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Red Dead Redemption free Switch 2 update available now

60fps, mouse controls, HDR!

by Daniel VuckovicDecember 2, 2025

Update 2/12: The Switch 2 free upgrade is available now, you’ll have to download the update seperate from the eShop.

Original Story: Rockstar has announced that Red Dead Redemption is getting a free upgrade for the Nintendo Switch 2, and it’ll be dropping on December 2nd.

The free upgrade for the Switch game will add graphical improvements including DLSS, HDR, and 60FPS at a “high resolution”. It’s also adding mouse controls with the Joy-Con 2.

Your save file from the original game will transfer over, so you’ll be able to pick up where you left off. The game is also getting an update on PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series consoles, and is coming to mobile as well.

The free upgrade drops of December 2nd.

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