Red Dead Redemption 2 fan puts their mobile through the wringer by running the open-world cowboy game on it "very poorly"
Apr. 5, 2024The massive Western epic running on its smallest screen yet
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Red Dead Redemption 2can now kinda run on mobile as one content creator has shrunk the Western epic onto their Android.
Slow-mo Red Dead Redemption 2, as shown above, is more of a proof of concept video rather than a version that’s supposed to be realistically playable. (I can’t imagine constant freezing shortens the game’s mammoth runtime.)
The video sees the main man, Arthur Morgan, partake in less intense activities, strolling through towns and riding across fields on horseback. The stuttering issues persist even when there isn’t a cowboy shootout afoot. Either way, seeing a game as lavish and massive as Red Dead Redemption 2 on the small screen is novel fun.
Red Dead Redemption 2 on mobile might have been a far-fetched idea a few years ago, but blockbusters likeDeath Stranding and Resident Evil Village now work relatively well on smartphonesas long as your device doesn’t overheat and scorch your fingers.
If you’re instead craving an official Rockstar romp on the go, theGTA Trilogy’s mobile ports fixed tons of lingering issues from the console and PC versions. That might be our only open-world crimefest for a while sinceGTA 6 development is reportedly “falling behind.”
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that’s vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he’ll soon forget.
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