Today, developers of 2018’s “Red Dead Redemption 2,” Rockstar Games is going to be releasing the multiplayer component of the game as a standalone release. “Red Dead Online” will be launching on Dec. 1 on PC, PS4/PS5 and Xbox One/Series X/S for $19.99, however, it will be on sale from its release till Feb 15. 2021 for only $4.99. Notably, Rockstar Games will also be releasing a standalone version of the “Grand Theft Auto V” multiplayer, “Grand Theft Auto Online” in early 2021 with enhancements and yet to be revealed expansions.
While Red Dead Online hasn’t been as successful as Rockstar’s giant Grand Theft Auto Online, players are curious as to why Rockstart is starting to offer these experiences separate from their games. Grand Theft Auto Online’s virtual currency was their main source of revenue and made over $1 billion in 2017 and has most likely multiplied since then. While Red Dead Online has only made about a fraction of that due to low player counts and lack of updates since it’s release.
Red Dead Online’s content updates have been sparse and shallow, and while they will be adding a new Bounty Hunter update for this standalone release, fans of the multiplayer game have been starving for content and even started protesting for it. Earlier this year in July, players grouped, dressing up in clown costumes in-game in protest for more updates and features added to the game. The question is, will this drip-feed of content, justify the standalone release, and satisfy players enough even for $5.
Rockstar has already started to reveal the expansions coming to Grand Theft Auto Online this December with their “Cayo Perico Heist” which adds a new heist and teases a whole new island to explore in the now seven-year-old game. This content update is seemingly bigger than anything Red Dead Online has gotten since it’s release. Players are worried that Rockstart might just abandon not just Red Dead Online but a sequel to Grand Theft Auto due to how much money they make with its online component.
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