The Western epic Red Dead Redemption 2 was the blockbuster for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2018. Players on PC have so far been left in the lurch: There is still no talk of a PC launch. Now there is new hope: A LinkedIn profile provides a hint that Rockstar has been working on the PC version.
This now gives fans hope: A former Rockstar employee, Nan Ma, described a position at Rockstar in Toronto in his LinkedIn resume. He was a Physics Programmer there from June 2010 to October 2016. In the meantime, Nan Ma is the head and founder of a virtual reality studio.
During his time at Rockstar, he worked on Red Dead Redemption 2 for PS4, XB1, and PC, according to his profile.
This “PC” is now causing waves – for example on reddit.
These were the earlier hints: A similar report emerged in June 2018. There, a programmer who had also been employed at Rockstar Leeds stated that he had worked on Red Dead Redemption 2 for PS4, Xbox1, and PC.
At that time, the mention of PC was quickly deleted.
Interesting parallel: Both programmers stated on LinkedIn that they had worked at Rockstar until October 2016, albeit at different locations.
This is behind it: Players on PC hope and expect that Red Dead Redemption 2 will one day be released for PC, but there are doubts.
There are basically two scenarios:
- Either it goes like with GTA 5 and Rockstar announces Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC after some waiting – with the idea of withholding the information for a while to possibly generate more sales on PS4 and Xbox One.
- Or it goes like with Red Dead Redemption 1 and Rockstar completely leaves out the PC.
The most PC players seem to believe that it is only a matter of time before Red Dead Redemption 2 is released for PC. After all, it is about a lot of money for Rockstar – at the latest when Red Dead Online finally takes off.
The title is certainly so big and popular that even “small hints” like the LinkedIn profiles make big waves.
