They are probably holding off in announcing the red dead backwards compatibility till they announce rdr2. That way they can bundle the first one as a pre order bonus.
I played the beta, played exactly 5 minutes then turned it off. It was awful, the controls were garbage, the graphics looked atrocious, and the gameplay was the worst I've seen in my many years as a gamer. With that being said nowadays if you can play a beta try to, it's the closet thing you can get to a game demo and most times it is a clear representation of what the game will be.
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