Craven Moorhead

Red Dead Revolver was released in NA on a Monday: May 3, 2004. May 3, 2018 falls on a Thursday this time around. But with all recent releases falling on Tuesdays, May 1, 2018 will be the logical release date. The only game that could have even remotely caused any disturbance to a RDR2 release date was Far Cry 5. It's not an issue now since it releases February 27, 2018. There are no other major games slated for any specific release dates after Far Cry. Spring 2018 is bare and you can bet it'll stay that way due to fear of competing against RDR2. May 1 maximizes profit, tips a hat to the original, and gives the company a huge window to tweak the online portion. All this, before any real competition shows up and tries to challenge them.