With the announcement that Red Dead Redemption is getting a "conversion" to PS4 and Switch platforms, I'm excited to have an excuse to easily replay it. I don't particularly want to dig my PS3 out and untangle wires just to revisit one of my favourite experiences, so I'm glad that it's about to get much easier. Rockstar's port is making Red Dead Redemption accessible to both its oldest fans and future generations - a revisit to a beloved game, an invitation to discover an old classic.
And in my eyes, that's all this re-release should be. I don't want this to be a signal of a third Red Dead Redemption game, because the series doesn't need one. If Rockstar decides to do a full-blown remake of the original at some point, I'll still say the same thing. Red Dead Redemption as a series has already made its point -a third game, while fun to imagine, couldn't add anything new to its message.
