October 2018General sourceWell documented
Red Dead Redemption 2
On the timeline · around October 2018 ·
What happened
Red Dead Redemption 2, a lavishly detailed prequel, launched in October 2018 to overwhelming acclaim and generated roughly $725 million in its opening weekend — the second-biggest launch in entertainment history at the time.
Why it matters
RDR2 was Rockstar's artistic and commercial peak of the decade, and the last major game the studio released before the long wait for GTA VI.