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I can understand if you'd have the option to "upgrade" with your PS5. There are still PS4s around.We are almost three years into the PS5 lifecycle and we're still getting PS4 ports? What the actual fuck?
Speak of the devil, Strauss Zelnick talks about "next-gen backwards compatibility."
Speaking to IGN ahead of the company's Q1 earnings announcement, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick stated that he felt backwards compatibility was "a benefit to consumers." However, he added that he'd "be surprised if platforms didn't offer that with an upgrade that is sort of mid-cycle, however I'm not certain it's a must-have."
Zelnick's response was a curious one - my initial question had mentioned upcoming rumored console upgrades (specifically rumors of a PS5 Pro), but had honed in on asking about a Nintendo Switch successor specifically. So I followed up by asking him if he considered the Nintendo Switch to be "mid-cycle."
Zelnick replied: "Remains to be seen."
So, this is more confirmation that this RDR port is a lazy cash grab. It's one thing to release a port for PS4, but NO option to upgrade as a benefit for PS5 owners shows that this is a hack job.
Again, the Xbox version can run natively at 4K (60fps?) with Xbox Series S|X hardware WITHOUT any developer input. And you can find it for $30. Cheaper even if you look.
