Summary
- A reputable leaker claims Red Dead Redemption 3 is in development, but fans should keep their expectations in check.
- Fans have theories about potential storylines for Red Dead Redemption 3, including prequels and spin-offs featuring beloved characters.
- Rockstar Games' focus is currently on Grand Theft Auto 6, meaning Red Dead Redemption 3 is many years away, assuming it's even in development at all.
According to a reputable leaker, Red Dead Redemption 3 is in development. Red Dead Redemption 2 was wildly successful in 2018, with the game obliterating sales records and massively outperforming its predecessor. While it seems like Rockstar could close the book on the Red Dead games, there is clearly some fan demand for a new game in the open world western series, though it remains to be seen when such a game might materialize or what it would be about.
Fans have all kinds of theories about a potential Red Dead Redemption 3. Some have suggested that it should be another prequel game, this time following the formation of the Van der Linde gang and being set more during the heyday of the wild west as opposed to its dying days. Others want a Red Dead Redemption 3 to follow the exploits of some of Red Dead Redemption 2's breakout characters like Sadie Adler. Others still want a Red Dead Redemption 3 all about Jack Marston. Whatever direction Rockstar goes with Red Dead Redemption 3, fans will have to wait some time to find out.
Red Dead Redemption 3 has not been officially announced at the time of this writing, and so fans should take any claims about the game with a grain of salt, but a reputable leaker says it's in development. MyTimetoShineHello is known for accurately leaking movie details, revealing all kinds of information about MCU projects that turned out to be true. Some of their scoops have been inaccurate, but that could be more due to re-shoots than faulty information. MyTimetoShineHello isn't known for their video game scoops, but if they are to be believed, Red Dead Redemption 3 is "in the works."
The record-breaking success that was Red Dead Redemption 2 has made Red Dead Redemption 3 seem like an inevitability, but fans should keep in mind that such a project could be many, many years away. Right now, Rockstar Games is busy working on Grand Theft Auto 6, which was first announced in February of last year. Rockstar has yet to reveal anything else about Grand Theft Auto 6 beyond the fact that it's in development, so one can only imagine how long the wait will be to see anything substantial about Red Dead Redemption 3.
Based on the latest information, it seems likely that the Grand Theft Auto 6 release date will fall somewhere in the April 2024 to March 2025 window. Being optimistic and assuming the GTA 6 release date is sometime in 2024, that would mean it's coming out a whopping six years after Red Dead Redemption 3. That could mean it would be 2030 before fans see Red Dead Redemption 3 for themselves, and that's assuming it's Rockstar's next game after GTA 6.
Rumors have persisted that Rockstar may be working on a medieval fantasy game of some kind, and if those rumors are true, the wait for Red Dead Redemption 3 could be an even longer one. Time will tell, but for now, fans will just have to be satisfied with the knowledge that the game is potentially in development.
Red Dead Redemption 3 is rumored to be in development.