Every game's development process, time, and budget are different, and not all details of the development process of *Red Dead Redemption 2* are necessarily known. However, here are some factors that contributed to the long development time and exceptional nature of the game.

- Ambitious goals for story and graphical fidelity
  - This can contribute to delays as features turn out to be more difficult to implement than originally expected.
- Generous funding
  - Possibly as high as $540M, *Red Dead Redemption 2* is one of the most expensive games ever developed.
- Development studio culture of "crunch"
  - It's generally believed that the "crunch" culture at the studio was unhealthy and excessive, however it may have contributed to the exceptional nature of the resulting game.
- Developing for new consoles
  - the first time a studio targets a new set of consoles it is common to experience unexpected delays.

While *Red Dead Redemption 2* is undoubtedly one of the most important games of its console era, its development process was undeniably expensive and slow and remains controversial.
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