Red Dead Redemption 2: Rockstar saves brave cowboy who played for 6,000 hours from the dying Google Stadia

There are still stories in gaming that end well. YouTuber “ItsColourTV” loves Red Dead Redemption 2 and has spent 6,000 hours in the MMO version, Red Dead Online, of the masterful game. But the surprising end of Google Stadia could have cost him every progress. He simply couldn’t get away from the dying platform. But his call for help is finally being heard.

This was the story: On October 2nd, we reported on MeinMMO about the YouTuber “ItsColourTV”

• At that time, he had spent 5,900 hours with Red Dead Redemption 2, made friends in the western epic, earned items, and had a lot of fun. For him, it had almost become a second world.
• However, he played on Google Stadia: a platform that Google had announced and promoted heavily, only tosuddenly close Stadia: The gaming service is supposed to end on January 18, 2023.
• There was no way for the YouTuber to transfer his progress from Google Stadia to another platform. He said: Not only would he soon lose everything he had earned – many others were also stuck on Stadia, who loved Red Dead Redemption 2 and now lost everything.

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This is what happened next: The story about the YouTuber went around the world.

Many news sites picked up the stories. Every gamer could understand what a difficult situation it was. One knows how hard it is for players to say goodbye to their MMOs and “their stuff” they have earned.

Rockstar takes heart – Offers free transfers away from Stadia

So now Rockstar saves him: As the YouTuber reports on October 19, it ends well after all. Rockstar contacted him and explained:

All Stadia players who had played Red Dead Online 30 days before the announcement of Stadia’s end could transfer their money, gold bars, XP, role XP, and tokens to an existing account – on PC, Xbox One or PS4

What does the player say? He thinks it was mainly due to the large amount of attention his story received from gaming journalists and content creators.

The reporting first drew attention to his case. He thanks that a whole community was saved.

This is an example that a campaign by fans, which received attention, really has made a difference. However, the attempt to “save” the entire game Red Dead Redemption 2 did not go so well:

Red Dead Redemption 2: Fans want to save the beautiful, dying MMO – CEO gives hope and destroys it