However, Rockstar, on their part, are maintaining that the game will absolutely not come to PC. Speaking in a stream with Multiplayer.it on Twitch, the publisher very flatly, explicitly, and unambiguously shot down the possibility of a PC port for the upcoming game. Now, to be fair, the original Red Dead Redemption also did not come to PC- but things now are different enough from then.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC, claims Rockstar employee. Who have worked on PC ports for previous Rockstar games in the past, might be working. Rockstar and Take-Two have been maddeningly cagey about Red Dead Redemption 2 PC, the continued popularity of GTA Online on Steam makes prospects for the port good, though it’s still as yet.
Porting a game as massive as Red Dead Redemption 2 over to PC architecture, though, would be time-consuming. That’s assuming, of course, that Rockstar hasn’t already begun such a process. In the meantime, Rockstar is likely prepping for next month’s launch of Red Dead Online.
For starters, the original game’s code was a total mess, thanks to a very protracted and fractured development cycle, which made a port implausible to begin with. Secondly, as noted already, the success of GTA Online on PC would be reason enough for Rockstar to look into a PC port eventually. My personal opinion is that a PC port of the game will definitely end up happening, but Rockstar, for now, wants people to buy the console versions, instead of holding out for the PC port, so they won’t admit to it. Red Dead Redemption 2 launches for PS4 and Xbox One on October 26.