resolve, with another update expected within five days.
I’m not sure what the exact issue is. I had no trouble getting the free update—you basically get the new game for free if you have the 360 version in your digital library. Maybe the problem is related to owning or not owning the Undead DLC expansion.

A detailed comparison of Red Dead Redemption on Switch 2, PS4, and PS5 shows stronger settings, better performance, and a major uplift for Nintendo’s new hardware.