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Code Points to ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ Heading to PC?
Once again, as Brian Glover said in Alien 3, this is Rumour Control. Rockstar’s megahit Red Dead Redemption 2 has been rumoured to be headed to PC for a while now.
In spite of Rockstar being tight-lipped about the possible port, when you have former employees with the game listed on their LinkedIn pages, not to mention that parent company Take Two Interactive’s CEO stating that there would be “no downside” to having the port, there’s enough for the tinfoil hat groups to start mumuring.
And now, according to The Nerd Mag, there’s another clue that Rockstar has been working on a PC port of RDR2. In the source code of the Rockstar Social Club, there’s a line of code referring to “RDR2_PC_Accomplishments”, with a list of achievements. A Twitter user was able to screengrab the code, lest Rockstar do a bit of cleaning.
The fact that Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC is now quite evident. #RDR2 #reddeadredemption2pc #RedDeadRedemption2 #rdr2pc #reddeadredemption
RDR2_PC_Accomplishments:”Accomplishments”
You can search for “RDR2_PC” in the following link: https://t.co/hmtRJGKmoa pic.twitter.com/4kJAd5u58r— JakoMako51 (@JakoMako51) July 4, 2019
Social Club is Rockstar’s official application that keeps track of player progress, including their achievements, friends and so on. The mention of a PC version of RDR2 in the source code of this application does lend credence to previous leaks, but until Rockstar says something, it can all be taken with a grain of salt.
Read Dead Redemption 2 is currently out on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Video Games
Bethesda Confirms Obsidian ‘Fallout’ Project, Announces Remasters of ‘New Vegas’ and ‘Fallout 3’
After last week’s report that Obsidian was pivoting to work on a new Fallout entry, Bethesda Game Studios has confirmed that rumour as part of the publisher’s new roadmap. The new roadmap also includes Fallout 5, which has just entered pre-production, as well as remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.
Along with the Fallout announcements, Bethesda also confirmed that their primary focus will be The Elder Scrolls VI, while 2023’s Starfield will continue to receive new content, along with gameplay improvements and further updates.
“Fallout is one of our biggest priorities today,” reads the announcement. “Fallout 5 remains our long-range destination, and we have multiple Fallout projects in active development right now.
We also know many players want to revisit previous Fallout experiences. While we’re not announcing any dates today, we have been working on remasters for both Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.”
As for the Obsidian project, Bethesda stated that they will have more to share regarding the collaboration at a later date.
The message continues, with Bethesda stating that The Elder Scrolls VI and Fallout 5 are being developed on Creation Engine 3, which is the same engine used for Starfield. “[Creation Engine 3] allows our teams to support multiple projects simultaneously with new tools, rendering, and systems that define our games.
Fallout 5 is currently in pre-production. The Elder Scrolls VI is our primary development focus today, with the majority of our team currently working on the next chapter of the franchise. With over 65 million copies sold, players are still exploring Skyrim 15 years later, but we know it’s been a very long wait for the sequel.
The next chapter is on the way. We’re where we planned to be, loving how it looks, and playing it every day.”