Joystiq reports that Rockstar San Diego's Red Dead Redemption was in terrible shape last year, and that although it looks better it is still in bad shape. Joystiq's anonymous sources claim the following:
"was a complete disaster for most of 2009 and previous ... it has since turned around a little bit, but there are huge problems with it still."
"Red Dead [Redemption] has been in production for six years (mainly because of horrible management/lack of direction due to fear of disrespecting Rockstar NY) and it will never get the money back in sales it cost to create for those six years."
"It will take 5 million sales at full price to recoup the development costs of Red Dead. The good news is they [Rockstar] are not expecting to make money with {Red Dead Redemption}. At this point, that project is just supposed to prove that the San Diego studio can make a great quality AAA title."
Stories of the mismanagement of Rockstar's San Diego outfit have recently surfaced and taking six years to complete Red Dead Redemption is obviously not good news for Take Two stock holders. The game is currently set for release in April. It remains to be seen if Rockstar will be able to deliver a game that lives up to expectations by then.