A jaw-dropping Steam sale has propelled Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 to new heights on Valve’s platform.
During the sale with 67% off, Red Dead Redemption 2 achieved an all-time peak concurrent record of 77,655 players over the weekend, marking a major milestone four years after the game’s initial launch on Steam.
While the surge in popularity can be attributed to new players taking advantage of the discounted price, the open world epic of the wild west has been consistently popular in recent months, despite some of its core community feeling neglected by Rockstar.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 made its debut in 2018 on PS4 and Xbox One, and in 2019 on PC, earning acclaim as one of Rockstar’s greatest games. With a staggering 57 million copies sold, Red Dead Redemption 2 has been a monumental success. However, Rockstar has seemingly prioritized the massively profitable GTA Online, leading to an apparent lack of attention to Red Dead Redemption 2.
The explosive Xbox leak in September caused a stir within the community following hints of a next-gen update for Red Dead Redemption 2, listed by a Microsoft executive in a planning email.
In an email discussion among Microsoft executives, a potential list of third-party games slated as day-and-date Game Pass titles was revealed. Among them, Red Dead Redemption 2 “D&D for gen9” was listed, with Microsoft anticipating its release in the second quarter of its 2023 financial year.
