Might Rockstar Games be waging a cyberwar on one of its own products? I ask that in light of the present state of Red Dead Online, the online version of Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 game.

Red Dead Online has always had its issues, but the game is exceptionally beautiful. There’s nothing quite like it. It offers exploration of a vast open-world emulation of the late 19th century West. But recent events demand that we ask what’s going on at Rockstar’s development studios. At present, the game is badly broken, and Rockstar doesn’t seem to care.