Red Dead Online players have known for some time that Rockstar Games' priorities lay in different directions. Rockstar still delivered irregular updates of substance, including monthly events and new missions expanding existing content. But major content updates akin to what Grand Theft Auto Online received were few and far between. Now the inevitable next step for Red Dead Online has arrived. In its tentative plans for Red Dead Online in 2022, Rockstar is confirming that it's winding down development.
To be clear, support for Red Dead Online isn't fully concluding. Rockstar starts by making clear that there is new content coming to Red Dead Online through the rest of 2022. That starts with continued monthly events, such as bonus RDO$ and XP for completing certain missions and other incentives and discounts. Further, Rockstar has plans to deliver new Telegram Missions in 2022. In terms of content plans, that's all Rockstar has to offer this year.
Red Dead Online Players Hosting a Funeral for the Game
What that means is that Rockstar isn't planning to deliver anymore themed content updates, game modes, Specialist Roles, missions, or other content at this time. As explanation, Rockstar says that it has been «steadily moving more development resources towards the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series.» Rockstar says it did this with the belief that it needed to «exceed players' expectations» for the next GTA. Obviously, Red Dead Online players had their own expectations, but expectations for the larger game won out.
Fans of Red Dead Online can hardly blame Rockstar, of course. Grand Theft Auto Online is one of the most popular, and lucrative, games in the world. The Grand Theft Auto franchise is one of the most successful
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