Take-Two had its first earnings call since the announcement of Red Dead Redemption 2’s official release date and CEO Strauss Zelnick spoke about the delay, further commenting on how the game needs more time to be polished. Zelnick even stated that he is “confident” that there will be no more delays in the release of this game.
Rockstar had initially intended for the game to be released in Spring of 2018, but the game was apparently not ready for such an early debut. At the same time, moving the date to Fall of 2018 seems to be a financially advantageous move.
Zelnick also wanted to point out that this move was not fully driven by the bottom line. Zelnick said, “A genuine, not financially driven commitment to quality comes first. Thankfully, we run what we believe is a highly rational, exceedingly disciplined business environment, which gives people who are creative a very safe place to do their very best work.”
Rockstar seems to have its fans’ best interests at heart when producing a long-awaited game, even if moving the game to October will also benefit its sales numbers. Hopefully, Strauss Zelnick is correct and there will be no more delays in Red Dead Redemption 2’s future.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is set to release October 26, 2018 for Xbox One and PS4.
Source: GameSpot
