https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/nov/26/red-dead-online-red-dead-redemption-2-multiplayer-to-launch-this-week-rockstar > Rockstar will invite players into the beta version of its evolving online western game from Tuesday 27 November > Red Dead Online, the multiplayer accompaniment to Rockstar Games’ old west masterpiece Red Dead Redemption 2, is set to launch this week. By Friday 30 November, anyone who has bought a copy of Red Dead Redemption 2 will be able to access it. Initially it will be a beta test, and will be developed and expanded gradually over the coming months as players test out the limits of the virtual frontier.