Red Dead Redemption 2
Update : Rockstar has revealedRed Dead Redemption 2 ’s Special Edition boxes .
Red Dead Redemption 2preorder bonuses have been revealed thanks to a itemization on the Microsoft Store . The bonus let in some in - game particular including some in - game cash for both Rockstar Games ' coming open - populace Western and forGrand Theft Auto Onlineplayers . More perturbing , though , is the promise of an " single " treasure map that tie into the story mode of the extremely - anticipated continuation .
Red Dead Redemption 2is the follow - up to 2010 ’s highly successfulRed Dead Redemption . The prequel will take place in 1899 , and while the original biz ’s protagonist John Marston will come along , the prequel / sequel follows outlaw Arthur Morgan as he attempts to put off Union agents and amplitude hunter . The open - world deed of conveyance will act as similar to Rockstar’sGrand Theft Autoseries .
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TheMicrosoft Storelisting says that people who preorderRed Dead Redemption 2by July 31 will receive " an exclusive Treasure Map for Red Dead Redemption 2 Story Mode . " Other bonuses include the original game ’s War Horse ( a knight obtained through compensate DLC ) , and Outlaw Survival Kit , and an unspecified cash incentive , as well as $ 500,000 forGrand Theft Auto Online .
Rockstar Games and publishing firm Take - Two Interactive have already talk about the game have microtransactions , and the inclusion of an exclusive story item being tied to preordering the game is yet another worrying business move . It ’s not a move that will in all likelihood lead anyone to boycott the plot , though , specially since it come from one of gaming ’s most successful developer , but it ’s not a good precedent to be set up . Even if the treasure mapping lift up being a modest fillip , it ’s pave the style for larger story content to be lock out in the futurity , something that has become commonplace amongst major publishers .
It ’s always a unmanageable balancing act for publisher when it comes to creating preorder fillip . They have to examine to make an pass tempt enough to get multitude to plop down their money early , while also deflect cutting out content that detracts from the core game . The inclusion of bonus in - plot money is more akin to the right way to do this as it chip in players who preordered the sequel a slightly full experience from the get - go , yet it also does n’t detract from anyone else ’s time with the game . Meanwhile , prepare a chronicle item exclusive for a circumscribed sentence campaign only injure the legal age of people , specially those that wind up purchasingRed Dead Redemption 2at launching .
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Source : Microsoft Store
