One of the most requested releases amongst Red Dead Redemption fans might finally be coming to pass, if a database leak is to be believed.
After using a method similar to SteamDB to access the Epic Games Store database, leakers have acquired info about upcoming PC ports of major titles along with their install sizes – and Red Dead Redemption is among them.
Red Dead Redemption first launched in 2010 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, as a sequel to the lesser known Red Dead Revolver. RDR went on to hoover up a bunch of rewards, earn outstanding review scores, become a huge financial success. To this day it is often remembered as one of the greats, and went on to spawn Red Dead Redemption 2, an even bigger prequel.
Fans have been clamoring for a PC release of Red Dead Redemption practically since day one, but it never came to pass. Red Dead Redemption 2 did release on PC, and there was a roundabout way to stream the PlayStation 4 version of Red Dead Redemption on a PC with PS+, albeit with poor performance and a Dualshock controller requirement.
Download size revealed for #RedDeadRedemption for PC – due to a major Epic Games DB leak.
9.17GB
Thank you @rollschuh2282 pic.twitter.com/aDMsupr03B
— Ben (@videotechuk_) June 12, 2024
After all these years our dreams might finally come true. Those of you familiar with SteamDB will know it as a useful tool for tracking statistics, and while it has helped some info get out into the wild ahead of time, it isn’t really known as a leak source – probably because its function is so well understood by Valve that they know how to prevent confidential info from appearing there.
However, it seems Epic Games was less prepared – likely due to the lack of such a service for all its past years of existence. EpicDB – which has since been taken offline, likely by swift legal action – did pretty much what it says on the tin: it was a SteamDB-alike for the Epic Games Store. The biggest difference, however, was that EpicDB displayed data on games not currently publicly listed on the storefront itself.
The leak was a treasure trove, uncovering hidden listings of what are assumed to be upcoming PC ports of major titles, some of which had codenames while others were named upfront. In addition to the titles themselves some practical data, like installation sizes, were also revealed. The fact that EpicDB was beaned so far simply indicates that at least some of this info was legitimate.
EpicDB (a SteamDB equivalent) launched and appears to be leaking many unannounced projects under codenames https://t.co/5UwhvaEoZ1
Some of the listings include
-FFXVI (Skobeloff)
-FFIX Remake (Momo) with a Tetra Master Starter Pack & Thief's Knives bonus
-Turok from Saber
-The… pic.twitter.com/cIqiF2wZUp— Wario64 (@Wario64) June 12, 2024
Leakers close to the events made sure to document and share the discoveries before the inevitable shutdown. One well known Red Dead Redemption informant had apparently identified a codenamed entry as RDR, which has an installation size listed as 10.30 GB and an download size of 9.17 GB – refreshingly sensible, but also to be expected for a 14 year old title.
With none of these leaked titles having been officially revealed beforehand, and most of them just being obscure code names, we’ll still advise everyone to take it all with a grain of salt – but the chances for Red Dead Redemption hitting PC soon are better than ever before.
It is confusing why Rockstar didn’t do this sooner, but at least it is very likely coming.
