Sorry But You Won't Be Playing Red Dead Redemption 3 On PS5 Or Xbox Series X/S

28.02.2024 - 19:35 / screenrant.com / Sarah Bond / Red Dead Redemption / Glenn Bunn / Series X

It's becoming increasingly unlikely that will be released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X. While and were extremely well received, there hasn't been any official word on another entry in the franchise from its developer, Rockstar Games.

Rockstar has been focusing on development for its highly anticipated instead, with a 2025 release date confirmed for the title alongside the game's first trailer. Previous reports stated that Rockstar moving all available resources onto the juggernaut title, with other titles, remakes, remasters, and current-gen patches being canceled to ensure it hits this deadline.

Rockstar's portfolio has always consisted of high-quality titles, and up until 2013 the company released games for a variety of series such as,,,,,,, and even. Since 2013, however, Rockstar has only released and titles and players have begun to notice just how much the development times between titles have increased, with released on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013, on PS4 and Xbox One in 2018, and the upcoming on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X in 2025.

With this in mind, it's extremely unlikely that will be released this decade, let alone on the current generation of consoles, especially as Microsoft and Sony have already begun preparations for the next generation. Sony Senior Vice President Naomi Matsuoka confirmed that the PlayStation 5 enters the latter half of its life cycle this year in a recent interview with Bloomberg, which would indicate a 6-year cycle for the PlayStation 6, with a PlayStation 6 potentially coming in late 2026. Xbox President Sarah Bond also discussed Microsoft's next-gen console as part of the official Xbox podcast, calling it "."

Rockstar's development of does suggest that whenever is released, it will fully utilize the next-gen hardware to make for an even more immersive experience. 's open world was already praised for its impressive graphics and wealth of immersive activities upon its launch on the last generation's hardware, and is using an even more powerful version of the company's in-house RAGE engine to further improve upon this with its Florida-inspired Leonida setting.

With no sign of in sight, and a new console generation looming, this could be the first time players haven't had a new title in three console generations. The PS2 and original Xbox had the first game in the franchise, 2004's, the PS3 and Xbox 360 saw the series go open-world with 2010's, and its prequel, released on PS4 and Xbox One in 2018.

Rockstar previously stated that the events of weren't canon to those of, but Red Harrow's antics in that game can be considered folktales and can be heard around campfires and found in books in later games. Red Harrow is still playable in, however.

The current generation of