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Rumor: Red Dead Redemption 2 release date leaked by retailer?
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Just did the mission they added in GTA Online for Red Dead 2. I'm ready to play just enough of RDR2 to open up the online portion of that game.
well, presumably, mo cap and VA work should be done by now, so 6 months of editing/debugging/ final production should be doable, right?
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I feel like anytime around or near this date like even May 29th works for me. We should hear something on the release date from Rockstar no later than the end of January. Its right before Take Two's quarterly investors call, and their next one isn't until May, and Rockstar have a habit of announcing dates or delays in January...
As someone already mentioned, TLOU launched in June.
But more importantly Rockstar can release this game whenever the hell they want. It will sell a boatload of copies no matter what.
June is culturally/economically Summer despite it not starting officially until June 21st. The cultural start of Summer is Memorial Day Weekend (last weekend of May for non-Americans).
Just like how September is culturally and economically Fall despite Fall not starting until September 20ish and how Labor Day (first Sunday of September) is the end of Summer.
If true, then we should be getting a new trailer soon with the official release date, great way to start off the new year.
Please Rockstar.
Nvm probably will do it like GTA V, rollling out gamplay footage 3-4 months before launch.
Please Rockstar.
Nvm probably will do it like GTA V, rollling out gamplay footage 3-4 months before launch.
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I genuinely believe this is part of the reason why many games released in October this year as opposed to September since Rockstar released GTA V in September 2013, maybe publishers were expecting a similar thing and tried to distance themselves as much as possible.
But the question is: are Spiderman, Shenmue 3 and Kingdom Hearts 3 coming the same day?
Anyway, it's going to be a epic day!
Anyway, it's going to be a epic day!
I will be very happy if that's true, June is a month with mostly few good games releases, which makes it one of the weakest month in the years for gaming, however from time to time we see "that big" release in weak months like June (like TLOU), so June next year will be very exciting if that's turned to be true!
June seems like a placeholder date. Retailers often put placeholder dates that are 6 to 12 months out or just use Dec 31 20XX. It's a possibility, I mean R* would legit just take over Summer if it turns out to be real.
Literally the day before E3 conferences start is a bit weird. Last of Us & Arkham Knight were both the week after E3. I don't want to say Red Dead would get 'overshadowed' by E3 that weekend, because it's the biggest game of 2018 and could be all anybody can talk about there, but it's a bold move Cotton, let's see if it pays off.
What? I thought this was coming out in spring. Bummer, but this is the perfect game for that summer gaming drought.
Really doubt any of this and if no marketing is starting anytime soon now, I'm fully expecting a delay to late 2018.
I doubt that many of the big ones are. Certainly not Sony, Nintendo, EA or Activision.
It's Red Dead Redemption, not GTA. It won't cannibalize sales of TLOU2, GOW, COD, Smash, Mario or anything like that.
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They already said last year that wasn't the case, that the game would launch after April 1st per the earnings call from Take Two.
The natural assumption was either April or May based on their history of releases with GTA IV, RDR and Max Payne 3. Probably no later than June 8th then? Already a bit of a cushion and this thing has been in the oven since 2012.
That's the latest possible date if they still wanna release it in the first half of this year, otherwise it'll be pushed to at least September.
That's doubtful. Should have gotten a concrete already if March was still in the cards, I feel.
I feel the same way. RDR also released in the middle of May so it makes sense.
