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GAT0 GATL1NG has Red Dead Redemption 2

Dec 5, 2019 @ 2:59pm

Launch game on Steam then stuck at Rockstar Launcher not launching the game

Also it doesn't show RDR2 in my Rockstar library and says I have to buy it

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Originally posted by ShortSnaxx:

Running steam as admin worked for me.

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Shane Dec 5, 2019 @ 3:00pm

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1174180/discussions/0/1750142311549567163/?tscn=1575585908

GAT0 GATL1NG has Red Dead Redemption 2

Dec 5, 2019 @ 3:03pm

Originally posted by Shane:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1174180/discussions/0/1750142311549567163/?tscn=1575585908

My game and launcher are on the same drive, and I already tried everything else in that thread.

Last edited by GAT0 GATL1NG; Dec 5, 2019 @ 3:03pm

🐍xANACONDAx🐍 Dec 5, 2019 @ 3:05pm

Same here

Shane Dec 5, 2019 @ 3:05pm

kk im just noticing lots of folks same issue, just a heads up

GAT0 GATL1NG has Red Dead Redemption 2

Dec 5, 2019 @ 3:06pm

Originally posted by Shane:
kk im just noticing lots of folks same issue, just a heads up

Well to add information the first time I launched the game I got to the main menu fine, then I opened steam overlay and it froze, so i had to Alt-F4. Then every attempt after that has been this

Ж︎ | Dox Dec 5, 2019 @ 3:08pm

Same problem here , man .Because , when I launch RDR2 on Steam it redirects me to Rockstar and there I have an option to buy game which I already bought on Steam..I'm desperate..hate Rockstar and their launcher...

Mud

Dec 5, 2019 @ 3:09pm

First time I launched the game it got stuck on the R* launcher so I opened the task manager and killed all the R* processes. Then I restarted Steam, launched the game again and it worked.

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ShortSnaxx has Red Dead Redemption 2

Dec 5, 2019 @ 3:11pm

Running steam as admin worked for me.

GAT0 GATL1NG has Red Dead Redemption 2

Dec 5, 2019 @ 3:16pm

Originally posted by Dusk ⛄:
Running steam as admin worked for me.

Originally posted by Mud:
First time I launched the game it got stuck on the R* launcher so I opened the task manager and killed all the R* processes. Then I restarted Steam, launched the game again and it worked.

For everyone still with this issue, I did both of these things and it worked for me after.

Brenry

Dec 5, 2019 @ 3:16pm

Ok people. Here's the key. If using Windows 10, check to see which Build you are using. run > winver

If you are on 18xx Build (2 years old) You are missing Microsoft Media Feature Pack rolled out last spring. 1903 + needs to be manually updated from Microsoft. This was frequently discussed on RDR Online discord, and GTAForums. Think of 1903+ as you're missing codecs and keys to OS level DRM.

Also, if you google, GTALauncher (frequently talked about on the Steam GTA V forum) will allow you to bypass Rockstar Launcher. Myself and others reports on the GTAForums while using the bypass launcher we could successfully interact with the menu, but going into Solo or Online game would result in an endless loop without the MS update.

Rockstar Launcher .... again.. any time someone would come into RDR Online discord saying they had issues, once they applied the Microsoft update it was always responses of how they were about to cry with how excited it suddenly works. Hope this helps others because I wasted a week and a half thinking it was Rockstar's fault... yet.. it was my computer.

Last edited by Brenry; Dec 5, 2019 @ 3:16pm

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