Single-player fans are worried, Red Dead Redemption 2 may not receive story DLCs after the release. There seems to be quite a bit of evidence pointing to this. An interview adds fuel to this concern.
This is the fans’ fear: Fans of Grand Theft Auto V have complained for years that the single-player part of the game is not being further developed. While DLCs for the game are released regularly, they are only for the multiplayer GTA V Online.
The fans fear that “Red Dead Redemption 2” could go the same way:
- The single-player part will not be expanded, it will remain as it was at launch
- In contrast, “Red Dead Online” will continually be developed with free DLCs and content updates.
This is what the boss says in the interview: A new interview with Dan Houser has been released today. He is probably the main author of Red Dead Redemption 2 and one of the heads of RockStar.
Houser says that his focus is already on Red Dead Online. They are still writing scenes and currently capturing them in the motion capture studio.
The hope is that Red Dead Online will be as robust as Grand Theft Auto Online once it has established its creative state. Red Dead Online is supposed to start in beta in November.
This means: They are probably planning new content for Red Dead Redemption 2, but it seems likely to be only online.
More hints: This aligns with a report from the end of September. It stated that PlayStation players would get to play the DLCs 30 days earlier than their counterparts on Xbox One.
This was specifically about DLCs for the multiplayer “Red Dead Online” and not about single-player DLCs for Red Dead Redemption 2. The label said: “Play Select Online Content First on PS4.” This seems to confirm that new online content for Red Dead Redemption 2 will be coming.
Is there hope for single-player DLCs? Yes, there is hope. However, at the moment, everything suggests that RockStar is focusing on the online mode. If they plan new single-player content, they are probably going to just make Red Dead Redemption III.
Fans can take comfort in the fact that Red Dead Redemption 2 should at least be a massive game.
Therefore, RockStar will probably focus on Red Dead Online: The reason for the focus on online is clear: RockStar has made a fortune with the model in GTA Online and this is also expected for Red Dead Online.
Monetizing single-player DLCs is likely to be more difficult than simply releasing free DLCs and making money through microtransactions:
