ROCKSTAR NEWS: New Red Dead Redemption 2 multiplayer and trailer HYPE
RED DEAD Redemption 2 fans can expect a huge online mode, as Take-Two reveals more during its latest financial earnings call.
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Liam Martin
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Red Dead Redemption 2 release date will be revealed later
Red Dead Redemption 2 got a few mentions during Take-Two Interactive's latest earnings call, but the publisher is still keeping quiet about the release date.
After rumours of a Super Bowl trailer turned out to be false, Take Two assured fans that Rockstar would talk about the title – and its online component – soon.
Take Two boss Strauss Zelnick said: "Obviously, we're incredibly excited about the title. Not just Red Dead Redemption, but also the online offering to come.
"So Rockstar will talk more about the title, but obviously, there is great anticipation both on the part of ourselves and consumers."
Zelnick then promised "significant marketing support", so fans can expect trailers, TV spots and much more in the run up to launch.
"We support all of our releases very significantly. We're incredibly proud of our marketing teams throughout the company and our support is quite significant for all of our releases.
"I think you should expect to see, with regard to all of our releases, very significant marketing support."
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Elsewhere, Zelnick addressed the rumours that Red Dead Redemption 2 would take away from the ongoing success of GTA Online.
"I'm fond of saying entertainment is an unusual animal, in that entertainment properties don't really compete with other entertainment properties. You never need entertainment. Entertainment is something that you want to have, but it's not a need to have.
"If nothing in the market appeals to you at some time, there is no reason to go and get it, and if multiple things appeal to you, avid consumers will consume all of those things.
"So, I don't think there is any competitive dynamic with any of our upcoming releases, apart from the fact that our success is driven by quality.
"So I think the success of Red Dead Redemption, which is highly anticipated, will be driven by its quality, and I think that the ongoing success of Grand Theft Auto Online is driven by its extraordinary quality."
The Red Dead Redemption 2 release date is currently set for autumn 2017, although various retailer leaks have narrowed it down to October.
One retail chain advertised the Red Dead Redemption 2 release date as October 2, while another claimed it would launch at the end of October.
October and November are typically the busiest months of the year for new video game releases, so an October Red Dead Redemption 2 release date would certainly make sense.
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