5 things you need to know about Red Dead Redemption 2

5 things you need to know about Red Dead Redemption 2

The Old West is about to get a fresh coat of paint. Rolling off the success of 2013’s Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar Games has just revealed Red Dead Redemption 2. If you didn’t play the previous entry, well, it’s our #2 favourite Rockstar game ever – and it’s a impressive list. Red Dead Redemption 2 looks to take the first game’s GTA-gone-West approach to incredible new heights, with dazzling scenery, surely-stunning atmosphere, and an expanded multiplayer approach. Given how well GTA5 landed, our expectations are off the charts.

1) Rockstar is making a new Red Dead

It’s Red Dead Redemption 2, although there’s been chatter that it’s actually a prequel rather than a sequel. We can’t decide either way based on the first trailer, but in any case, count us in. Rockstar’s first glimpse has us amped up to see the Wild West rendered with newer hardware.

2) It’s coming in October 2018

Rockstar says that Red Dead Redemption 2 will be out on October 26th 2018, to be precise. That’s a Friday, so time to put in that holiday request. That’s a fair bit later than the original autumn 2017 planned release date (followed by a Spring 2018 one), but Rockstar says it’s needed ‘a little extra time for polish’.

3) It’s console only

There’s currently no sign of a PC version. The previous game was also console-exclusive, although Rockstar’s had a habit of announcing (and releasing) PC versions of the GTA games after the fact. Hopefully that’s the case here, as well.

4) PS4 gets bonus goodies

Sorry, Xbox fans: Rockstar is another publisher that has signed up with Sony to give PlayStation 4 owners extra perks. According to a PlayStation.Blog post, PS4 players will “get first access to earn select online content” in the game. It doesn’t sound like that content will be fully exclusive, but that players can unlock it earlier on PS4. In any case, a new perk for Sony console owners.

5) The multiplayer is expanded

According to Rockstar, “the game’s vast and atmospheric world will also provide the foundation for a brand new online multiplayer experience.” Given how popular, great, and well-supported Grand Theft Auto Online has been with GTA5, this doesn’t surprise us at all. Get ready to saddle up with your posse.