RDR has higher System Requirements than RDR2

[Geeks On Hugs]

I'm VERY excited for RDR and will be first in the virtual line with my digital money to buy...but...well isn't it odd that RDR 2 has less demanding system requirements than RDR? Or is this explicable with different graphics engines or something?

Below I have the published requirements for both RDR and RDR 2. First the minimum requirements followed by recommended.

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Minimum Requirements

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RDR

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MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating systemOS: Windows 10 64-Bit

Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670 / AMD FX-9590

Memory: 8 GB RAM

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R7 360

DirectX: Version 12

Storage: 12 GB available space

Sound Card: Direct X Compatible

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RDR 2

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MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating systemOS: Windows 10 - 64-bit

Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2500K / AMD FX-6300

Memory: 8 GB RAM

Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB

Network: Broadband Internet connection

Storage: 150 GB available space

Sound Card: Direct X Compatible

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Recommended Requirements

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RDR

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RECOMMENDED:Requires a 64-bit processor and operating systemOS: Windows 10 64-Bit

Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-8500 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Memory: 8 GB RAM

Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2070 / AMD RX 5700 XT

DirectX: Version 12

Storage: 12 GB available space

Sound Card: Direct X CompatibleAdditional

Notes: SSD recommended

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RDR 2

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RECOMMENDED:Requires a 64-bit processor and operating systemOS: Windows 10 - 64-bit

Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4770K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Memory: 12 GB RAM

Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB

Network: Broadband Internet connection

Storage: 150 GB available space

Sound Card: Direct X Compatible

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[DogMeat]

Sometimes before release they give over inflated spec requirements because they haven't tested other systems yet.

Once we get closer to release it will probably be updated. If these requirements end up being true... then it will be absurd.

[<Samuel>]

Originally posted by DogMeat:

Sometimes before release they give over inflated spec requirements because they haven't tested other systems yet.

Once we get closer to release it will probably be updated. If these requirements end up being true... then it will be absurd.

That's interesting. I didn't think of that. Could be true, let's see.

[Pyri]

Originally posted by <Samuel>:

Originally posted by DogMeat:

Sometimes before release they give over inflated spec requirements because they haven't tested other systems yet.

Once we get closer to release it will probably be updated. If these requirements end up being true... then it will be absurd.

That's interesting. I didn't think of that. Could be true, let's see.

All we can do is just wait.

[DogMeat]

Originally posted by <Samuel>:

That's interesting. I didn't think of that. Could be true, let's see.

I don't follow many game releases these days. Mainly play old games. That said the few times I HAVE been excited for a game and followed it before release the specs they gave before were ridiculous and lowered shortly before release.

[Valadhiel0820]

So what, if u still have a 1060 in 2024...then it is really ur own problem, a simple 3060 gpu above is not expensive at all

[F.o.B.]

Red Dead Redemption 2 came out in 2018. Red Dead Redemption "next gen" came out in 2023.
Of course the system requirements are higher.

[DogMeat]

Originally posted by F.o.B.:

Red Dead Redemption came out in 2018. Red Dead Redemption "next gen" came out in 2023.
Of course the system requirements are higher.

Red Dead Redemption came out in 2010 on Xbox 360 & PS3. I know because I have literally been replaying my 360 version from 2010 this month.

It was PORTED to Switch & PS4 in 2023 as you say... but it was not REMASTERED. We're getting a port of that port.

So... having particularly high system requirements for a PORT of a 2010 game is ridiculous.

[tarmo888]

System requirements aren't usually being updated (unless there was update that changed the requirements), some of the hardware on RDR2 system requirements aren't even sold or supported anymore. System requirements are tested against the hardware that is currently sold.

[tarmo888]

Originally posted by DogMeat:

Originally posted by F.o.B.:

Red Dead Redemption came out in 2018. Red Dead Redemption "next gen" came out in 2023.
Of course the system requirements are higher.

Red Dead Redemption came out in 2010 on Xbox 360 & PS3. I know because I have literally been replaying my 360 version from 2010 this month.

It was PORTED to Switch & PS4 in 2023 as you say... but it was not REMASTERED. We're getting a port of that port.

So... having particularly high system requirements for a PORT of a 2010 game is ridiculous.

Not exactly port of a port, more like one of the ports from same fork/branch.

[V I D A L]

Irrelevant

[F.o.B.]

Originally posted by DogMeat:

Originally posted by F.o.B.:

Red Dead Redemption came out in 2018. Red Dead Redemption "next gen" came out in 2023.
Of course the system requirements are higher.

Red Dead Redemption came out in 2010 on Xbox 360 & PS3. I know because I have literally been replaying my 360 version from 2010 this month.

It was PORTED to Switch & PS4 in 2023 as you say... but it was not REMASTERED. We're getting a port of that port.

So... having particularly high system requirements for a PORT of a 2010 game is ridiculous.

"Port of a port". You posted that in several threads. Seems like the PC version is closer to a remaster than to a simple port though.

What is a remaster anyways?
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_remake#Remaster

[...] Compared to a port which is typically released in the same era as the original, a remaster is done years or decades after the original in order to take advantage of generation technological improvements (the latter which a port avoids doing). Unlike a remake which often changes the now-dated gameplay, a remaster is very faithful to the original in that aspect (in order to appeal to that nostalgic audience) while permitting only a limited number of gameplay tweaks for the sake of convenience.

The PC version has higher resolution (like the PS4 version did) but also newly implemented technology (FSR 3.0, DLSS 3.7 and DLSS frame generation).

[DogMeat]

Originally posted by F.o.B.:

The PC version has higher resolution (like the PS4 version did) but also newly implemented technology (FSR 3.0, DLSS 3.7 and DLSS frame generation).

Some extra PC features don't a remaster make.

For example... I don't think any of us consider GTA IV on PC a 'remaster' because it has some extra features (which we expect) on the PC version.

Remasters generally involve assets being improved (not just due to hardware tricks/features or enhanced resolutions).

Go to the very websites advertising Red Dead on Switch & PS4... it is not worded or advertised in any way shape or form as a 'remaster'.

[Zoey.]

The most bizarre thing about the spec requirements is the fact the RAM requirement is 2/3rds of the storage the game requires

[tarmo888]

Originally posted by Elllis:

The most bizarre thing about the spec requirements is the fact the RAM requirement is 2/3rds of the storage the game requires

Totally irrelevant numbers, RAM is uncompressed, storage is compressed. The more you can keep in memory, the less you need stream in and out all the time, the better the performance.

[YoNoid]

Originally posted by F.o.B.:

Red Dead Redemption 2 came out in 2018. Red Dead Redemption "next gen" came out in 2023.
Of course the system requirements are higher.

This is not in any way a next gen version lmao. It's a port. With the ability to raise resolutions and minimal graphic settings.