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.