Red Dead Redemption 2 actor teases “exciting news” this week

Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the best-selling games of all time, with the 2018 Rockstar Games title pushing over 74 million units since its release on PS4 / Xbox One / PC. Despite the huge sales numbers, RDR2 has yet to receive current-gen support in any form. That said, following recent rumours claiming that a current-gen patch is on its way, one of Red Dead Redemption 2’s stars has teased some impending “exciting news.”

Earlier this month, rumours popped up claiming that Rockstar Games are working on a current-gen version of Red Dead Redemption 2 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and the recently-released Nintendo Switch 2.

In the wake of this, the voice actor for RDR1 protagonist John Marston (Rob Wiethoff) teased that “exciting news” is set to be announced some time this week “definitely before Friday” – adding that he can’t think of anything else “especially while playing [RDR1].”

Given this statement, and the previous rumours, it seems as though a current-gen version of Red Dead Redemption 2 is truly in the works and set to be announced soon.

Interestingly, all the way back in 2022 reports claimed that Rockstar had cancelled plans for a current-gen port of RDR2 as well as a remaster for GTA IV. With both titles now rumoured to be in the works, it seems clear that these halted/cancelled plans have been undone – hopefully for the better.

KitGuru says: Are you looking forward to a current-gen release of RDR2? What enhancements are you expecting/hoping for? Will it include proper DualSense support? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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