Red Dead Redemption Has Free DLC on Xbox One

Red Dead Redemption released today for the Xbox One, and its release is jewel-encrusted with free DLC; make hay while the sun shines. The Xbox One is championing the release of Rockstar’s much-beloved GTA Wild West through its backwards compatibility program with a few different treats.

For starters the game itself has had a price cut (it’s $7.50 in the US for gold members), and there are several packs of DLC that are completely free. Legends and Killers, and Liars and Cheats are now free and include a number of neat touches: horse races, new weapons, new maps for multiplayer, and classic Red Dead Revolver characters Red Harlow and Annie Stoakes for the appreciation of series fans. Myths and Mavericks is also free of charge, and brings in even more maps for the multiplayer component – a side to the game that picked up a lot of steam in the months following the game’s initial release. The Hunting and Trading pack is available to add breadth to the single-player experience as well – free, naturally.

This comes as good news for Xbox One owners, and annoying news for PS4 owners. Granted, the PSN store did receive The Warriors last week in its PS2 classics range, but this Red Dead Redemption release will whet the appetite for the talked-about Red Dead Redemption HD, which Rockstar have kept holstered since initially talking about it in 2015 – ears to the ground for that one!