Red Dead Redemption Remaster PC has visual improvements over the PS5 version

YouTube’s ‘Cycu1’ has shared a video comparison between the PC and PS5 versions of Red Dead Redemption Remaster. And, from what we can see, the PC version will have some visual/graphical improvements over the PS5 version. So, let’s take a look at them.

For this comparison, used identical scenes for both the PC and PS5 version. The PC footage is from the PC trailer that recently came out.

Right from the get-go, we see changes to colorgrading. The PC version also has a better lighting system, better shadows, better draw distance and better bloom effects. To be honest, the first comparison scene at 1:50 does not do justice to the PC. In fact, I prefer the colorgrading of the PS5 version. Not only that but the “hero light” that is used behind Marston makes him look weird on PC.

In short, this isn’t just the Nintendo Switch or PS4/PS5 version being ported to the PC. Sadly, though, the textures appear exactly the same. That’s a bummer as higher quality textures would benefit the game. But hey, we all know that this is the first thing that modders will fix.

Red Dead Redemption is coming to PC on October 29th. Red Dead Redemption Remaster on PC will require a Rockstar account, and it will be priced at $49,99.

Now while the PC version will look better than the PS5 version, I still don’t believe it justifies its high price. This is a really old game. And, to be honest, most players won’t be able to spot these visual improvements while gaming. They are welcome of course. However, the price still seems a bit high.

Enjoy and stay tuned for more!

John Papadopoulos

John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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