Online Store Leaks Red Dead Redemption 2 Release Date & Delay

[NewsBot]

Plenty of online stores that offer a Red Dead Redemption 2 pre-order have specific dates shown for the game’s release, as opposed to “TBA”. However most of the time, these are placeholder dates that don’t reflect the actual launch date of the game.

Today, the reason one such store is making headlines is because they accurately leaked the release date of Grand Theft Auto 5, Rockstar’s last big game, several years ago.

If we wrote up a news piece for every store with a placeholder date, the site would be flooded with these articles. However, when Danish retailer Coolshop puts up a projected release date for Red Dead Redemption 2 (since removed), it becomes newsworthy due to a legitimate leak that occurred in their past.

GTA 5, eventually released in September 2013, saw its fair share of delays and alleged release date leaks. However, the only source to publish its actual, real release date of September 17 before Rockstar did was Coolshop. At the time this leak was considered to be just another one of those seemingly random placeholders, until Rockstar’s official announcement confirmed the date.

For Red Dead Redemption 2, Coolshop published a date of June 8, 2018. A date which has since been removed.

That’s right, June. Currently, the official word is that the game will be released in Spring 2018, and Spring that ain’t.

This means another, albeit minor, delay might be incoming. This, while disappointing, isn’t too big a surprise. After Red Dead Redemption 2’s initial delay, the fear of another was sown. And with complete radio silence ever since the release of the second trailer being enforced, things are looking a lot like the prelude to the previous delay.

Once again, the time between now and the supposed release window is short, and yet there are no signs of a marketing push.

A couple of days and we’ll all be correcting our instinctive datings to 2018, and Spring is a lot closer than you think. For the game to actually be released then, we should be seeing more of a media presence for the game, with tangible marketing materials rolling out in the coming months. Instead, the last notable thing related to Red Dead actually happened in GTA Online, with that weapon skin cross-promo.

June 8 is still half a year away, which, in spite of not being a major difference to Spring, still instills a feeling of dreaded distance.

Our minds work in a way that make the difference between “a few months” and “half a year” seem astronomical. Alas, should Coolshop be right about the release date yet again, all it means is that the dev team will spend a few more weeks polishing the game – and that’s not a bad thing.

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[FLIP]

6 hours ago, NewsBot said:

Spring that ain’t.

But that is Spring. Summer starts on June 21st... So yeah, it is Spring whether we like it or not. Sucks if true. I was thinking May but I guess it is only a month out from that.

[YellowDragon]

It could have been a mistake. I doubt they know the exact release date this early. They likely get emailed the week of when they are ready to set the date. June is believable. I was thinking May or June anyways. I guess if it does end up being June 8th then this was a good catch. 

[ChrisCr0ss]

Yeah I seen the picture on Reddit...

If it is the legit date, we will find out soon into 2018 I would imagine. Then again, it isn't till June according to this so we may not get a for sure date till March.

[elmZ]

Can we really call this a delay though? They didn't say the official date and like Flip mentioned, it is still spring on the calendar. Either way, I hope it is wrong. 

[tadp0le]

27 minutes ago, elmZ said:

Can we really call this a delay though? They didn't say the official date and like Flip mentioned, it is still spring on the calendar. Either way, I hope it is wrong. 

In terms of gaming, music, movies, ect summer starts June 1st. It is not written in stone or anything, it is just something people go with naturally. Like some will consider all of September fall because of school starting and such.

[Jamesie]

Feels like we've been waiting for so long anyway that an extra month or three (let's hope it's not the latter) wouldn't be that hard to take (just not OUR spring because that'd make it friekin' September).

[CrabApples]

On 1/2/2018 at 7:24 AM, Jamesie said:

Feels like we've been waiting for so long anyway that an extra month or three (let's hope it's not the latter) wouldn't be that hard to take (just not OUR spring because that'd make it friekin' September).

Yeah I hear that. It is January now and really, the extra month won't change anything. I still plan on playing the hell out of the game the first few days. I think the downside to this would be that if it doesn't come out in April, May, or June that likely means it will get pushed till September/October.

[Anc1entC0re]

I thought that places like this don't get given a date until it is publicly announced, or am I missing something? 

If this is the case then this was just a mistake, or someone working for the site screwing around.

[GatoNegro]

Spring or Summer, I don't give a crap but the sooner is obviously the better. June just means more of a delay and set back which really sucks. I feel like this is wrong and I am going to hope it is wrong as well and someone just messed up like @Anc1entC0rementioned.

[elmZ]

On 1/1/2018 at 11:54 PM, tadp0le said:

In terms of gaming, music, movies, ect summer starts June 1st. It is not written in stone or anything, it is just something people go with naturally. Like some will consider all of September fall because of school starting and such.

Never heard of this but I guess this makes sense. I have seen people mention summer in early June. Either way, I just want them to stick to spring. If they have to wait till summer, it will like get pushed back till fall. 

[YodaMan 3D]

If I recall,  when they announced the delay.  There was word that it would be March.  I just don't remember exactly where I saw that.  What I do remember is Rockstar stating next Spring.