‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ Hits Xbox Game Pass in May

Prepare to get back on the saddle, as Red Dead Redemption 2 will be available to play for Xbox Game Pass subscribers starting on May 7. That same date will also will also see the removal of Grand Theft Auto V, another popular title from Rockstar Games, so you may want to finish up those missions now if you’re still working on that one. For others who’ve yet to experience the similarly successful Red Dead Redemption 2, you’ll soon the opportunity to finally do so.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is the third game in Rockstar’s Western video game series, following Red Dead Revolver and the original Red Dead Redemption. Released in 2018, Red Dead Redemption 2 turned out to be a tremendous success, winning over 175 Game of the Year Awards and selling nearly 30 million copies. This Game Pass version will include additional Story Mode content as well as free access to Red Dead Online, the online multiplayer mode. You can check out a trailer for the game below.

Synopsis: America, 1899. Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him.

Many other Xbox Game Pass titles are going to be removed at the end of April as well. After April 30, these games will no longer be available to play:

  • The Banner Saga 2
  • Bomber Crew
  • Braid 
  • Fallout 4 
  • Full Metal Furies
  • Metal Slug 3 
  • Ruiner 
  • Silence: The Whispered World 2
  • Smoke and Sacrifice 
  • Wolfenstein: The New Order 

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