Today, Rockstar Games announced the three special editions for Red Dead Redemption 2 and all the included features. The three editions are the Special Edition, Ultimate Edition and the Collectors Box. Rockstar also announced a number of pre-order bonuses. These bonuses include the War Horse and the Outlaw Survival Kit, containing consumable items for Health and the Dead-Eye meter. Digital pre-order bonuses include a cash bonus for story mode and, if player pre-order by July 31 an in-game treasure map. Digital pre-orders also include bonus GTA cash.
Red Dead Redemption 2: Standard Edition Digital Pre-Order: Get GTA$500,000
Red Dead Redemption 2: Special Edition Digital Pre-Order: Get GTA$1,000,000
Red Dead Redemption 2: Ultimate Edition Digital Pre-Order: Get GTA$2,000,000
Here's a list of the three special editions and what they include.
Special Edition
- Bank Robbery Mission and Gang Hideout in Story Mode - an exclusive mission and a Del Lobos Gang hideout to raid for loot.
- Dappled Black Thoroughbred - an in-game horse for Story Mode that comes with the Nuevo Paraiso Saddle.
- Talisman and Medallion Gameplay Bonuses - includes the Eagle Talon Talisman, which makes the environmental awareness skill last longer, and Iguana Scale, which increases damage resistance on horseback.
- Gameplay Boosts, Cash Bonuses & Discounts - earn more cash from missions, discounts from gang merchants and general stat boosts.
- The Nuevo Paraiso Gunslinger Outfit - features a wide brimmed black cowboy hat, deep indigo coat, worn denim chaps, leather gloves and boots.
- Free Access to Additional Weapons - includes the Volcanic Pistol, Pump Action Shotgun and Lancaster Varmint Rifle.
Ultimate Edition
- All bonuses from the Special Edition
- Bonus Outfits - includes the Blackrose Bounty Hunter Outfit and Copperhead Enforcer Outfit.
- Black Chestnut Thoroughbred - an in-game horse for both Story and Online modes, includes the High Plains Cutting Saddle.
- Free Access to the Survivor Camp Theme - a cosmetic theme for in-game Survivor Camps.
- Bonus Experience - increases the time players will rank up in Online Mode, up to Rank 25
Collectors Box
- Does not bonuses from the previous two editions or the game itself
- Metal Tithing Box with Lock & Key - the box of goodies is manufactured in the style of an in-game metal box.
- Collectable Challenge Coin - comes with a plaque with information on the American Buffalo.
- Double Sided Puzzle - a 100 piece jigsaw puzzle of the Saint Denis port.
- Six Shooter Bandana - a red bandana inspired by the in-game bandits, has weapon iconography throughout.
- Treasure Map - an actual cloth treasure map that will direct players to in-game items.
- Pin Set - Six Red Dead Redemption themed pins in a cloth bag.
- Playing Cards - A fully illustrated deck of cards including characters such as Arthur Morgan, John Marston, Javier Escuella, Bill Williamson and Dutch van der Linde.
- Wheeler, Rawson and Co. Catalogue - A 150 page replica of the in-game book.
- 12 Cigarette Cards - A real life replica of the in-game collectible Cigarette Cards
Red Dead Redemption 2 is available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 26 October, 2018.
Although I would love to get this video game anyway, pre-order bonuses I think they need to stop, what if the game isn't any good? Then our bonuses are going to be meaningless. While it is cool to have limited or collector's editions I also think this is a bad business model that gaming companies are taking advantage of.
Thank you for posting this info, I will be checking this game out once it's out there.
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I agree with you @roguefoz. No more will I get burned on pre-orders. I pre-ordered GTA on ps3 with the promise of online, yet they had an unfinished game. I find it best just to wait and make sure they come out with a solid product. Bad business model for sure. It's good for them, bad for us. This and others have been discussed as well. For example micro-transactions. Look to GTA for shark cards. They just don't want to stop making money. And sadly the soul gamers suffer. In the past, goals, unlocks, rewards that would have been a challenge to gain (which is the point if you ask me) are now only attainable through using real money to buy fake money. A bit nuts. But people do it, and they make money.
Losing a bit of the game purity if you ask me. But you didn't, so I'm asking you. haha. What do you think?
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You pretty much nailed it, the current business model is wrong, they all want to copy the F2P model that is really profitable but they forget that you are already paying upfront for the game.
The pre-orders exclusives and incentives are not going to stop until people stop buying preorders, but most likely they won't. I refuse (like you) to get burn by unfinished and sometimes unplayable games.
Thank you for replying!
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No worries! Glad you found it useful and I agree with you!
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