Seven million more in a year
Take-Two's latest figures put Red Dead Redemption 2 past 70 million units, roughly seven million more than a year earlier. For a single-player game from 2018, that is extraordinary. It now ranks among the best-selling games ever made, and it keeps climbing every quarter.
The case for RDR3 gets stronger
We made this point when the game passed 63 million, and another seven million copies only reinforces it: a franchise selling at this pace is a near-certain candidate for a sequel. Publishers do not retire money-printing machines. The commercial logic for a third Red Dead is overwhelming.
Strong sales are not a release date
Here is the honest caveat, again. None of this is a hint about timing. Rockstar still has not announced Red Dead Redemption 3, and the studio is locked onto GTA 6 first. If anything, RDR2 selling 70 million copies on its own removes any pressure to rush. The sales make RDR3 inevitable. They also make it patient.