Red Dead Online Beta Begins This Week on Xbox One and PlayStation 4

Written by Brandon Hofer on November 26, 2018

News: You will be able to participate in the beta this week but the exact day you can play varies on some different factors.

Red Dead Redemption 2 has been on the market for exactly one month today. In that time we have had the chance to explore the wild west as Arthur Morgan. Now is the time to jump online with friends though as Rockstar has revealed that the beta for Red Dead Online begins this week. Built from the ground up for the latest hardware, Red Dead Online blends the classic multiplayer of the original Red Dead Redemption with the best of everything they have learned since then about creating deep multiplayer experiences. The result is something completely new and fun, and an experience that will continue to expand and evolve over time.

With the gameplay of Red Dead Redemption 2 as its foundation, Red Dead Online transforms the vast and deeply detailed landscapes, cities, towns, and habitats of Red Dead Redemption 2 into a new, living online world ready to be shared by multiple players. Create and customize your character, tailor your abilities to suit your play style and head out into a new frontier full of things to experience.

Explore the world solo or with friends. Form or join a Posse to ride with up to seven players; gather around the fire at your Camp; head out hunting or fishing; visit bustling towns; battle enemy gangs and attack their hideouts; hunt for treasure; take on missions and interact with familiar characters from across the five states; or fight against other outlaws in both spontaneous skirmishes and pitched set-piece battles; compete with other players or whole Posses in open world challenges and much more.

To give the beta the best chance of succeeding out of the gate there is going to be an early access period and then throughout the week, more and more players will be let in. Doing this will allow Rockstar to slowly increase the player count to try and prevent server overload during this testing phase. The details for the rollout and when you will get to play is below.

Tuesday, November 27

All Red Dead Redemption 2: Ultimate Edition owners will gain access. Please note that players who purchased the physical Ultimate Edition must redeem the Ultimate Edition code in the packaging to be eligible.

Wednesday, November 28

All players who played Red Dead Redemption 2 on October 26th according to Rockstar’s data.

Thursday, November 29

All players who played Red Dead Redemption 2 between October 26th to October 29th according to Rockstar’s data.

Friday, November 30

All players who own Red Dead Redemption 2.

The Red Dead Online Beta will be available to anyone who owns Red Dead Redemption 2 on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One starting Friday, November 30. When booting up Red Dead Redemption 2 and arriving on the title menu, you will see an option in the top right of the screen to select Online.

Are you going to check out Red Dead Online? Have you been having fun with Red Dead Redemption 2 over the past month? Tell us what you think below.