Red Dead Redemption 2 news: Shock update before PS4 and Xbox One release

Rockstar Games have revealed some important Red Dead Redemption 2 release date news just weeks before the big day arrives on consoles.

The size of the new download coming to PS4 and Xbox One has been announced, and the sheer amount required may shock fans.

While it’s not very surprising to hear that RDR2 is going to be a big game, fans may not have expected it to be in the triple figures.

That’s because everyone who wants to play Red Dead Redemption on PS4 and Xbox will need to find at least 100GB of space.

This information comes directly from Rockstar Games via a new PS4 Pro bundle, revealing that RDR2 is going to be one of the biggest console games ever released.

For those with the original 500GB PS4 and Xbox One models, a time will come when they will have to decide which other games to chop.

20% of the total overall space going to one game on day one is pretty unusual and will probably only grow with the release of Red Dead Online.

The open beta for this is scheduled to begin in November and will no doubt add a bunch of new content as we saw with GTA 5 Online.

What fans might not be ready for is the PS4 exclusivity deal that will be in place during 2018.

Online content will be available first on the PlayStation games machine, followed by Xbox One.

An earlier message from Sony, reads: “Handcrafted to take full advantage of PS4, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America’s unforgiving heartland.

“The game’s vast and atmospheric world will also provide the foundation for a brand new online multiplayer experience.

“We are pleased to announce that PS4 players get first access to earn select online content in the vast open world of Red Dead Redemption 2.”

And we now know just how long the period could prove to be.

According to information gleaned from bundles and the recent trailer, Red Dead Redemption 2 Xbox players will have to wait 30 days.

It should be noted that we don’t know what this online content will be and how it will feed into the rest of the game.

Fans will have to wait until next month to find out those details, with analysts expecting plenty of interest in the new game.

Analysts believe that Red Dead Redemption 2 could be another massive success for Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two Interactive.

While it’s not very shocking to hear that people believe RDR2 will sell, some believe the game has a good shot at emulating GTA 5’s success.

And that’s a very hard act to follow.

Not only is GTA 5 one of the best selling games of all time, but it also has a thriving online community which brings in a lot of revenue.

And even after 5 years of being on shelves, GTA 5 still manages to make it back into the charts.

So when analysts predict Red Dead Redemption 2 could follow suit, it becomes a big investment opportunity.

“We continue to favour Red Dead for upside this holiday, while our longer-term thesis is unchanged: Take-Two has the biggest runway to benefit from digital shift, [microtransactions] shift, margin expansion and multiple expansion from streaming content deals,” analyst Justin Post writes.

“We are above guidance and have modelled for 18 [million] units, but given [“Grand Theft Auto 5″] success, eight years of development and consumers’ desire for original content, we see upside potential.”

That upside potential will rely on RDR2’s online experience mimicking the success of GTA Online.

So this new 30-day deal could prove to be very important if it does cover the massive expansions we saw in GTA Online.