Red Dead Online Dead: Where Rockstar Went Wrong With RDR2's Multiplayer
Rockstar Games recently unveiled a community update discussing the futures of Grand Theft Auto Online and Red DeadOnline, but it was a bittersweet development for some fans, with the studio announcing that major updates for the latter will no longer happen while GTA 6 is being developed. While GTA Online players may not blink twice at news of additional content for their franchise of choice, Red Dead Online players have come to expect next to nothing from Rockstar, and Rockstar has delivered. After thoroughly outlining a series of improvements, additions, and changes that Grand Theft Auto Online will see in the coming months, Rockstar dedicated a few paragraphs to informing Red Dead Online players that it will no longer be seeing any significant updates, effectively bringing it to a close.
Red Dead Online initially released in 2018 as Red Dead Redemption 2's multiplayer mode, its equivalent to Grand Theft Auto Online. In late 2020, Red Dead Online received its own standalone edition for a discounted price for those who were only interested in the multiplayer rather than paying more for the entirety of Red Dead Redemption 2. This standalone release so long after the game's launch mirrored Rockstar's strategy for Grand Theft Auto Online, and presumably indicated enough demand for the product to warrant its own edition. However, in the years since its initial release, Red Dead Online has received relatively little support from its developers, which has taken its toll.
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