Pre-order bonuses

In North America, Gamestop and Rockstar collaborated on a pre-order bonus in which customers could vote for one of three outfits that Marston could unlock in the game. Each outfit came with a different bonus. For example, "The Deadly Assassin" outfit allows Marston to regenerate "Dead-Eye" targeting twice as fast. The "Savvy Merchant" would halve the purchasing price of ammunition and guns and double the selling price for ammunition and guns. The "Expert Hunter" would double the amount of money the player could get from selling hides of animals. Voting was open to all, but only those who pre-ordered the game through Gamestop will receive the winning outfit, "The Deadly Assassin".

Along with the Gamestop pre-order special, there are several other pre-order bonuses through other game store chains throughout Australia, North America and U.K. These are the War Horse and the Golden Guns. The War Horse is a black horse with a white mane, tail and markings. The War Horse is praised as being "rare" as well as being "faster" and having "more health" than any other horse in the game. The Golden Guns are two guns that are literally, made out of gold. These guns (the Repeater Carbine and the Cattleman Revolver)

give you more fame with each kill, allowing you to progress much quicker up the ladder of fame. The official online Rockstar Games store, the Rockstar Warehouse, offers a Red Dead Redemption t-shirt as the pre-order bonus.

A Limited Edition version of Red Dead Redemption has been announced in Australia, the U.K. and other parts of Europe. This set includes the game as well as all 3 available pre-order bonuses (Deadly Assassin outfit, Gold Guns & War Horse), along with a soundtrack.