Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 and Xbox Series X Patch Could Be in Jeopardy
Red Dead Redemption 2 players are still coping with the sudden announcement that Rockstar is winding down Red Dead Online's development, shifting resources to the next Grand Theft Auto game. It was always an inevitable conclusion given Red Dead Redemption 2's relative demure popularity next to Grand Theft Auto, but the news stung nonetheless. Unfortunately, there's more disappointing news to share, as one Rockstar insider is reporting that Red Dead Redemption 2's long-awaited PS5 and Xbox Series X/S ports have been put on ice.
Rockstar reporter Tez2 recently shared that he'd heard that PS5 and Xbox Series X/S ports of Red Dead Redemption 2 are no longer coming. Further, he says that the ports were in development, but have now been canceled/halted. Tez2 doesn't provide any further information about the Red Dead Redemption 2 ports, so it's unclear if they were canceled due to shifting resources toward Grand Theft Auto or if something else was at issue.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Fan Finds Strange Grave in the Game
To be clear, Rockstar has never officially announced that it was working on PS5 or Xbox Series X/S ports of Red Dead Redemption 2. It was only assumed by fans, given that Rockstar was routinely late with ports to new platforms of its games. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a very popular game, after all, even if it isn't as big asGrand Theft Auto. It makes perfect sense to port it to next-gen platforms. Rockstar may no longer agree, however.
Perhaps the issue is that Red Dead Redemption 2's PC port didn't perform as well as Rockstar hoped, or perhaps Red Dead Online's player base has shrunk significantly over the past year or two. Another explanation would be that Grand Theft Auto 6's development isn't progressing as smoothly as
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