Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser says Red Dead Redemption 3 'will probably happen' but would be sad not to be part of it

Date:
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:04:47 +0000

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Rockstar co-founder and Red Dead Redemption 2 writer Dan Houser believes a third game will eventually be made, but has admitted he would be sad not
being involved in its development.

Speaking in a recent interview with podcaster Lex Fridman , Houser, who also has writing credits on almost every Grand Theft Auto game, shared his
thoughts on not being a part of the highly anticipated GTA 6 and any
potential Red Dead Redemption sequel having left the company.

The developer agreed that it would be bittersweet, but he's also pleased with doing other stuff at his own studio, Absurd Ventures.

"Of course, letting go of something I worked on in one way or another for
like 20 odd years, and wrote on them for the last 10 or 11 that came out,
wrote all of them, or you know, lead writer on all of them, whatever it was letting go of that is a big change. And sad in a way," Houser said.

Speaking more on Red Dead Redemption , Houser explained that since his work
on the first two titles was a "cohesive two-story arc", he would be sad not being involved with the continuation if a third game was in the works.

Either way, Houser believes Rockstar will make Red Dead Redemption 3 one day.

"Because each of the [ Grand Theft Auto ] games was a kind of standalone
story, its not quite the same as I think probably it would be in some ways sadder if someone continued on Red Dead , because it was a cohesive two-game arc. That might be more sad to hear someone working on that. But again, that will probably happen too.

"I dont own the IP. That was the sort of part of the deal. Its a privilege to work on stuff, but you dont necessarily own it."

Rockstar hasn't shared any plans for a third Red Dead game, but we know it's currently focused on Grand Theft Auto 6 , which launches on May 26, 2026, for PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X , and Xbox Series S .

In the same interview, Houser explained why there is so much hype surrounding Grand Theft Auto 6 , arguing that it's due to how Rockstar has handled the evolution of the IP .

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