How Red Dead Online could win me back

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a disappointment. After a few dozen hours with the cowboy simulator, I think it is an admirable creation, but I don’t enjoy playing it. Now, developer Rockstar Games is preparing to launch its Red Dead Online mode into a beta test tomorrow, November 27, and I’m hopeful all over again.

Rockstar still hasn’t showed many details about Red Dead Online. So I think most people are operating under the assumption that it is GTA Online with horses. That has some appeal, but it’s not enough to bring me back. I also want Rockstar to make some substantial improvements to the underlying fundamentals of both Red Dead Redemption 2 and the infrastructure of GTA Online.