https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/18/17994464/red-dead-redemption-2-launch-trailer-ps4-xbox-one-launch-date > Red Dead Redemption 2 is steaming into its Oct. 26 launch date, the recent discomfort over the hours worked on it notwithstanding. Today’s launch trailer establishes a classic Western tale of theft, rivalry, revenge, blazing rifles and fanning six-shooters. > Red Dead Redemption launched in 2010, and was still a sprawling and seemingly endless cowboy fable. Red Dead Redemption 2 figures to be even more expansive, with an even larger map that includes the territory of the original game.