However, Red Dead Online fans aren’t the only ones mourning the game’s inevitable death. In a recent tweet, the actor for Red Dead Redemption 2’s Arthur Morgan expressed his empathy for the fans.

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“Although today it has my sympathies I know this community will never die,” said Arthur Morgan’s actor Roger Clark on Twitter. Members of the Red Dead Online community greatly appreciated the actor’s expression of support. “Thank you Roger,” one Twitter user replied, “Arthur himself showing support feels good.” Others shared a similar sentiment. And while not everyone knew about Red Dead Online’s fan-hosted funeral, those who were aware of the situation generally seemed appreciative of Clark’s statement.

Red Dead Online’s funeral occurred today, with #RedDeadFuneral trending on Twitter as fans said their preemptive goodbyes. To be clear, Rockstar hasn’t taken the game down yet and won’t be any time soon. However, Red Dead Online hasn’t gotten any new content since July 2021, and there’s not likely to be any new content coming down the pipeline. Players still have planned seasonal events and potential patches to look forward to, but Rockstar likely won’t be committing more than the minimal amount necessary to maintain Red Dead Online.

Things may not be all bad, as some MMOs have and continue to carry on in maintenance mode for many years. Players can still log into old MMOs like the original Guild Wars from 2005, and while its cities may be sparsely populated, the game worlds may not be entirely abandoned. However, it’s still hard to characterize some of these games as anything other than dead. It may only be a matter of time before Red Dead Online’s player base goes into an irreversible decline, and there’s no guarantee that it will achieve a similarly long afterlife.

There are also concerns that the days may be numbered for the Red Dead franchise as a whole. While Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online were financially successful, they didn’t come close to the incredible popularity of Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA Online. Thus, some are concerned that Rockstar might ignore Red Dead in favor of the more profitable Grand Theft Auto. For now, though, it’s not too late for Red Dead fans to fit in a few more adventures in the wild west.

Red Dead Online is available now on PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.

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