Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption Franchise Flexes Its Legacy on the Top Downloaded PS4 Games Chart for August in Us

Red Dead Redemption is one of the best open-world franchises of all time. This iconic series is another masterpiece from Rockstar Games, along with GTA. This series has garnered huge praise and love since its entry into the gaming world. But is there still that kind of hype that it used to get?

Absolutely, because two of the most popular titles in this series are still bossing the hearts of many fans despite being released several years ago. So, what’s the whole story? Let’s find out.

Red Dead Redemption: Still Leading the Charts

PlayStation has recently unveiled the list of the top downloaded games in the USA and Europe for August 2023. As per the list, Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2 have become the third and fourth most downloaded PS4 games in the USA, respectively. In Europe, RDR holds the second position, while its sequel is placed in the fifth position.

Red Dead Redemption was the second installment of this franchise after Red Dead Revolver. This title was released in 2010 on the PS3 and Xbox 360. After a long thirteen years after its release, this game was made available for PlayStation 4 in August 2023. So, this accolade on the PlayStation charts denotes how desperate fans were to play this epic title on their PS4.

Although initially, fans absolutely didn’t like the concept of a port of RDR on the PS4, the trailer for the PS4 version of this game got three times more dislikes than it got likes on YouTube. This title was also ported to Nintendo Switch as well. Fans dearly wanted a remastered version of RDR. But instead, they got a port for slightly older and less compatible devices. This is the main reason for these unwelcoming behaviors from the fans.

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On the other hand, the prequel to this title, RDR 2, was released in 2018. Initially, the game was released only on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but after a year, it was also launched on Windows and Stadia. This game is the biggest hit of the franchise, as it surpassed the lifetime sales of RDR in just two weeks. Not only that, but this legendary title generated a staggering $725 million in just its opening weekend.

RDR 1 and 2 are testaments to themselves. Even after being released so many years ago, these two games still hold the same emotion, craze, and hype among fans. And the PlayStation Store chart for August clearly proves that. We hope this reign on the charts of these two iconic characters gets carried on.

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