So this news has been popping up in Rockstar fan circles recently and I thought Era might be interested in it.
On the 20th August 2019, the IARC (International Age Rating Coalition) on behalf of Rockstar filed for 'Bonaire' to be classified by the Australian Classification Board which ended up getting refused classification. There was speculation that this could have been a completely new title but the game was specifically refused classification due to the fact that there is no game called 'Bonaire'. Someone e-mailed the IARC and a representative got in contact with Rockstar to clarify this.
However, just a few days ago, Rockstar filed for this classification AGAIN, but this time under the title 'Red Dead Redemption 2'. For some unknown reason, it yet again was refused classification. The page is still up and viewable here
This is really interesting because just like GTA V, the PC version was rated separately than the console variants.
Here you can see the original release on PS3/360, the next-gen version of PS4/XBO and the PC release. It's worth mentioning that the PC version of GTA V was scrutinised more thoroughly compared to its console counterparts with mentions of violence, sex and online interactivity so if this is really the PC version of RDR2, it's probably going through the same ropes in order to see release which is why it keeps getting refused.
I doubt Rockstar would go out of their way to make a whole new classification for anything related to Red Dead Online, especially when you look at GTA V's listing on the Australian Classification Board and see that GTA Online doesn't have its own classification. Now that Rockstar has brought out their new launcher indepndent from Social Club and them yet to reveal their Stadia title(s) ahead of its launch, I think we'll be seeing RDR2 for PC sooner than we think.
We've had major hints of a PC version for Red Dead Redemption II these past few months. It's not really a matter of 'if', more 'when', and I think it'll be pretty soon.
On the 20th August 2019, the IARC (International Age Rating Coalition) on behalf of Rockstar filed for 'Bonaire' to be classified by the Australian Classification Board which ended up getting refused classification. There was speculation that this could have been a completely new title but the game was specifically refused classification due to the fact that there is no game called 'Bonaire'. Someone e-mailed the IARC and a representative got in contact with Rockstar to clarify this.
However, just a few days ago, Rockstar filed for this classification AGAIN, but this time under the title 'Red Dead Redemption 2'. For some unknown reason, it yet again was refused classification. The page is still up and viewable here
This is really interesting because just like GTA V, the PC version was rated separately than the console variants.
Here you can see the original release on PS3/360, the next-gen version of PS4/XBO and the PC release. It's worth mentioning that the PC version of GTA V was scrutinised more thoroughly compared to its console counterparts with mentions of violence, sex and online interactivity so if this is really the PC version of RDR2, it's probably going through the same ropes in order to see release which is why it keeps getting refused.
I doubt Rockstar would go out of their way to make a whole new classification for anything related to Red Dead Online, especially when you look at GTA V's listing on the Australian Classification Board and see that GTA Online doesn't have its own classification. Now that Rockstar has brought out their new launcher indepndent from Social Club and them yet to reveal their Stadia title(s) ahead of its launch, I think we'll be seeing RDR2 for PC sooner than we think.
We've had major hints of a PC version for Red Dead Redemption II these past few months. It's not really a matter of 'if', more 'when', and I think it'll be pretty soon.
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