Rockstar Games' western action-adventure game may have recently been receiving well-deserved acclaim, but it seems that "Red Dead Redemption 2" is ready to keep on giving despite its laurels. Fans may already know about how Rockstar Games has promised to deliver "Red Dead Redemption 2's" online multiplayer public beta by November but two weeks into the month, there has yet to be news about the content.
According to Esquire, the sheer size of the in-game world created by Rockstar Games for "Red Dead Redemption 2" is so vast that the delaying online multiplayer could be a conscious decision to ensure that the game's single player content is fully enjoyed first. Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick is quoted by the publication as confirming that players can expect "Red Dead Redemption 2's" multiplayer to release "towards the end of the month."
While Rockstar Games has yet to provide any additional updates about "Red Dead Redemption 2" and its online multiplayer since they announced it last September, but the company has talked about the game mode's gameplay in the past. In an interview with IGN, Imran Sarwar, director of design at Rockstar North, and Josh Needleman, senior producer at Rockstar San Diego, spills the beans on Rockstar Games' vision for "Red Dead Redemption 2's" online multiplayer.
According to the Rockstar Games executives, players can expect a combined multiplayer and cooperative experience that makes use of "Red Dead Redemption 2's" massive open world. Players can also expect many of the best features of "Grand Theft Auto V" to make it to "Red Dead Redemption 2's" online multiplayer.
When asked about why the separate release dates between "Red Dead Redemption 2's" single player and multiplayer component, Sarwar mentions that Rockstar Games sees both components as separate products in themselves. In addition, the director of design confirms that they expect players to ready themselves for the multiplayer component by getting familiar with "Red Dead Redemption 2's" single player component first.
Sarwar also mentions that the decision to delay the launch of the "Red Dead Redemption 2" multiplayer component was influenced by the studio's experience with their other online games. The delayed roll-out allows players to already enjoy the game while giving Rockstar Games more time to smoothly roll-out the multiplayer component.
Considering the Rockstar Games executive's perspective on the roll out, it seems fans will simply have to wait until the end of November to see when the game studio plans to go public with the "Red Dead Redemption 2" multiplayer beta. Hopefully fans of the game do not have to wait too long until an official announcement has been released.
