Red Dead Redemption Xbox 360 Sales up 6000 Percent

Did you keep your Xbox 360 copy?

By Vikki Blake

Sales of Red Dead Redemption have jumped over 6000 percent following confirmation it will be playable on Xbox One via backwards compatibility.

According to Amazon.co.uk (thanks, VG24/7), sales of both the original 2010 game and the Game of the Year edition have been boosted by yesterday's confirmation the game is coming to Xbox One this Friday, July 8, 2016.

Backwards compatibility rumours for Red Dead Redemption leaked earlier this year, but Microsoft dismissed the claims as an "error", stating the game had been "accidentally made available" during a test. It initially led the voting as the most-requested Xbox 360 game to be made playable on Xbox One.

In our Red Dead Redemption review, we said: "Red Dead Redemption is a must-play game. Rockstar has taken the Western to new heights and created one of the deepest, most fun, and most gorgeous games around. You can expect the occasional bug or visual hiccup, but you can also expect a fantastic game that offers the Western experience we've all been waiting for.

"Red Dead Redemption is a complete game in every sense -- both the single player and multiplayer modes are excellent -- and still manages to offer an attention to detail you rarely see from a game of this scope."

For more, check out IGN's list of all currently available backwards compatible titles.

Vikki Blake is a very jumpy survival horror survivalist. You can find her twittering over at @_vixx and twitching at twitch.tv/vixxiie.

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