It's no secret that Red Dead Online hasn't received nearly as much love and attention as GTA Online. That's the main reason for player frustration with Red Dead Redemption 2's multiplayer offering — looking over the fence at GTA 5, it's clear Rockstar could have turned the Western shooter into a seriously engaging online space. Well, it seems fan feedback has reached all the way to the top, as Take-Two's CEO has been paying attention.
Strauss Zelnick, head honcho of the publisher, spoke to IGN ahead of a financial call recently, explaining that he's aware of fan criticism of Red Dead Online. "Rockstar Games talks about the updates that are coming, and we're working on an awful lot at Rockstar Games," he says, adding that he's "heard the frustration" about a lack of significant new content. Ultimately, though, it will be up to Rockstar to deliver.
All Zelnick can confirm for the time being is that the online servers will remain active for the long-term, and that any new content will be up to Rockstar. The developer's recent updates to Red Dead Online have been quite minor, especially when compared to the immensely successful GTA Online, which has arguably flourished because of a commitment to meaningful updates.
It's not as though RDR2 has no players; in fact, a recent sales figure update puts the game at 44 million copies sold, which is a barnstorming success in anyone's book.
Are you still playing Red Dead Online? Are you hopeful for some big, meaty updates in the game's future? Draw your weapons in the comments section below.
[source ign.com, via eurogamer.net]
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Just a huge waste of potential for the online portion of Red.
Too bad R* wasn't able to find a good way to sell us neon horses with big as heck hovers./s
Never played it to begin with. Multiplayer is far too repetitive and it’s simplistic gaming modes with no or almost no story bore me. Either way it’s no surprise they’re not prioritising it since they haven’t even been bothered to at least make it 60fps on current gen. Par for the course for Rockstar. Minimum effort for maximum money making
I actually gave this a shot last year and I had a really good time. I wanted to grind up to level 50 for the trophies but it flew by, and I never felt like I was really grinding. That being said, I did stop in the mid fifties and I can understand people who played for longer being frustrated with the lack of new meaningful content.
Just imagine how all of us waiting for single player content feel then 😔
I haven't played RDR2 online, but if it's similar to RDR1 online, then I don't know what they could add, honestly. It's the wide open, wild west. And because of the era, tech will be limited. So what, new horses? Wagons? Maybe model T, depending on the time, etc. Settlements and ranches, maybe? New weapons? I guess new rifles, revolvers and shotguns from the time period. New missions, maybe a new area to explore, QoL improvements, etc, are all welcomed. But there is only so much you can do and add to a western online world.
"Rockstar Games talks about the updates that are coming, and we're working on an awful lot at Rockstar Games”
Come on now, GTA5 ports don’t count
Take2 boss and Jimbo Ryan should move in with eachother
@Rob_230 I would love some RDR2 DLC. I don’t play online and would love to get back into the game.
@PhhhCough
Maybe a game that focuses on fun would be a good start? A game that doesn't focus on the players pennies around every corner? A game that doesn't have a stupid economy where everything revolves around money?
There's a difference between RDR1 and 2's online. One is fun. The other is a grind. They don't need to add jack. They just need to change the game design, which they won't do anyway. This is why people don't play it.
Imagine having such an insanely impressive world ONLINE, such a huge world with so many players that does everything better in terms of gameplay, world building, graphics and even storytelling than offline Ubisoft games... but then... They try to make the game design around nickel and diming the player
@PhhhCough I only played briefly at launch and disliked it immensely, but off the top of my head, they could have gone really deep into the customization aspects. Loads of clothing, gun designs, horse patterns, etc. That alone would have sold to people.
Maybe introduce some sort of settlement gameplay (like apartments in GTAO) that would let players invest and grow a property on the frontier. That would keep people invested long term, too.
What about building and managing your own AI gang? That would have been super cool.
There is loads they could have done.
Just patch the game to 60fps please
Take Two need to give Rockstar a kick up the backside
@Nightcrawler71 Right. What the hell have they been doing for the last 4 years (other than counting their GTA V cash)?
If they want to get serious, they need to revamp the mode a bit with a concurrent PS5 release
It's easy to get creative and come up with futuristic and current content for GTAV but in 1899...not so much.
They coulda made it where you had a posse or gang and the objective was to ride into town and rob a bank while the other players defended the town…and the money was split among the players…
The community complain about RDO not getting content but if it were regularly updated, the community would spread ***** conspiracy theories about it preventa new game from being developed.
Rockstar can't win.
All I ever wanted was the undead nightmare zombie horde co-op mode wave game
Plenty of other potential but could’ve at least had that ready to go
@Germs73 too common sense of an idea there Germs. Haha. That would’ve been great
Even co-op against bots. There’s so many things they could’ve added I don’t get it
@MFTWrecks Arthur
There’s a settlement that needs your help
Lol
Online is terrible and poorly designed. It takes the single players slow pace, and puts it a setting not designed in the slightest for. Normal days travel and a totally redone easier economy need to happen in order for it to be viable as a good online game. As it is, I feels like a FTP offering.
RDO new content and updates? Sure, but first add a private lobby option, nerf the weather, that is moooore sun and clear blue sky and a lot less fog, haze, sand storms, and rain, and fix it so stuff that are supposed to spawn actually spawn.
@Germs73 Wait, that isn’t a thing? I haven’t played it online before, but I presumed that would’ve been a dead cert. Very strange.
@stefan771 its not a conspiracy tho, Rockstar have decided to develop GTA:O post-launch and intentionally neglected RDR2. They are in no rush to develop new games. People want new titles sooner but Rockstar make billions selling shark cards. Both are valid complaints. RDR2 isn't as popular so they haven't bothered simple as that. Rockstar really aren't the victim in this situation.
maybe more content for the offline campaign....
again i tried this online mess no not for me
more
offline campaign content please.
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