The explosive Xbox leak has despatched shockwaves all through the Crimson Lifeless Redemption neighborhood after a Crimson Lifeless Redemption 2 next-gen replace was discovered listed by a Microsoft government in a planning e mail.
In an e mail chain between Microsoft executives dated Could 2022 is an inventory of third-party video games earmarked as potential day-and-date Sport Move titles. One of many video games talked about is Crimson Lifeless Redemption 2 “D&D for gen9”, which Microsoft anticipated to come back out in the course of the second quarter of its 2023 monetary yr (October to December 2022).
“Gen9” refers back to the ninth technology of consoles, aka the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X and S. Rockstar has but to announce a next-gen replace for Crimson Lifeless Redemption 2, regardless of the various calls from followers. IGN has requested Rockstar for remark.
It’s price noting that even when Microsoft’s itemizing for this obvious Crimson Lifeless Redemption 2 next-gen replace was correct on the time, Rockstar’s plan for the title could have modified. It might have been delayed and even canceled. Rockstar launched a PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Swap port of its predecessor, Crimson Lifeless Redemption, in August, and is presently engaged on Grand Theft Auto 6.
Crimson Lifeless Redemption 2 launched in 2018 on PS4 and Xbox One and in 2019 on PC, and is taken into account by some to be Rockstar’s biggest sport. Followers have criticised Rockstar for a scarcity of significant updates in favour of assist for GTA On-line, however Crimson Lifeless Redemption 2 stays massively in style, promoting over 55 million copies thus far.
The leaked emails pull the curtain again on the secretive online game business, and supply a uncommon take a look at the behind-the-scenes offers that underpin the first-party machine at Microsoft. They’re a part of maybe probably the most devastating leak in Xbox historical past, with FTC trial paperwork revealing Microsoft’s plans for a mid-gen Xbox refresh in 2024, a next-gen hybrid Xbox in 2028, and Bethesda’s launch schedule. A leaked e mail revealed Phil Spencer actually needs to purchase Nintendo. There’s additionally phrase of a possible one-hand Xbox controller.
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