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Among the most acclaimed games ever released,Red Dead Redemption 2is one of Rockstar’s most influential creations and has won numerous awards. In addition to receiving a lot of positive reviews, the Wild West-themed game was also a commercial success, selling millions of copies quickly.
In actuality,Red Dead Redemption 2remains well-liked by players, with impressive sales even as recently as late 2024. Thanks to a brief price reduction on Steam, its player base recently experienced a record-breaking increase. And now as per a recently revealed sales report by Take-Two, it has even beatenMario Kart 8.
Red Dead Redemption 2becomes the 6th most-sold video game of all time
Red Dead Redemption 2‘s lack of post-launch attentionhas disappointed many fans, but it doesn’t appear to be deterring players from giving it a try. Despite selling fewer copies thanGTA 5,RDR 2has sold an astounding 70 million copies lifetime, according to a recentTake-Two Interactiveannouncement.
‘RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2’ has now sold 70 million copiesThe 6th best selling video game of all-timepic.twitter.com/7TYT6GPkyF
This makes it the 6th best-selling video game of all time, beatingMario Kart 8.Red Dead Redemption 2performed admirably for itself in 2024, selling an extra three million copies during the quarter, much likeGrand Theft Auto 5. This number is nothing to laugh at, asRDR 2is more than six years old and its online component is no longer receiving significant content updates.
However, the aura ofGTA 5remains the same as it has come to light thatGTA 5has sold a staggering 210 million copies over the course of its lifetime. This accolade puts the game just behind Minecraft on the top of the list of the most-sold games ever. The game is still exhibiting impressive growth this late in its lifecycle, even though this figure far outpaces some of the best-selling video games ever.
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Grand Theft Auto 5sold 5 million copies in the last three months of the year, according to Take-Two, which is more than 1.5 million copies per month on average. To sell that many copies in their lifetime, let alone so quickly and so long after launch, would be a success for many games.
Red Dead Redemption 2has set a new Steam record for all-time player count
Even thoughRed Dead Redemption 2was released on Steam in 2019, the Rockstar game recently broke the previous record for concurrent players. Who is the culprit? Due to a huge sale, the 2018 title is now the least expensive it has ever been.
An all-time high of 99,993 concurrent players has been reached byRDR 2, according toSteamDB. 58,416 players are still playing as of this writing, and that milestone was only set five days ago. Furthermore, the 24-hour peak was 85,842. It all makes sense now why the game is now the sixth most popular video game ever. However,Rockstar could have made the game the truly untouchable.
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Regarding the actual sale, the base edition of the game is available for $14.99, while the Ultimate Edition is available for $19.99. Among other highlights, the Complete Edition ofGrand Theft Auto 4has been reduced to just $5.99 as part of a massive sale for Rockstar titles.
Nilendu Brahma
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A Marvel, Linkin Park, Cricket, and Barcelona fan who just wants to write and write about video games and stuff. If you want to meet me, you can find me in my room failing to hit the opposite Jett with the operator for six consecutive rounds.
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