Red Dead Redemption 2′s new gameplay trailer dropped today showcasing the game in a 4K resolution and giving fans a little glimpse at what to expect for the upcoming title. One thing that many players are wondering about is if there will be a PC release in the future. It took Grand Theft Auto V roughly two years to be ported from console to PC so we could possibly be looking at something similar here. If you look at it through GTA V-colored glasses you might think a PC port is definitely on the horizon. However if you take a look at it from the original Red Dead Redemption side of things then things don’t look as good. The original Red Dead Redemption released back in 2010 for Xbox 360 and PS3. There has always been a lot of outcry for a PC but the game has never been ported to PC. Of course it’s still possible we could see a port of both games to PC at the same time but that’s if we’re being very optimistic. Red Dead Redemption 2: Official Gameplay VideoCaptured entirely from in-game footage, watch this introduction to Red Dead Redemption 2's gameplay in 4K. Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming October 26, 2018 to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One systems. Pre-order now at rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption2/order 2018-08-09T15:00:23.000Z We’ve seen games, Monster Hunter World, for example, release on console first but have a PC version delayed in an effort to get things running smoothly. Grand Theft Auto V is consistently a top seller on Steam, especially now given its permanent price drop to $29.99. If Red Dead Redemption 2 performs well on console like it should, it will be hard for Rockstar to ignore the success it could have on PC. Earlier this year PC Gamer reported (via VG24/7) that a Rockstar employee’s LinkedIn profile listed Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC along with the PS4 and Xbox One versions. The PC listing has since been deleted but you can see the screenshots here. PC Gamer asked Take-Two, Red Dead Redemption 2’s publisher, if the game will be coming to PC and he gave a practical non-answer. When asked about the possibility of Red Dead Redemption 2 coming to PC last year, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick only had this to say. “Any updates about any of our titles will come from our labels.” As mentioned before, it’s tough to say for certain whether the title will come to PC. The success of GTA V shows that Rockstar games do have an audience on PC. It does seem a bit odd the original Red Dead Redemption never did come to PC. Technically you can play Red Dead Redemption on PC if you sign up for the PlayStation Now service which lets you stream games to PC. It’s definitely not the same as running it natively but that seems like the best we’re going to get for right now. Red Dead Redemption 2 releases October 26 on Xbox One and PS4.<doc-sep>Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. If you’re hanging on to the hope that Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC this year or early in 2019, please give that up. Rockstar Games is launching its Western sequel for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 26, but it hasn’t said anything about a version for Windows. That’s disappointing — especially after the new trailer dropped today and gave us a first look at some 4K gameplay on a PlayStation 4 Pro. So what is going on here? Is this a repeat of the original Red Dead Redemption? That game never came to PC, and it looks like it never will. When it comes to Rockstar, the same thing could end up happening to Red Dead Redemption 2. This is a studio that doesn’t have to do anything just because it makes sense. Grand Theft Auto V is the third game to surpass 100 million copies sold in the history of this business, so this is not a company that has to answer to anyone. What’s more likely, however, is that Rockstar is doing a repeat of Grand Theft Auto V instead. That game debuted in 2013, and as its sales numbers suggest, it has sold well ever since. In those first three years, however, Rockstar was able to give it a couple of sales boosts with new releases. It hit Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in September 2013. A year later, in November 2014, Rockstar launched it on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Finally, it hit PC in April of 2015. Those ports obviously expose the game to new audiences, but GTAV seemed to benefit from people buying the game again on more powerful consoles, and then maybe buying it a third time to get the superior PC version that supports mods. With Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar could do something similar. It’s launching on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in October, and then maybe it comes to PC late in 2019. And then, if we get new consoles in 2020 or 2021, Rockstar can potentially release an update version for those systems as well (although I expect backward compatibility might limit repeat purchases for those devices). One last thing. If Red Dead Redemption 2 does come to PC next year, do you think it will end up on Steam? Or does Rockstar and parent company Take-Two Interactive pull a Fallout 76 and move to their own launcher where they no longer have to share revenue with Valve? My bet is that we are using the Rockstar Launcher for Red Dead on PC by the end of 2019.<doc-sep>“Red Dead Redemption 2” may be coming to PC in addition to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, according to a LinkedIn slip-up. TGFG, an alert group of Easter egg hunting enthusiasts, found proof on the LinkedIn page of a Rockstar Leeds developer. For the privacy of the developer, they have removed references to the name and direct links to their page. While this discovery is not absolute confirmation, it is telling that the developer reportedly removed the “PC” from their LinkedIn description. “Red Dead Redemption,” the western open-world title was originally released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 back in 2010. Despite the popularity of the title and its subsequent DLC such as Undead Nightmare, the game was never ported to PC. Rockstar has released other open world, third-person titles on PC in the past, including “Grand Theft Auto V” and “LA Noire.” Why a PC version of “Red Dead Redemption” was not released is not entirely clear, though the title’s multiplayer was not quite as popular as other Rockstar titles like “Grand Theft Auto V.” “Red Dead Redemption 2” will be set before the events of the first, during the time when John Marston was still in the Van der Linde gang. The prequel will also follow a new character, Arthur Morgan. Rockstar did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment. “Red Dead Redemption 2” is coming to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and possibly PC on Oct. 28, 2018.<doc-sep>VG24/7 reports that an anonymous Rockstar employee's LinkedIn profile momentarily listed PC alongside PS4 and Xbox One as platforms RDR 2 is being developed on. After some digging, we tracked down the account ourselves—but it appears mention of PC has since been removed. Here's a clipping of VG24/7's screen, followed by our own: This is far from official confirmation, of course, but it's a compelling clue that we may yet see Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC. And almost all Rockstar Games thus far have ended up on PC. We've reached out to Rockstar for comment. Here's what we want from Red Dead Redemption 2, and here's its most recent cinematic trailers and screens.<doc-sep>
Rockstar has been quiet on whether Red Dead Redemption 2 will be coming to PC or not. Luckily for us, a developer has accidentally let it slip on LinkedIn. The developer, who we will keep nameless, previously worked on GTA V and L.A. Noire as a programmer. We’ve looked into them to verify this. Their LinkedIn profile also lists Red Dead Redemption 2, and the platforms they worked on: PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Here’s a screen: Rockstar previously released GTA V towards the end of a console generation without any word on a PC version. The PC version only came when the new consoles launched and the company released an upgraded edition. This tactic really worked for Rockstar and the company sold far more copies of the game as a result. We wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the same tactic being used here. Watch on YouTube For more on the upcoming Western, here’s how Bank Robberies and Gang Hideouts will only be available in the Special Edition of Red Dead Redemption 2. If you’re looking for more, here’s everything you need to know about Red Dead Redemption 2. Will you be holding out for Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC? Update: Since posting this story, we’ve been contacted by TGFG, the Rockstar community who hunt Easter Eggs in GTA V, who say they broke this news last night. The group were previously responsible for uncovering the alien mysteries of Mt. Chilead. We came by the information through a separate source, but thought it was only fair to link out to them since they beat us to the punch. Update 2: The programmer has now removed mention of PC from their LinkedIn profile, likely prompted by the attention it’s been getting.