Red Dead Redemption 3 may be a game to look forward to, but it’s probably not a good idea to expect it to come out soon. People will almost always want a sequel to a game like Red Dead Redemption 2, especially if it was made by a company like Rockstar, which makes a lot of games. Unfortunately, it looks like the date for the release keeps getting pushed back.
The story of Red Dead Redemption 2 was very good, and there are a lot of characters who could take over from John and Arthur in the next game in the series. Since RDR2 was a prequel, there were more possibilities.
Red Dead Redemption 3 could be another prequel or continue the story from where the first game ended. But no matter which one it picks, it might be too late to get people interested in the first two games.
Red Dead Redemption 3’s Release Date Lags Behind Red Dead Redemption 2’s
When Red Dead Redemption 2 came out, both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One had been out for five years, which is about halfway through their lives.
If Red Dead Redemption 3 came out on the same schedule as the previous games, it would probably come out before the end of 2024. Even if Red Dead Online didn’t have problems that could hurt RDR3, there’s no reason to think the game would come out so soon, given that it hasn’t gotten much attention.
Another thing to look at is how long it has been since the last game in the series came out. 2010 saw the release of Red Dead Redemption, and 2018 saw the release of Red Dead Redemption 2.
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If this pattern kept going, the next game in the series wouldn’t come out until 2026. By then, the PS5 and Xbox Series X might be getting close to the end of their lives, or a new generation of consoles might have already begun.
Red Dead Redemption 3 is not on track to meet either of the release dates set by the previous games in the series. Even though console generations aren’t always predictable and some last longer than others, there are some things you can be sure of.
Even though RDR3 will probably come out at some point, it’s becoming less likely that it will come out on a current-gen console every day.
Rockstar Is Not Focusing on Red Dead Redemption 3.
Even though the Red Dead Redemption games have been praised, they have never been able to completely get out from under the long shadow of Grand Theft Auto.
The most obvious sign of this is how Red Dead Online has been ignored in favor of GTA Online, but that’s not the only way this has shown up. Rockstar’s current plan doesn’t help Red Dead Redemption 3 at all, since the company’s current priorities lie elsewhere.
It has been said that Rockstar is only working on Grand Theft Auto 6 right now. When you add that to the fact that Grand Theft Auto Online is still getting updates, it’s likely that the company doesn’t have much time right now to work on Red Dead Redemption 3.
Depending on how the company has been spending its time, real work on Red Dead Redemption 3 might not be able to start until after GTA 6 comes out. Since Grand Theft Auto 6 isn’t coming out for years, that would be a bad sign for when RDR3 will come out.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is the next game in a series that hasn’t had a new one in ten years, so it makes sense that Rockstar would want to spend a lot of time on it.
But because this is happening, Red Dead Redemption 3 is getting pushed back even more because it is now lower on the list of priorities. Even if GTA 6 comes out in 2024 as planned, the wait for Red Dead Redemption 3 will go on and could even get longer.
Red Dead Redemption 2’s Status Has Not Changed
The biggest problem with the idea that Red Dead Redemption 3 could come out during the current generation of consoles is that we don’t know anything about how the game is coming along.
Usually, information about an upcoming release would come out every few weeks, even if it was just the bare minimum to show that work was still being done. Not even Red Dead Redemption 3 has this much.
Grand Theft Auto 6 has been confirmed to be in development, and there have even been a few leaks about Vice City in GTA 6, but nothing like that has happened with Red Dead Redemption 3.
In fact, there hasn’t been much news about Red Dead Redemption 3, other than the fact that it hasn’t been canceled. Almost all of the information about the game on the internet is in the form of rumors.
If there was even a slight chance that RDR3 would come out in the next couple of years, there would be at least some proof that it exists. Big-name games get a lot of hype even before they come out.
Tears of the Kingdom is a well-known example. It was first shown in 2019, but it won’t come out until May 2023. Red Dead Redemption 3, on the other hand, hasn’t had any promotional art, teasers, or information of any kind. Even though RDR3 might be better than RDR2 when it comes out, that’s not likely to happen any time soon.
Red Dead Redemption 3 is worth waiting for, but the fact that it won’t be out for a long time doesn’t change that. As of now, we are still years away from even a teaser, let alone a full release. You can be sure that by the time Red Dead Redemption 3 comes out, the next generation of consoles will already be in full swing.