Rockstar Games News Articles
Thursday11th Dec 2025
News Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Verdict On Red Dead Redemption For Switch 2
Are the upgrades worth it?
Red Dead Redemption is out now for the Switch 2, delivering an updated version of the acclaimed Wild West romp. We've already provided our own glowing 9/10 review, but now the lovely chaps at Digital Foundry have gone into even more depth as to what you can expect from a graphical and performance point of view. Starting...
Tuesday2nd Dec 2025
Video Check Out Red Dead Redemption's Switch 2 Improvements In This Side-By-Side Comparison
A Switch 1 vs Switch 2 showdown
Red Dead Redemption has lassoed its way onto Switch 2 today, bringing with it HDR and DLSS support, mouse controls and a smooth 60fps. The big question is, what does all of this look like in practice, and perhaps more importantly, how does it compare to 2023's Switch port? Here to answer those very questions is the...
Sunday16th Nov 2025
ICYMI Red Dead Redemption's Switch 2 Release Is A Free Upgrade For Switch Owners
Yee-haw!
Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare fans will soon be back in the saddle with Rockstar Games recently announcing it's reviving John Marston's journey on Switch 2 and multiple other platforms this December. While the announcement already had many cowboys jumping for joy, in case you missed it, Rockstar Games has also confirmed this...
Thursday13th Nov 2025
News It's Official, Red Dead Redemption Is Coming To Switch 2 This December
Update: Free upgrade for Switch 1 owners
Following Red Dead Redemption's release for the Switch in 2023, a new ESRB rating indicates that the game may soon be receiving a native Switch 2 port. As detailed on the ESRB website, Read Dead Redemption has been rated for the PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2. The accompanying text naturally details what...
Tuesday7th Oct 2025
Rumour Red Dead Redemption 2 Port For Switch 2 Really Does "Exist", It's Claimed
Could Arthur and the gang return?
The rumours about Red Dead Redemption 2 getting ported to Nintendo's Switch successor have been doing the rounds on the internet for some time now. In an update on this, podcaster and YouTuber 'NateTheHate' has responded to a recent comment on social media, claiming the Switch 2 version does indeed "exist" (
Wednesday13th Aug 2025
News New Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Physical Switch Release Spotted
Update: New listing pops up in Europe and it's a "code-in-box"
Since the arrival of Game-Key Cards on the Switch 2, there has been ongoing discussion about the future of third-party physical releases. Even during the Switch generation, certain hard copy releases didn't always live up to expectations, opting to include a download code instead of the...
Monday16th Jun 2025
News Red Dead Redemption 2's John Marston Teases "Exciting News" This Week
Saddle up Switch 2 cowboys?
We've been hearing rumours about a Switch 2 port of Red Dead Redemption 2 for a while now and recently some reports have been sounding the bell that the game will arrive on the console before March 2026. And so, when the actor who voices John Marston announces that there's gonna be some big Red Dead Redemption 2 news...
Friday16th May 2025
Rumour Red Dead Redemption 2 May Be Heading To Switch 2 Pretty Soon
"I have a PLAN, Arthur!"
When Rockstar Games launched Red Dead Redemption on the Switch, our thoughts immediately turned to its excellent sequel: could Red Dead Redemption 2 come to the Switch 2? Well, according to a couple of new reports from GameReactor and Nintenduo, yes, it can and it wi
Thursday8th May 2025
News Former Rockstar Dev Throws Shade At Mario Kart World, Says New GTA Will Be Worth The Price
"You think Mario Kart competes with a game like this"
Rockstar Games blew up the internet this week with the second official trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI and it's led to all sorts of discussion about the current state of the industry including the future pricing of games (yes, it's come up again). Former Rockstar animator Mike York, who...
Friday2nd May 2025
News Grand Theft Auto 6 Has Been Delayed And Will Now Launch In May 2026
But no Switch 2 confirmation yet
Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released on 26th May, 2026. That's right, it's no longer scheduled for this year. Not entirely surprising, to be honest, but at least we have a date now. Obviously, what's not yet clear at this stage is whether the game is heading for the Nintendo Switch...
Tuesday4th Mar 2025
News Rockstar Games Announces Acquisition Of Dev Behind GTA Trilogy Upgrades
The studio will be renamed 'Rockstar Australia'
Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar has announced its acquisition of the Australian developer Video Games Deluxe. This Sydney-based team, which worked on the upgrades to Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition last year, will be renamed Rockstar Australia. The same team has previously...
Friday15th Nov 2024
News GTA Trilogy Update Removes Dev From Splash Screen, CEO Responds
But it's still in the "final credits"
Earlier this week, Rockstar Games rolled out a surprise update for the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy on Switch and other platforms. Fans quickly noticed how the port team 'Grove Street Games' had been dropped from the trilogy's splash screen and now the developer's CEO Thomas Williamson has responded on social...
Thursday14th Nov 2024
News Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Receives A Surprise Update, Here's What's Included
Update: The Switch patch has also gone live
Grand Theft Auto Trilogy wasn't in the best state when it originally launched, but the development team has rolled out multiple updates since then. With this in mind, the game has now received a surprise update. The catch is it seems to only be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC...
Tuesday16th Jul 2024
News Switch Briefly Mentioned On GTA+ Subscription Site Before Being Removed
There, then gone
Rockstar Games might be bringing its GTA+ subscription service to Nintendo Switch. At least, that's what we thought momentarily. For a brief period, the GTA developer had Nintendo's hybrid console mentioned on its subscription site, but this nod has since been removed (thanks, VGC). The GTA+ service offers access to "a rotating...
Wednesday13th Mar 2024
News Red Dead Redemption Gets An Update On Switch, Here Are The Patch Notes
So stable
Rockstar Games has announced that Red Dead Redemption has been updated on the Switch. Don't get too excited and get into any bar fights, mind, because it's somewhat of a minor and, dare we say, slightly boring update. Still, we'll take what we can get, right? Posted on Rockstar's support page, the update performs the following: A Terms...
Wednesday13th Dec 2023
News GTA 6 On 'Switch 2' Would Be "Very Tricky To Pull Off", Says Digital Foundry
Game's tech may be "beyond" the next console
In a recent Q&A video from Digital Foundry focused on the newly announced Grand Theft Auto 6, the team was unanimous in its opinion that the game will likely not be coming to Nintendo's next major hardware. Although it's true that the official specs for the 'Switch 2' have not yet been confirmed,...
Thursday28th Sep 2023
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Switch Rating Has Been Removed
Likely a mix up with the first game
Update [Thu 28th Sep, 2023 09:30 BST]: Well, it wasn't meant to be. The classification for a Switch version of Red Dead Redemption 2 is no longer showing on Brazil's rating board. It appears that the addition may have been a simple mistake due to the recent release of the first entry on Switch. Either way, we...
Tuesday22nd Aug 2023
Video Here's A Look At Red Dead Redemption Running At 60FPS On Switch
"This is the ideal way to play"
Red Dead Redemption made its debut on the Nintendo Switch this month as a "new conversion" of the Rockstar game. If you're wondering what exactly that means, well - you're getting 1080p docked and 720p in handheld, with the game mostly locked at 30fps. While most players seem to be pretty happy with this, the Switch...
Monday21st Aug 2023
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Red Dead Redemption On Switch
Better than the original release, at least
Following the release of Red Dead Redemption on the Switch, Digital Foundry has now provided its full technical analysis of the game to see how it holds up on Nintendo's console. The video states that the Switch version is comfortably more capable than the original 2010 release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation...
Friday18th Aug 2023
Round Up The First Impressions Of Red Dead Redemption Are In (Switch)
John Marston returns
The one and only John Marston has finally made a return this week with Rockstar's 2010 action-adventure Red Dead Redemption galloping onto the Nintendo Switch as a "new conversion". Early impressions and even some reviews are now doing the rounds on the internet, and even though this particular version doesn't include the...
Thursday17th Aug 2023
Video Red Dead Redemption Runs Pretty Darn Well On Switch
A real gunslinger
Red Dead Redemption is out on the Switch eShop today — with a physical release coming later in the year. There's been controversy around the port's price point and concerns over the game's quality (given the state of the GTA Trilogy's launch...), so what is this port like? We'll have a review of the Switch version of the game...
Saturday12th Aug 2023
News Red Dead Redemption's Estimated File Size Revealed On The Switch eShop
Listen up, pardner
Rockstar Games will release Red Dead Redemption on the Nintendo Switch next week, and if you're wondering how much space you'll need to download and install this one on your system read on. According to Nintendo's Switch eShop and website, this "new conversion" of the Red Dead will require an 11.4GB download. This particular...
Thursday10th Aug 2023
Video Red Dead Redemption Graphics Comparison (Switch & Xbox Series X)
John Marston returns next week
Red Dead Redemption is riding onto the Switch next week, and ahead of its release, a number of comparison trailers have been popping up online comparing the Nintendo version to existing versions. This new one, by YouTube channel Cycu1, is a side-by-side of the Switch version and the game running on Xbox Series X. The...
Wednesday9th Aug 2023
News Take-Two CEO Defends Red Dead Redemption's $50 Price Tag, Says It's "Commercially Accurate"
The whole package is apparently "great value for consumers"
Rockstar lifted the lid on a Red Dead Redemption port for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 earlier this week, and one of the major talking points since then has been the $50 USD price tag. Some fans feel it's simply too much for what appears to be a relatively simple port that's...
Tuesday8th Aug 2023
News Red Dead Redemption Fans Aren't Happy About Rockstar's "Lazy Port"
Some Red Dead fans are calling for a boycott
While the announcement of Red Dead Redemption for the Switch and PlayStation 4 comes as a pleasant surprise for some, unsurprisingly not everyone is overjoyed about this announcement. After the troubled Grand Theft Auto: Trilogy release which
Video Red Dead Redemption Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch & Xbox 360)
How does it compare to the past gen version?
After a number of rumours, Rockstar Games has revealed its wild west action-adventure Red Dead Redemption, starring John Marston, is returning next week on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. If you're curious to know how the game looks in comparison to one of the original versions, then you might...
Monday7th Aug 2023
News Surprise! Red Dead Redemption Blasts Onto Switch Next Week
Yee haw!
Well folks, we heard rumours of this one a few weeks back but Rockstar Games has just made it official: Red Dead Redemption is making its way over to Switch. What's more, it's coming real soon, as the game will blast onto the eShop from 17th August. You will likely know of Red Dead by now. Rockstar's legendary western took the world by...
Saturday29th Jul 2023
News Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption Logo Update Reignites Remaster Rumours
Update: It's official
Update [Mon 7th Aug, 2023 15:30 BST]: And it's official: <related ids="153666"> Original Story: After the troubled release of the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy on multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch, it looks like Rockstar Games could potentially be remastering another one of its older titles. It seems the...
Tuesday15th Nov 2022
Random Rockstar Reportedly Turned Down A GTA Movie Starring Eminem
Tony Scott was in the cockpit to direct
Love it or hate it, there is no denying that the Grand Theft Auto series is huge. It is big enough to have GTA 6 subjected to leaks for months, big enough to have its iconic trilogy ported to Switch (in Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition) with terrible effect last year and, it turns out, it...
Wednesday19th Oct 2022
News Grand Theft Auto Trilogy's Latest Nintendo Switch Update Is Now Available
Download it today
As you might recall, the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Definitive Edition arrived on the Nintendo Switch late last year in a pretty rough state. Since then, it's received multiple updates to improve the overall experience across all three games. Rockstar Games seems to have taken inspiration from Nintendo's stability patch notes in the...
