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Red Dead Redemption 2 turned eight on October 26, 2026, amid renewed player requests for a 60fps console patch.
Red Dead Redemption 2 reached its eighth anniversary on October 26, 2026. The anniversary renewed player complaints regarding the absence of a 60fps patch for consoles.
Red Dead Redemption 2 · official art via IGDBThe game's development involved 1,200 actors, with 700 of them recording dialogue. Background characters had scripts of up to 80 pages, while the main story script ran to about 2,000 pages. Motion-capture recording for the title took 2,200 days. Rockstar Games' title GTA: San Andreas also marked its anniversary on October 26.
Red Dead Redemption 2 at a glance
- Players on Steam
- Peak 41,021 on Nov 8
- PC guides
- PCGamingWiki
ProtonDB
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