Devolver Digital Offers To Do Red Dead Redemption 2 PC Port For Rockstar (Sort Of)

Red Dead Redemption on PC? Didn’t happen. How about RDR2? That’s also a dead horse, well-whipped. But that hasn’t stopped one eager publisher from putting up its hand and offering to handle the desktop version of Rockstar’s upcoming open-world gunslinger.

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In response to the news of RDR2‘s online beta, Devolver Digital, best known as the publisher behind the Serious Sam franchise and recent Shadow Warrior revivals, decided to have some fun at Rockstar’s expense.

Let’s break this down. You see the first tweet and you think “you’re telling me… there’s a chance?”

Hello, we’d like to publish your new cowboy game on PC. — Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) September 20, 2018

By the second one, it’s clear we’re in joke territory.

We’re based out of Texas so we are familiar with horses and chewing tobacco. Also, we own a gun. That last part isn’t threat, just that knowing about guns seems a plus for this game. — Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) September 20, 2018

And upon reading the third one… well…

Nobody has to know, we can keep this a secret from TakeTwo. We know a person at Steam and can set you up with PC dev kits. Like this tweet if you want to talk more. — Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) September 20, 2018

Somehow — and I might be jumping the gun here — I don’t think Rockstar’s going to take up Devolver’s rather kind offer.

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