Red Dead Redemption 2 players locked out the PC game following Windows 11 update

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PC players are having a tough time playing Red Dead Redemption 2 following a recent 🅷Windows update.

Earlier this week on March 28, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft for Windows 11 use⛦rs that addresses several issues and improves the taskbar search box experience. Unf🔯ortunately, it's also made Red Dead Redemption 2 unplayable for oodles of players who use the Rockstar Games Launcher. 

in a ticket it's since raised, hitting the 'play' button leads it to swap to 'loading', which is all fine until it changes back to 'play', and you're sat there not playing Red Dead Redemption 2. 

The technology behemoth confirms that it's working with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Rockstar Games to investigate the issue and will provide more information when it becomes available. If you're looking for a workaround in the meantime, you can update to Windows 11 version 22♋H2 from 21H2.

Despite the odd technical snafu, the cowboy game remains as popular as ever - especially on PC. Red Dea♑d Redemp🐎tion 2 set a new concurrent player record on Steam j♊ust earlier this year, with 70,914 fans playing the game simultaneously - that's not e🌃ven including console players or those who use the Rockstar Launcher - be it in working order or not. 

The popularity hasn't resulted in the update cadence some fans would like, with Rockstar eventually confirming that . That said, publisher Take-Two Interactive hasꩵ stil😼l admitted that expectations have been exceeded. While that doesn't necessarily mean an increased amount of meatier updates for Red꧅ Dead Online, it at least means the value of the series certainly isn't lost on anyone.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Red Dead Redemption fans still want answers to the series' biggest mysteries.

Iain Harris
News Editor, Games

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