Author compares two of the biggest open-world games of this generation to see which is the better sandbox experience. "Despite the smaller size and more streamlined experience, it’s in this frank simplicity that Spider-Man may have an edge over Red Dead Redemption 2."
Red Dead Redemption 2 mod turns the game into Elden Ring, adding spells, boss fights, and Uncle as the final boss.
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.
You think Rockstar views Red Dead 2 as a failure because it didn't sell 150m copies?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
GTA IV’s realism is what made it so much more fun for me. I loved experimenting with the physics.
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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Why is this a question? I can play both on PS4.
Spiderman imo
Purely as a sandbox? Its RDR2 due to its sheer size, stuff to do and see in the game but I find Spiderman a lot more satisfying and fun to play (controls and traversal) than RDR2.
The reality is these two games cannot be compared, RDR2 was in development for far longer, with several hundred, if not thousands of devs working on it and with an unlimited budget...the inly sire thing is that both are great games in their own right, end of story.
I really loved Spider-Man and have yet to play RDR2 but its RDR2
The game that provided me with the most smiles and entertainment was Spiderman. Red Dead, for me, really began to outstay it's welcome and ended up becoming a trudge and chore fest. Right up until the very end and my final shootout, after playing the title diligently, for almost a month, I was still finding myself tripping up over the awfully implemented, broken controls and clusterfu(k interface.
It was a genuine relief, as well as a breath of fresh air to get the game over and done with and get back to the Spidey dlc. On a final note, I'm glad God Of War pipped Red Dead to goty at last night's ceremony. The (GOW) development team were brave enough to take the series in a different direction with an entirely new play style and it was a gamble that really payed off. For cr@p controls, lousy combat, repetitive gameplay, bloated story and bugger!ng the ps4 Pro version, Rockstar deserve that accolade.