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Red Dead Redemption 2's Birthday Is A Sad Reminder Of Red Dead Online's Death

Red Dead Redemption 2 turns four years old day, but there's no cause to celebrate when Red Dead Online is no longer with us

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isarai544d ago

It's still up, tf are you talking about?

IanTH544d ago (Edited 544d ago )

https://www.rockstargames.c...

GTAO, a 9 year old game, is given top billing in that update, with multiple paragraphs dedicated to all the varied content coming to the game. 100% alive and well.

RDO, a 4 year old game, gets a couple paragraphs basically saying "keep expectations in check". They are not going to do any more "major themed content updates", and are pretty much putting it in maintenance mode.

They never seemed to be able to figure out what to do with it, and so RDO is as good as dead, and all that wasted effort meant no single player content was released for the game. Bummer all around.

Yi-Long544d ago

I think Rockstar wanted to monetize Red Dead 2’s Online the same way they did with GTA, instead of just focusing first on making sure people would be having FUN in that online world.

Original Red Dead Redemption online had these really fun co-op missions, so you and a bunch of randoms would shoot their way into a canyon or mine or whatever. Not sure if they added such content somewhere in the last few years, but I couldn’t find it when I last checked, years ago.

Profchaos544d ago

But not growing or receiving any further updates or development it was promoted as having a gta lifecycle but we instead got 4 years of mediocre updates

JEECE544d ago

People only like live service or GaaS games. They groan when devs use the terms, but as soon as there is a multiplayer game that is just maintained in a status quo for people to play and have fun, but without new loot and Rick and Morty skins, they cry foul and say the game is "dead" and "abandoned." Literally now people can't understand the concept of playing a multiplayer game because it's fun. If you aren't earning XP to unlock the new pink and gold skin for your gun, what's the point?

neutralgamer1992544d ago

Couldn't have said it better

It's a matter of unlocking stuff and trophies yet one thing many gamers seem to completely miss is FUN

MrVux000544d ago

It's dead in the sense that it wont receive anymore major updates like we see in the likes of GTA5 Online (a much older game).

And before someone states RDO is not as popular, the game was never given a proper chance by the likes of TakeTwo (just compare the ammount of updates) and the updates that it did receive pale in comparison to some.

I personally had a blast with it for 3 years, but yea, its time to move on like a lot of old players did.

boing1544d ago

Define 'older'. GTA5 just got a remaster for current-gen and it costs almost nothing. I'm sure it invigorated online in some capacity.

Terry_B544d ago

Its a thegamer opinion piece. That says it all.

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Aussiesummer544d ago

Oh please, it was a morons playground.

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6 Games That Genuinely Deserve A Current-Gen Upgrade

Games such as Mad Max, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Batman: Arkham Knight desperately deserve a modern-day revisit.

thorstein6d ago

Mad Max is underrated. Such a fun game.

Cacabunga5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

RDR2 still looks astounding on PS4 Pro. i cannot imagine how it could look with a next gen upgrade.

JonTheGod5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

Probably not very different.

No idea why this article is highlighting recent beautiful graphically-advanced games and saying they need current gen makeovers. They already look better than most new releases; just compare Arkham Knight and Suicide Squad!

Yi-Long5d ago

It's obviously never gonna happen since Sony killed the game and studio, but Driveclub. Even in its current state, 10 years after release, it still puts many competitors to shame ...

Demetrius4d ago

I'm not into racing games but yeah I even looked at gameplay of that sometimes

Demetrius4d ago

Mad max ikr! Far cry primal, it amuses me how ubisoft just left ac unity hanging, sadly most of the good staff left from rocksteady while being forced to make that abomination smh

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Can Now Run On Android Devices, But Only Barely

Rockstar Games' open world action adventure game, Red Dead Redemption 2, can now run on Android devices, but only barely.

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Psychonaut8516d ago

Oh great. So glad this is a thing and not the current gen update we’ve all been asking for. /s

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Wins Best Game Sequel Title in BAFTA Poll

Red Dead Redemption 2 wins 'Best Game Sequel' in BAFTA poll, surpassing Half-Life 2 in a landmark victory.

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just_looken23d ago

hmm kinda out there i find red dead 2 a over hyped game i am sure there are other's out there worthy of this award.

Are we saying rdr 2 mp is better than the first one?

The cover shooting better on #2 than #1?

I mean they reused 80% of rdr 1 map on rdr 2

smolinsk23d ago

Red Dead Redemption 1 was better. A better story that's for sure but the world in red Dead Redemption 2 is fantastic. But overall yes Red Dead Redemption 2 is overhyped but with best living World ever made.

just_looken23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

Oh rdr 2 world how you leave tracks what you can do and the npc's are great no doubt

For me its the forced guns one way to play missions and the camp you can do nothing be a ass and there is no change sense none of the hunting/donating.bounty/karma etc even taking care of your horse matters. Then you got the horse inventory along with them bringing in realistic inventory but at the same time have that slomo crap pick a lane is it a wild west sim or a max payne rip off.

shinoff218322d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Plus who cares about the mp. Single player is where it's at.

I don't think it's the best sequel either. I liked it but I can see why some say it's overhyped. That's because it was. Great game still. I'd take xcom 2 as a better sequel. I'm sure there's plenty others.

just_looken22d ago

We care about mp because of gta v even if you been living under a rock you know what gtao did to gta v dlc.

Though rdr 2 mp failed it still put time/resources and budget away from the single player for a subpar experience compared to the first.

lucasnooker23d ago

Hmmm don’t know about that one myself. There’s some good sequels there….

No way last of us 2 was a better sequel than the original resident evil 2. The story of TLOU2 was a huge let down for me!

Assassins creed 2 was a vast improvement over the original and still the very best of the entire franchise imo.

Half-life 2 will always be legendary.

RDR2 is great but the best sequel ever? I don’t think so… just my opinion though I guess

shinoff218322d ago

Shoot down last of us 2 but bring up assassins creed 2. What in the world.

anast23d ago

Last of Us 2 would be mine and Dark Souls 3 has to be up there.

raWfodog23d ago

I also enjoyed TLOU2 but RDR2 edges it out for me. Both hit me in the feels but RDR2 just a little bit more lol.

anast23d ago

RDR2 is an excellent game. One of my top 10 of all time.

SimpleSlave23d ago

Sure, if you started playing game yesterday and just for this series. Otherwise? lol... No.

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