GTA VI is the confirmed, hyped juggernaut dropping in 2025; Red Dead Redemption 3 is essentially a ghost — unannounced and unconfirmed by Rockstar. Comparing them is like comparing a trailer to a rumor.
Comparing GTA VI to RDR3 is the gaming equivalent of comparing an actual steak dinner to a drawing of a cow — one will absolutely wreck your social life, the other is just art.
You want a confirmed blockbuster to pre-order right now
GTA VI is real, dated, and already has a trailer that broke the internet.
→ Pick GTA VIYou love Rockstar's slow-burn western storytelling
RDR3 is the dream pick — but you'll need a time machine or a lot of patience.
→ Pick Red Dead Redemption 3You want the biggest open world of this console generation
GTA VI's map is rumored to be Rockstar's most ambitious yet, and it's actually coming.
→ Pick GTA VIYou're a hopeless romantic who bets on unannounced sequels
RDR2 was a masterpiece, so if RDR3 ever exists, the ceiling is sky-high — pure faith play.
→ Pick Red Dead Redemption 3