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Development
The development of Red Dead Redemption began in 2005. On May 16, 2005, at Sony's Press Conference a tech-demo trailer was presented to the press. At the time, the game went under the codename of "Old West Project", it wouldn't be until 2009 that the game got its official name, that being Red Dead Redemption.

The game would remain an anonymous mystery for some time to come. The early demo was only there to show off the tech says Dan Houser, co-founder and vice president of Rockstar Games.

Full development commenced in

A trailer of the project was sent to a select number of people at a Sony conference in 2005, promoting the release of the PlayStation 3 system. The trailer was a tech demo of RAGE set in a western setting referred to as Old West Project and a direct sequel to Red Dead Revolver. The trailer circulated throughout the internet. In the April 2005 edition of Game Informer, Red Dead Redemption was listed as being available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

On February 3, 2009, Rockstar Games announced the first official trailer. Resulting trailers showcased numerous characters, gameplay features, and multiplayer modes that were to be featured in the final release. Previews and beta releases included some features that were absent or changed in the final release.