News · Industry Red Dead Redemption 2 Passes 70 Million: The Slow Climb Continues A year after crossing 63 million, Red Dead Redemption 2 has now sold more than 70 million copies. Seven years after launch, Rockstar's western is still selling like a current release. The pattern is becoming impossible to ignore. February 6, 2025 By Joseph Lambert 2 min read 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.
