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It ’s becoming increasingly unbelievable thatRed Dead Redemption 3will be released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S / X. WhileRed Dead RedemptionandRed Dead Redemption 2were extremely well received , there has n’t been any official word on another entry in the enfranchisement from its developer , Rockstar Games .

Rockstar has been focusing on maturation for its highly anticipatedGrand Theft Auto 6instead , with a2025 discharge date confirmedfor the championship alongside the game ’s first trailer . premature reports stated that Rockstar be active all uncommitted resources onto the juggernaut claim , with other rubric , remakes , remasters , andcurrent - gen plot of ground being canceledto insure it hits this deadline .

Although Red Dead Redemption 3 has n’t been confirmed by Rockstar , wad of rumors about its setting , protagonists , and game are up in the line .

Arthur Morgan and John Marston with a cowboy on a horse silhouetted behind them.

Microsoft And Sony Are Already Looking Toward A New Console Generation

Both Companies Have Talked About The Future Of Xbox And PlayStation

Rockstar ’s portfolio has always lie in of high - quality titles , and up until 2013 the party released games for a variety of series such asGrand Theft Auto , Red Dead , Bully , Manhunt , L.A. Noire , Midnight Club , Max Payne , and evenTable Tennis . Since 2013 , however , Rockstar has only releasedGrand Theft AutoandRed Deadtitles and players have begun to comment just how much the development times between titles have increased , withGTA 5released on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013,Red Dead Redemption 2on PS4 and Xbox One in 2018 , and the upcomingGTA 6on PS5 and Xbox Series S / X in 2025 .

With this in mind , it ’s extremely unlikely thatRed Dead Redemption 3will be free this X , let alone on the current genesis of consoles , especially as Microsoft and Sony have already begun planning for the next generation . Sony Senior Vice President Naomi Matsuoka confirmed that thePlayStation 5 enters the latter half of its life cyclethis twelvemonth in a recent interview withBloomberg , which would indicate a 6 - class cycles/second for the PlayStation 6 , with a PlayStation 6 potentially come in late 2026 . Xbox President Sarah Bond also discussed Microsoft ’s next - gen console as part of the officialXboxpodcast , calling it " the largest technical leaping that you will have ever seen in a ironware coevals . "

Rockstar ’s evolution ofGrand Theft Auto 6does intimate that wheneverRed Dead Redemption 3is released , it will fully utilise the next - gen hardware to make for an even more immersive experience . Red Dead Redemption 2 ’s undefendable world was already praised for its impressive graphics and wealth of immersive activities upon its launch on the last generation ’s hardware , andGrand TheftAuto 6is using an even more brawny version of the company ’s in - house RAGE engine to further meliorate upon this with its Florida - inspired Leonida scene .

Brian Heder with a brick of cocaine in GTA 6

Microsoft is stimulate big promise for the next contemporaries of Xbox , which sounds like it should be a big leap forward based on the society ’s claims .

The Previous Three Console Generations Had New Red Dead Titles

The Current Generation Only Had A Re-Release Of Red Dead Redemption

With no sign ofRed Dead Redemption 3 in sight , and a novel console table generation looming , this could be the first time players have n’t had a newRed Deadtitle in three console genesis . The PS2 and original Xbox had the first game in the franchise , 2004’sRed Dead Revolver , the PS3 and Xbox 360 saw the serial go loose - world with 2010’sRed Dead Redemption , and its prequel , Red Dead Redemption 2released on PS4 and Xbox One in 2018 .

Rockstar previously express that theevents ofRed Dead Revolverweren’t canyon to those ofRed Dead Redemption , but Red Harrow ’s antics in that game can be considered folktales and can be heard around campfires and found in books in later game . Red Harrow is still playable inRed Dead Online , however .

The current generation of console table only had a re - passing ofRed Dead Redemptionon PlayStation 4 - and PlayStation 5 via backward compatibility - and the Nintendo Switch . This rerelease seemed to be a unmediated port of the 2010 deed and itsUndead Nightmareexpansion , albeit without the multiplayer modes found in the original game . The PlayStation version also take in the raise 4 K texture packs antecedently seen on Xbox consoles via its backward compatibility upgrade patch .

Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption 2

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With the popularity of theRed Dead Redemptiongames , which have often been heralded as having some of Rockstar ’s best storytelling to date , this will doubtless disappoint fan of the Western dealership . AlthoughRed Dead Redemptionhas picture the end of the Wild West , there are still several spot the franchise could go in the future withRed Dead Redemption 3 , fromcontinuing the story of Jack Marstonafter the epilogue ofRed Dead Redemption , tell a spin - off narrative with role such asSadie Adler in Mexico , to delving even further into the past with another prequel likeRed Dead Redemption 2 .

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