A couple of days ago, Rockstar re-released Red Dead Redemption on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. And, as you may have guessed, the Nintendo Switch emulators Yuzu and Ryujinx can already run Red Dead Redemption on PC.
This isn’t the first Nintendo Switch game that was playable on Yuzu and Ryujinx on launch day. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, Bayonetta 3, Monster Hunter Rise, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Pikmin 4 were all playable on PC the moment they came out.
Now what’s really cool here is that by using both Yuzu and Ryujinx, you can unlock the framerate of the game. By default, the Nintendo Switch and PS4 versions are locked at 30fps. As such, PC gamers are the only ones that can currently enjoy the game with an unlocked framerate.
Unfortunately, emulation is not perfect yet. At first, Yuzu was more accurate than Ryujinx but the dev team behind Ryujinx has released a hotfix that addressed some visual glitches that could occur with it. Moreover, the emulators cannot run the game smoothly, at least for now. Even when using a top-of-the-line PC system, PC gamers will get frequent drops below 60fps.
So, for the time being, we suggest sticking with the Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia. Xenia right now can run Red Dead Redemption at native 4K with over 60fps, provided you have the appropriate PC hardware.
We expect newer versions of Yuzu and Ryujinx to significantly improve performance in Red Dead Redemption. Until that happens, though, Xenia is the best alternative for experiencing this game on PC.
Stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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