Major Red Dead Online Updates to Stop As Rockstar Shifts Focus to Towards GTA VI - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 July 2022 / 2,677 Views
Rockstar Games in a news post revealed it has been shifting its development resources over the last few years towards the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto franchise.
This has lead Rockstar to focus less on Red Dead Online and will no longer release major-themed content updates for the online portion in Red Dead Redemption 2. It will still get monthly updates that will have new content, build on the current modes, and new Telegram Missions.
"Over the past few years, we have been steadily moving more development resources towards the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series — understanding more than ever the need to exceed players’ expectations and for this next entry to be the best it can possibly be — and as a result, we are in the process of making some changes to how we support Red Dead Online," reads the news post from Rockstar Games.
"Firstly, with both new and experienced players engaging in the wealth of activities already added to this massively rich world including Specialist Roles, story-based cooperative missions, competitive Showdown Modes, and much more, we will continue to showcase these unique additions through Red Dead Online’s monthly events as we move forward, so players of all levels can enjoy everything the vast frontier has to offer.
"Alongside seasonal special events and experience improvements — plus other changes to enhance and maintain a healthy Red Dead Online environment — we plan to build upon existing modes and add new Telegram Missions this year, rather than delivering major themed content updates like in previous years, and we will continue to highlight and share the creative efforts of our Red Dead community at every opportunity via the Newswire and beyond.
"Once again, we want to thank the community for their continued support. We are truly grateful for all the constructive feedback we’ve received up to this point and hope you keep it coming. This direct feedback from players has been instrumental to the ongoing success of both GTA Online and Red Dead Online — and an integral element of what helps us continue to evolve and improve as we push ahead towards the future."
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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we didnt sell enough gold bars so moving on
They're making a GTA VI? Will it be out in time for the PS7 and Xbox Series XXX?
Nope. Targeting 2045 release, so that'll be PS 9, XBXXXXX gen.
Will it out on time for the Apple Core 98 and Google Giga Gamer Gear?
Yes, and GTA6 definitely definitive 32K re-re-remastered plus+ version is coming for the PS14
There were major Red Dead Online updates?
"We just want everyone to play only GTA Online, so we're going to kill everything else we own off instead" is what I'm hearing from R* with all these recent events.
I feel like I've dodged a bullet by not buying RDR2/Online, because this end result from them really sucks.
Has anyone got any updates on the dan houser who is making an open world gta like game?
Ladies and gentleman, the long awaited... GTA inVInite !
R.i.p rdr2,
Full production going towards gta6!
Finally. I consider myself a GTA fan but GTA V was a disappointment. I didn't like it nor did I like the multiplayer. It's been too long without another mainline entry. Hopefully I'll get to enjoy the next one more.
