Even assuming that everyone bought Red Dead Redemption 2 from Steam in December, one million copies sold with 70 per cent revenue retained would provide $42 million.
The RDR2 Steam release is not scheduled until December 2019. Ironically enough, this research painted a completely different picture from the results of the same group's consumer study that dictatedĬonsidering that Epic Games Store's main selling point is the 88/12 revenue split, one had to wonder which store proved more profitable for Rockstar through Red Dead Redemption 2.Īssuming that all digital sales in November 2019 went through EGS, selling 406,000 copies at $60 while keeping 88 per cent of the revenue would yield $21,436,800 for Rockstar. UPDATE: Red Dead Redemption 2 has now been released on PC, with players reporting issues with the Rockstar Launcher. Google Stadia will get the game on its launch in November. Developed by the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America’s unforgiving heartland. Red Dead Redemption 2 will also arrive on Steam, Epic Games Store, Greenman Gaming, The Humble Store, GameStop, and other retailers.
This undoubtedly showed that players are more than willing to wait out that one month of exclusivity in order to play games on Steam, even if they are highly anticipated titles like Red Dead Redemption 2. Red Dead Online is now available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Stadia. The game released on Steam on 5 December 2019 and sold one million copies over the course of one month, according to Rockstar also announced that 'Red Dead Redemption 2' will be available on Google Stadia as a launch title on November 22. Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption 2 came to PC on 5 November 2019 and managed to sell around 406,000 digital copies in the launch month. Winner of over 175 Game of the Year Awards and recipient of over 250 perfect scores, RDR2 is the epic tale of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the infamous Van der Linde gang, on the run across America at the dawn of the modern age.