- Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser believes the studio will make Red Dead Redemption 3
- The Red Dead Redemption 2 writer says since his work on the first two titles was a “cohesive two-story arc” he’d be sorry not to be involved
- He says: “It might be sadder to hear someone working on it. But then again, it will probably happen too”
Rockstar co-founder and Red Dead Redemption 2 writer Dan Houser believes that a third game will eventually be made, but has admitted that he would be sad not to be involved in its development.
Speaking in a recent interview with podcaster Lex Fridman, Houser also has writing credits on almost all of them Grand Theft Auto game, shared his thoughts on not being a part of the highly anticipated GTA 6 and any potential Red Dead Redemption the successor has left the company.
The developer agreed that it would be bittersweet, but he’s also happy to do other things at his own studio, Absurd Ventures.
“Obviously, letting go of something that I worked on in one way or another for 20-odd years and wrote them for the last 10 or 11 that came out, wrote them all, or you know, lead writer on all of them, whatever it was… to let that go is a big change. And sad in a way,” Houser said.
Talking more about Red Dead RedemptionHouser explained that since his work on the first two titles was a “continuous two-story arc”, he would be sad not to be involved in the sequel if a third game was in the works.
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Either way, Houser believes Rockstar will do it Red Dead Redemption 3 one day.
“Because each of them [Grand Theft Auto] game was kind of a standalone story, it’s not quite the same as I think it would probably be sadder in some ways if someone continued on Red Deadbecause it was a continuous two-game arc. It might be sadder to hear that someone is working on it. But then again, that will probably happen.
“I don’t own the IP. That was kind of part of the deal. It’s a privilege to work on stuff, but you don’t necessarily own it.”
Rockstar has not shared any plans for a third Red Dead game, but we know it’s currently focused on Grand Theft Auto 6which launches on May 26, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
In the same interview, Houser explained why there is so much hype around Grand Theft Auto 6and argues that this is due to how Rockstar has handled the development of the IP.
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