Sony’s signed a marketing partnership with Rockstar Games for Red Dead Redemption 2, and it’s locked up timed exclusive Red Dead Online content as a result. Confirmed once again on the back of the recently announced PS4 Pro bundle’s box art, it’s revealed that “select online content” will release 30 days early on PlayStation platforms. This doesn’t come as a particularly big surprise, as it’s the same kind of deal that it’s done with Destiny and Call of Duty in the past.
Elsewhere, the box art mentions that Red Dead Online will support two to 32 players at any given time, which is the same as Grand Theft Auto Online. The multiplayer mode will of course launch as an open beta in November, a few weeks after the core single player campaign.
[source rockstarintel.com]
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Bleh, whenever I see the words 'timed exclusive' I feel just a tiny bit dirtier.
@shogunrok it's tomb raider all over again
@ShogunRok Timed exclusivity never really clicked with me. I get it's for early profits, but if I know something's not exclusive, I'll just wait for it to come to whatever my system of choice is.
It's usually just a hat or a rifle or something. I'll be safely tucked up in my single-player bunker for the first month anyway.
@gremio108 your right they cant change the atory
It will probably take 30 days (or longer) to get the bugs worked out anyways. GTA V Online was a mess out of the gate.
It is a good thing for PS4 players, and the timed content is not a big problem for other platforms.
Uuuh, Sony, you dirty little sugarhoney. sexy voice
@ShogunRok Rise of Tomb Raider and PUBG are timed exclusive on failbox for a year.
Micro$oft is the most greedy company ever.
@b1ackjack_ps The future of cross-console play is Xbox owners watching PS4 players parade around in stetsons they can't have
ugh...
@Gremio108 a HAT?! Sign me up!
@DerMeister I imagine most of us on this website are the same, but it's gotta be worth something or these companies wouldn't bother doing it.
Maybe it really is a good marketing tool for wider audiences?
I don't care about online so I don't really care.
I am actually getting this on my XBX because of better 4K graphics. The main reason to get this game should be the single player in my opinion.
@QualityGeezer @Gremio108 For now...imagine a scary future where they keep 15% of the story exclusive to one console.
Or the ending!
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