Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Early October Release May Indicate the Strength of Red Dead Redemption 2

The biggest rebuttal to the entire argument that I've laid out here is that Black Ops 4 and Red Dead Redemption 2 aren't even direct competitors with one another, which I do agree with. While there is definitely some crossover fans between the two franchises, it's likely that Call of Duty will more directly be competing in the shooter market with EA's newest Battlefield title which we know will be releasing later this year. Despite this difference of genres, Red Dead Redemption 2 locations Dead still is a monster that Activision cannot afford to ignore.

God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 will be competing in the Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score/Music, Best Audio Design, Best Action/Adventure, and the Game of the Year awa

You know those scenes in Metal Gear Solid where Revolver Ocelot does all those ridiculous gun spinning tricks?