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Yesterday we reported on a screenshot leak of Red Dead Redemption 2’s pre-order bonuses, taken on a quickly removed page from the official Microsoft website. Now, Rockstar Games has officially confirmed those pre-order bonuses alongside the reveal of the game’s many special editions. The pre-order bonuses are all identical to what was detailed in the leak, simply with more details. Base Pre-Order Bonuses The War Horse and Outlaw Survival Kit will be awarded (in story mode) to anyone who pre-orders the game in any form through any retailer. The War Horse has greater stamina and is less likely to be frightened than other horses, and the survival kit is a pack of consumables. Players who pre-order the game digitally get both of those, plus an in-game currency bonus for the single player mode of the game. If you pre-order digitally by the 31st of July, you’ll also get a digital in-game treasure map which marks the locations of hidden chests. Depending on which edition of the game you pre-order, you also get extra funds to spend in GTA Online on the same account. Pre-ordering the standard edition, which is just the base game, will grant you GTA$ 500,000, the special edition gives you GTA$ 1,000,000 and the ultimate edition gives GTA$ 2,000,000. Note that this only applies to digital pre-orders, which is why the Collector’s Box isn’t listed here. Special Edition In total, Red Dead Redemption 2 has three different special editions alongside the base game. The first, and smallest, special edition is called just that – Red Dead Redemption 2 Special Edition. The goodies it comes with apply to the single player Story Mode only. These include two missions, a bank robbery in Rhode and a gang hideout mission against the Del Lobos Gang. Additionally, players will get a special horse (the Dappled Black Thoroughbred racehorse), a pair of talismans giving you environmental awareness and damage reduction buffs when worn, the Nuevo Paraiso Gunslinger outfit, and instant access to a selection of in-game weapons. Money bonuses and shop discounts add on top of everything else. Ultimate Edition The Ultimate Edition, which as opposed to what its name implies isn’t the biggest special edition, includes all of the above as well as bonuses for the game’s Online mode.These include a pair of special outfits, the Blackrose Bounty Hunter outfit and the Copperhead Enforcer Outfits, as well as a horse and saddle to match – the Black Chestnut Thoroughbred and the High Plains Cutting Saddle. You also get free access to the Survivor Camp Theme for you to customize your hideout (thus confirming camp customization) and early access to a number of in-game weapons – the Volcanic Pistol, Pump Action Shotgun and Lancaster Varmint Rifle. Players also get an RP gain buff, helping you rank up faster until you’ve reached rank 25, after which it is back to normal rates. Collector’s Box Finally, we have the Collector’s Box, a huge metal tithing box filled with Red Dead Redemption 2 goodies. The box itself is a looker on its own, being colored deep red with black bindings. In it are a physical treasure map, a metal pin set, a deck of playing cards, a collectible challenge coin, 12 cigarette cards, a bandana and a double-sided puzzle set with vintage artwork. Additionally, there is a 150 catalog for the in-game Wheeler, Rawson and Co. shop. The collector’s box is available from select retailers, as well as the Rockstar Warehouse. Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on the 26th of October, 2018. The post All Red Dead Redemption 2 Special Editions Revealed (Official) appeared first on RDR2. Read the full story

I'm infinitely more pumped now. After such a long wait and so many delays it finally feels like we will get the game soon

Yesterday Rockstar Games officially unveiled all special editions and pre-order bonuses for Red Dead Redemption 2. Since many of the extras you get for pre-ordering or buying a special edition are in-game items, we also got our first glimpse into how some of Red Dead Redemption 2’s mechanics and features will look and work in practice. Players who pre-order the game will get the War Horse and the Outlaw Survival Kit. We’ll get back to the horses, but the Survival Kit already tells us plenty. The kit will be filled with consumables that can restore health and Dead Eye. This rules out generic regenerating health, for one thing. In awe at the size of this lad. Absolute unit.Stats Combine that with the in-game stat boost bonus of the Special Edition and you have a clear indication of light RPG elements. The Core Stat Boost will give increases to Arthur Morgan’s Health, Stamina and Dead Eye ‘cores’ as the description calls them. These will likely be the character’s primary attributes that one can increase by ranking up or using items. One way of increasing stats with items is via the use of talismans. These can be worn on various items of clothing like boots and your satchel, and two are included in the special edition – one buffs your Environmental Awareness skill, and the other offers damage reduction. Additional talismans will also be available in the game. It is unclear what the Environmental Awareness skill entails, however based on recent trends in games, we suspect it might be one of those “important things temporarily glow” abilities like Eagle Vision/Witcher Senses/Batvision/Built-in Deus Ex Face Sunglasses that are so common recently. Damage reduction, on the other hand, suggests additional stats beyond the three core stats. Horses Returning to the horses, the various editions and pre-order bonuses bring the total special reward horses to three, which is a large enough basis of comparison to see what we can expect – and that happens to be unique body types and a wider range of stats for horses. Ardennes drafthorses are absolutely huge and have a muscle mass visibly greater than pretty much any other breed, and the game reflects this difference. The screenshot showing the Red Dead Redemption 2 incarnation of the war horse proves that it is an absolute unit, while the other horses are different in their shape. Additionally, mount stats can be further altered by what saddles you use. Included in the special edition is a Nuevo Paraiso saddle, while the Ultimate Edition has a High Plains Cutting Saddle, both with different stat bonuses. The small objects on his satchel may be talismans in this screenshot.Outfits Red Dead Redemption 2 will also feature a mix between Red Dead Redemption’s fixed outfit system and GTA 5’s mix-and-match clothing system. Various editions include different exclusive outfits for either Arthur Morgan or the Red Dead Online protagonist, however the individual elements of the outfits are explained in detail. Additionally, during the recent press event with the 45-minute gameplay demo, it was discussed how hitboxes are so precise that your hat can be shot off your head if the enemy aims so. In this case, you need to pick the hat up manually or lose it forever, necessitating the buying of a new hat, which proves that individual clothing items are also available. Camps It has also been revealed that in Red Dead Online players will be able to customize their camps. One of the Ultimate Edition bonuses is instant free access to the “Survivor Camp Theme”, which likely affects the decoration and possibly facilities present in your character’s camp. We’re curious to see how camps will be implemented – will players be able to just set up camp anywhere, or will there be fixed locations? If the latter, how will the game deal with multiple players camping in one spot? GTA Online solved this with instancing multiple identical apartments in the same building, but that option isn’t present here. Red Dead Online Ranks Red Dead Online will also feature a similar rank system to GTA Online, where you can climb the ranks by completing missions. This is evidenced by the rank boost bonus in the Ultimate Edition which increases your RP gain rate until you reach rank 25. Missions On the mission front, it is confirmed that Gang Hideout missions will return, with the difference being this time that instead of trying to get rid of criminals for the greater good like Marston did, you’ll be plundering your fellow outlaws for riches and teritory. Though, the game is set back when Dutch was still and idealistic Robin Hood-esque fellow, so maybe it’s a case of the “good” outlaws fighting the “bad” outlaws. Other Details A few additional tidbits have also surfaced. One of the larger settlements in the game will be called Saint-Denis, which is described as a busy port city. Red Dead Redemption 2 will also feature weapons not present in the previous game, such as the Lancaster Varmint Rifle. Keep an eye out for more info about Red Dead Redemption 2 in the coming days and weeks! The post Red Dead Redemption 2 Details Revealed By Special Editions appeared first on RDR2. Read the full story

The exclusive content for PS4 is reduced graphics quality

OK Maybe I'll preorder. So this looks like the leak has forced R$'s hand so they have had to release this information early. It confirms a lot more than we knew - camp customisation, saddle customisation, outfits (although that one was obvious), 3 weapons confirmed, talismans you can wear which give you perks, ranking up system.

I feel like some of this holds truth but other parts may be exaggerated or made up. I mean the whole radar thing, that sounds perfect for this game, especially for an old west game. Having played things like Blacklight Retribution, a similar thing has been done in other games. However, you only go invisible when you are staying still or moving slow. I think Halo was another one that did this. I would actually rather see something more fine-tuned than this. Rather than having to be "x distance away" from someone or them having to be moving quickly to show up, I would like to see it where you have to see them on screen (visual awareness like with AIs) or they have to be performing a certain action that would trigger loud sounds... Using an unsilenced gun, traveling on a horse, using dynamite, things like that should trigger people to pop up on the radar.

I will be playing with my controller... Joking aside, this is an interesting topic. I don't really think much about stuff like this. Like others have mentioned, I tend to just go with the direction of the character.

I really want that collector's box. That is slick!! And that horse is clearly not legal for UFC. Holy crap... Thicc boy. lol

Warhorse is MASSIVE

https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/60459/The-Red-Dead-Redemption-2-Special-Edition-Ultimate-Edition-and-Collect It's all official now Note the collector's box doesn't actually come with the game, hence why it's so cheap Normal or special edition for me I think

If all this were true then it would make sense in realism terms. I said in another post that I don't want my blip just showing on someone's radar when I'm 5 miles away up in the mountains. I want to be able to relax without some nonce coming and griefing me because they know exactly where I am. If I did want to get in a fight I could go looking for people in towns etc, which would make it much more interesting, as you're searching for people, rather than just setting a waypoint and travelling there. In terms of the bounty system, this too would make sense from a realism perspective. It's how bounties would have worked then and it wouldn't detract too much from how you do them, in fact for me it would add to the immersion. Remember, just because other games don't work like this, and just because R$ haven't done it that way in the past, doesn't mean they won't do it now. They didn't have perma deaths for horses either.