Red Dead Online Launching Standalone On December 1st

Written by Brandon Hofer on November 24, 2020

News: You can download Red Dead Online standalone beginning next month but this week you can earn Double XP and take advantage of some discounts.

Rockstar has revealed that Red Dead Online is going to be launching as a standalone game beginning on December 1st. This standalone version will be available for purchase on the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Rockstar Games Launcher, Epic Games Store, and Steam with Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions playable via backward compatibility on Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. For the first time, new players who do not already own Red Dead Redemption 2 can experience everything Red Dead Online has to offer, including access to all future content updates.

Forge your own path across any of five unique Specialist Roles. These include apprehending everyone from low-level criminals to notorious gangs as a Bounty Hunter, learning the secrets of the animal kingdom as a Naturalist or hunting wildlife as a means for source materials as a Trader, searching for exotic treasures as a Collector, to even running your own underground Moonshine distillery.

Help the widow Jessica LeClerk and her right-hand man, Horley gain revenge upon the men who killed her husband in A Land of Opportunities, a series of story-based cooperative missions for two to four players.

Compete in Showdown Modes, a series of competitive modes where players and teams compete in classic gunfights and objective-based competitions like capturing territory or supplies.

And much more, including Free Roam Missions that can vary based on how noble or nefarious you are, public or private games of Poker, competitive Free Roam Events and Daily Challenges – all taking place in a world of astounding depth and detail.

Red Dead Online will be available from the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Rockstar Games Launcher, Epic Games Store and Steam at an introductory offer of $4.99 – which is 75% off the regular price – until February 15, 2021. Please note that PlayStation Plus and/or Xbox Live Gold are required to play. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of Red Dead Online will be playable via backward compatibility on PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series hardware.

The new standalone version of Red Dead Online will require up to 123GB of disk space and will also include the option to unlock Red Dead Redemption 2: Story Mode.

As a bonus, all Bounty Hunter Missions are awarding double XP in Red Dead Online this week, alongside additional bonuses and discounts, including:

Increased RDO$ and XP for all Posse members on Free Roam Missions, Bounty Missions, and Free Roam Events

Double XP in all A Land of Opportunities missions and Bounty Hunter missions

Discounts in the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Catalogue: 40% off all Outfits including Role Outfits, 30% off all Horses, Repeaters, Pistols, the Schofield Revolver, Saddles and Improved Saddles, Coats, and Vests

New Prime Gaming Benefits: Players who connect to Prime Gaming before December 21st will receive a Reward for a free Breton Horse and RDO$100

Additional Prime Gaming Benefits: A free Katata Coat, 6,000 Naturalist XP, a free Wilderness Camp, and 5 free Legendary Animal Pheromones for players that connect their Social Club account with Prime Gaming

There are also a number of discounts this week that you can take advantage of including the following:

40% off all Outfits including Role Outfits

30% off all Repeaters

30% off all Pistols

30% off the Schofield Revolver

30% off all Horses

30% off all Saddles and Improved Saddles

30% off all Coats

30% off all Vests

What do you think about Red Dead Online getting a standalone version? Will you download it? Will you participate in the festivities this week and earn Double XP, or save money with these discounts? Tell us in the comment section below.