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Red Dead Redemption is a “permanent franchise”

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There’s a ton of sequels that I’d love to see made. Metal Gear Rising 2, Street Fighter 5 and Project Gotham Racing 5 are a few such examples. But I’d dig to slap leather again and ride west into the sunset in another Red Dead Redemption. And according to one head cheese at Take Two, that sequel might still be coming. Pard’ner.

“The risk of just [releasing more games] is that you end up just bulking up your release schedule and that isn’t really what consumers want. Consumers want better, not more,” Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said at the Cowen and Company Analyst conference (via GameSpot) .

So our selective approach, which we’ve taken since ’07 I think has paid off. Now, we have gotten more by taking that approach; we’ve launched one new successful franchise every year and I would like to keep doing that particularly because I talk about permanent franchises, but not everything is going to be a permanent franchise. Some of our great franchises eventually will lose their luster and some will hopefully be permanent.

So what’s a “permanent franchise” for Take Two then? According to Zelnick, that title can be applied to Grand Theft Auto, Borderlands and yep – Red Dead Redemption.

“I pretty much know the ones that I can assure you are permanent,” Zelnick continued.

It’s obvious that GTA is a permanent franchise as long as we keep delivering this incredible quality; it seems quite obvious that Red Dead is a permanent franchise, again with the same caveat, or Borderlands, for example, and NBA and others.

It’s been a good couple of years since players last saddled up and rode west. The game was a massive success for Take Two and Rockstar Games, with fans clamouring for more while PC games had to make do with their imaginations instead.

Still, something is coming from Rockstar in 2015. And I don’t think anyone here would not want to head back into that wild frontier.

Last Updated: May 30, 2014

39 Comments

  1. GTAV AND RED DEAD REDEMPTION DEFINITIVE EDITION COMING TO YOUR NEXT GEN CONSOLE SOON.

    That is what I want to hear at E3.

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    • Hammersteyn

      May 30, 2014 at 13:40

      Yes sir!

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    • Admiral Chief Orca

      May 30, 2014 at 13:44

      Don’t forget PC you heathen!

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      • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

        May 30, 2014 at 13:45

        DOWNGRADED 😛 like Watch Dogs tee hee hee.

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          May 30, 2014 at 13:48

          PC version should be called Stopwatch_Dogs thanks to uPlay.

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          • Admiral Chief Orca

            May 30, 2014 at 13:49

            You can say that again

          • Hammersteyn

            May 30, 2014 at 13:50

            Or Who let the dogs out. Because no dogs means no play.
            *Goes sits in the corner

          • Admiral Chief Orca

            May 30, 2014 at 13:56

            O_O

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            May 30, 2014 at 13:59

            The dogs must play. The hacker must awaken.

          • Skoobaz

            May 30, 2014 at 13:51

            buy the original game and “patch” it? Is this possible perhaps?

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            May 30, 2014 at 13:52

            It’s PC, everything is possible 😀

          • Skoobaz

            May 30, 2014 at 13:53

            Hehe, I know Trev, I was uhh, trying to be pc.

          • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

            May 30, 2014 at 13:53

            Only hackers win when it comes to Ubisoft games.

          • RinceofFuturePast

            May 30, 2014 at 14:07

            lol

          • Mark Treloar

            May 30, 2014 at 16:11

            Nope should be renamed Assassins Creed: Chicago

        • RinceofFuturePast

          May 30, 2014 at 14:16

          ON SNAP!

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    • RinceofFuturePast

      May 30, 2014 at 14:12

      And Witcher 1/2 HD versions!

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    • Nikola

      May 30, 2014 at 15:10

      I hope so:)

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  2. Skoobaz

    May 30, 2014 at 13:35

    Masterrrr Race!!!

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  3. Alien Emperor Trevor

    May 30, 2014 at 13:38

    It’s okay, I’ll just read my Louis L’Amour books instead. Yes, real ones. Don’t judge me.

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  4. Hammersteyn

    May 30, 2014 at 13:41

    Saddle up!
    *Loads Mame rom – plays Sunset Riders

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    • Sk3tz0

      June 1, 2014 at 15:19

      Sunset Riders Arcade was the best game.. the Console ports where Kak..

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      • Hammersteyn

        June 2, 2014 at 07:50

        Especially the Genesis port

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        • Sk3tz0

          June 2, 2014 at 10:08

          That was UBER KAK

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  5. Anon A Mouse

    May 30, 2014 at 14:01

    Be still my heart, yes please make it so. I just hope it’s not a remastered HD version or something but a proper proper Red Dead.

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  6. RinceofFuturePast

    May 30, 2014 at 14:08

    Just about to start this now after finishing Spec Ops, so excited!

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    • Skyblue

      May 30, 2014 at 15:25

      I finished Spec Ops last week, found the controls to be pretty MEH but enjoyed the story telling.

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      • RinceofFuturePast

        May 30, 2014 at 15:29

        Yeah man. The number of times I died because of the shitty cover and running! But the story was great.

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  7. DouglasKWheeler

    May 30, 2014 at 14:09

    It’s been a good couple of years since players last saddled up and rode west. The game was a massive success for Take Two and Rockstar Games, with fans clamouring for more while PC games had to make do with their imaginations instead. http://goo.gl/aJaVRF

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  8. Alex Hicks

    May 30, 2014 at 14:21

    “Slap leather” *sniggers*

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  9. Tauriq Moosa

    May 30, 2014 at 15:03

    Please not another GTA. Please another Red Dead – perhaps the most incredible game I’ve played.

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  10. Milesh Bhana

    May 30, 2014 at 15:45

    busy playing this at the moment, awesome game is awesome.

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    • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

      May 30, 2014 at 16:41

      It will never age.

      Reply

  11. fred

    May 30, 2014 at 19:35

    Red Dead PS4 , I will pre order that in a second.

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    • Marc O Polo

      May 31, 2014 at 07:17

      i will buy a ps4 for that shit!

      Reply

  12. Sk3tz0

    June 1, 2014 at 15:18

    Never Played Red Dead.. wont play the previous games now cuz its probably dated. but itf the new one all good i’ll get it

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