Rumors are increasing about a Red Dead Redemption 2 in development. A leaked and allegedly authentic map of the setting for the new Western-GTA recently appeared in a forum.
Red Dead Redemption was a huge success back then, and fans of the Western GTA have been waiting for a sequel for many years. It seems that one is now concretely in the works. Recently, a detailed map surfaced on the forum Neogaf, which, according to the message author, is a leaked map of the game world of the next Red Dead game.
Soon after, the news and the map disappeared, but – as is common on the internet – other users had long copied the file and re-uploaded it. In the meantime, the site techradar has taken up the matter and received confirmation from an anonymous source allegedly close to the developers that it actually appears to be the setting of the Red Dead Redemption sequel.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Release – Prequel instead of Sequel?
Interestingly, the map – which depicts the west and south of the USA – shows no railroad networks. Therefore, the authors at techradar assume that the next installment of the series is more likely to be a prequel than a sequel. This makes sense, as the setting of Red Dead Redemption took place at the end of the Wild West era. Therefore, the new installment will probably be set at the beginning of the westward expansion.
Furthermore, there will be a city called New Bordeaux, located where New Orleans is. Possibly a crossover point with the upcoming Mafia 2, which is supposed to take place in the same city and is also published by the same publisher, Take Two? Additionally, several islands are marked off the coast, possibly an indicator that swimming and sailing will be possible in the upcoming game.
However, the mentioned information has not yet been officially confirmed by the developer Rockstar. We will see if the speculations turn out to be true. Recently, it attracted attention with allegedly extremely high revenues from GTA 5 Online. Who knows, perhaps considering the numbers, a Red Dead Redemption Online (there’s definitely a desire for it) is in the works.
