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I went with the Ryzen 5 2600. I got a good deal on it at Newegg and I’m suppose to get 3 months of Xbox Game Pass free.

Supposedly yeah, but we will see. Not much news has been released on Microsoft's end, Sony just let us know the bare essentials, nothing more.

Ryzen 5 for sure, It is plenty powerful enough for any AAA title for years to come. Your graphics card is much more important. Just make sure you meet the recommended requirements for RDR2 and make sure you have enough ram. The Ryzen 5 is also the newer of the two you mentioned. See how little the difference is below: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+5+2600&id=3243 https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+7+1700X&id=2969 Here is a build that will very comfortably play RDR2, just add a case and other extras if needed: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yd3yXv

......that was with a top end rig. Thing is, with the advances in tech back then there always seemed to be something worth considering to upgrade every couple years or so especially video cards as they were progressing so rapidly. Also, if you invested in the wrong chipset then you may inadvertently lick yourself in to the same CPU and memory unless of course you buy another board. ....etc., etc. The games were getting more demanding each year and tapping into the potential of the latest hardware. It was a matter of "keeping up with the Joneses" for me that I got tired of.