Red Dead Redemption 2’s new trailer is finally here (after an absurd amount of teasing and handwringing over what could be in it). Spoiler alert: It’s exactly what you expect out of a Wild West-era online RPG. And it’s gorgeous. And it, like Wild West Online’s recent announcement, seems properly poised to scoop up some Westworld season 2 hype while also playing with classic RDR fans’ nostalgia, as the gang is back from the original game.
“After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him.”
Rockstar’s site still says the launch will be October 26th for console (no PC mentioned, again), and we’re still expecting that promised “online multiplayer experience.” Gamers will recall that it was first announced in October of 2016 with a fall 2017 launch planned. But by May of last year, Rockstar had already pushed that estimate off into 2018, barely making its own “summer” deadline to pick spring 2018 for the console launch. Then in February, it delayed until October. And here we are, trailer in tow.
Red Dead Redemption 2
An epic tale of life in America at the dawn of the modern age.
Coming October 26, 2018 to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One systems.https://t.co/hakhYU4Ivz pic.twitter.com/WJc9HWkLyW— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) May 2, 2018
