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Why Is The Original 'Red Dead Redemption' Map Hidden But Empty In 'Red Dead 2'?

The rumors are true, Red Dead Redemption 2 does have a huge chunk of the original game's map in it. But you never, ever go there, even though you can. Why?

porkChop2630d ago

It'll probably be used more for the online. Or possibly prequel DLC if Rockstar decides to make real DLC again.

Araragifeels 2630d ago

Most likely for Red Dead Online since that area is completely empty so imagine that they add content in the area for the Online.

LongLiveKing2629d ago

Perhaps like gta v, have online missions that could be completed ALONE..would be dank af..

zahdab2629d ago

John wasnt very familiar with the area in RDR 1 ... the first he visisted armadillo as far as i remember was in the events of the first game if the gang was in that region b4 it wouldnt be consistant with the first game

porkChop2629d ago

Well RDR2 started with them having failed some mission on a boat in Blackwater. And the group is mostly new to the areas in RDR2. They're from the RDR1 region.

zahdab2629d ago (Edited 2629d ago )

They could have passed by the region but necessarly lived in it ... except for blackwater

Christopher2629d ago

SP DLC from R*? That's an amusing thought, but not likely, IMHO.

ninerguy16082629d ago

Last red dead had single player dlc. Right?

Christopher2629d ago

@ninerguy1608: Since then, R* has changed their motives with support. They make a _ton_ off of shark cash, they're not going to abandon that with RDR2.

wwinterj2629d ago

Agreed. It's for the online no doubt. It's disappointing R* didn't do much with it now but it is what it is.

HeyNavi2629d ago

That's exactly what I think they're going to do with it. Use the area for multiplayer and DLC.

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milohighclub2630d ago (Edited 2630d ago )

I reckon dlc, and I reckon it will be a prequel that ends with the events in Blackwater.

LunaMoona2629d ago

Complete Remake of Red Dead Redemption 1 within Red Dead Redemption 2 as DLC.

Matrix62629d ago

As a single player dlc? That would be really massive!

Sunny_D2629d ago

The definitely have the money and manpower.

Dark_Knightmare22629d ago (Edited 2629d ago )

Wow that’s crazy I told my brother that same theory just last night lol. I don’t think it’s going to happen but that would be freaking awesome

BrettAwesome2629d ago

It would require the Mexico part, and that ain't in it

GHOSTxx4202628d ago (Edited 2628d ago )

There was a vid on youtube by mrbossftw and it shows how you can glitch to mexico and he says the whole layout is there but idk. Check it out

gokublack2629d ago

Id love to see a django themed dlc with a max payne bullet dive perk for the main character.

BMG912629d ago

You go there in the epilogue

DankSinatra2629d ago

If you read the article they say exactly that.

thejigisup2629d ago

The description is wildly misleading "But you never, ever go there, even though you can." Can't read the piece now bc that's such a contradiction that I won't know what's truthful or not. Thanks for saving me the click guys.

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GTA5 Has Sold Over 220 Million Copies, Red Dead Redemption 2 Has Sold Over 79 Million Units

Take-Two announced its financial results for Q2 of fiscal year 2026, and shared an update on the sales of GTA5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.

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TheDreamCorridor70d ago

You think Rockstar views Red Dead 2 as a failure because it didn't sell 150m copies?

jznrpg70d ago

3 billion or so in revenue not including online stuff I’m sure they don’t

SethNW69d ago

I am pretty sure they don't. It was profitable and made them a lot of money. Not GTA5 money but far from failure. Maybe it is lower priority franchise, due to being smaller, but that is about the lowest they would put it as. Only thing they do consider failure is RDR2 Online, unlike GTA5 Online, that RDR2 Online flopped. Hence why it got less support. And when it come to profits, sales for both combined don't come close to GTA Online microtansactions. Hence why everything very quickly got canceled and GTA Online was top priority, so no GTA6 for a long time, no DLC for GTA5, despite there being 5 DLCs planned, at least I think it was 5, give or take one. But as I see it, they needed to rejuvenate interest and all, hence why GTA6 eventually is getting made. But what they are really looking forward to is refresh of Online.

ZeekQuattro69d ago

Only in terms of the online aspect of the game. They didn't support it as much as they did GTA V Online. I remember people being pissed about that.

jznrpg70d ago

I own a few GTAs but never played them. I love Red Dead though

Yui_Suzumiya64d ago (Edited 63d ago )

Boring and overrated. Red Dead Redemption is pretty good though. The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is my personal GOAT. We need more stuff like that from TooKyo.

victorMaje70d ago

I must be one of the few who are fine with the GTA6 delay. People treat that game like it’s the 2nd coming lol.

FIELDMARSHALL_P69d ago

My daughter asked me how I felt about I shrugged and said I don't care gives me time to finish up games I already have. It's all good let them make the best game they can.

RedDevils69d ago

Wish they make another Manhunt or Bully.

gold_drake69d ago

damn, thats a ridiculous number

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Dan Houser: RDR2 was "behind schedule" and "over budget so much I didn’t want to think about it"

Dan Houser opens up about Red Dead Redemption 2’s rocky development, calling it behind schedule, massively over budget, and full of pressure to prove doubters wrong.

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Storm2374d ago (Edited 74d ago )

The world they built is pretty amazing. Unfortunately, the game was mostly boring to me. I definitely had fun in some parts, but it didn't do it for me as a whole like the first one did. I loved RDR so much.

The budgets and time it takes to make games these days is out of control. Such a big risk. If a game isn't a huge hit, it is often it for a studio. Scary. I really miss the PS2 and PS3 days where studeios could make 4 games in a generation and take risks in making something new. And so many were using their own engines. Those were the days.

neutralgamer199274d ago

Agreed. I love RDR but couldn't get into RDR2. The animations take forever and game slows you down on purpose. It won't let you have fun because R* want us to play the game they want to. I know millions love RDR2 and I even bought and own it. But just wasn't for me.

It's like comparing GTA4 to saints row 2. One game was about fun while the other was about realism and that's coming from someone who beat GTA4 many times. I much rather a game be fun to play than chase realism

YodaCracker74d ago

GTA IV’s realism is what made it so much more fun for me. I loved experimenting with the physics.

Storm2373d ago

I bought RDR2 also. Put 100+ hours into it and beat it our of respect for Rockstar and all the people saying it was the greatest game ever. RDR blew my mind but might also have been the best time in gaming for me personally. l loved that PS3 gen so much.

I am excited to see what GTA6 is like.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Fans Mourn the Loss of Iconic Musician

Red Dead Redemption 2 fans took to social media to honor D'Angelo.

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Elda93d ago (Edited 93d ago )

I was listening to D Angelo when he debuted in 1995. He had some great songs from that period up in to the early 2000s. He was a talented Neo Soul musician. I never knew his music was in RDR. May he R.I.P.