Thanks to a new Rockstar Q&A session, we can now safely say that Red Dead Redemption 2 is most likely under development, and will probably hit next generation consoles.

When a fan asked: “All I wanna know is is there goin to be a new Red Dead game any time soon?”

The developer replied:

We love Red Dead too – and are thrilled that so many of you loved John Marston’s tale and are excited for more epic Western action.

As we mentioned in our last set of Asked & Answereds to similar questions about the future of other game franchises like Bully and L.A. Noire, we don’t always rush to make sequels but that does not mean that we won’t get to them eventually.

Stay tuned for further announcements about the future of the Red Dead series.

Rockstar San Diego’s posted three new job openings on industry site Gamasutra, looking for tools, gameplay, and network programmers, with two of them needing open-world experience to qualify for the positions.

Are you ready for more western gunplay? I’m ready.

There’s no doubt Red Red Redemption will see a sequel, not after the game’s sold well past 8 million units and counting, and that’s in less than 6 months. But is Rockstar already forging RDR2 in the dark whilst continuously releasing DLC for the first?

That might as well be the case.

SystemLink came upon the website/resumer of Rockstar San Diego Senior Environment Artist, Jason Muck, and the information therein is rather informative. It says the Rockstar team has been working on a “AAA unannounced title for PS3 and Xbox 360″ since June, but didn’t say what title it was.

So what’s it, then? Some say it’s a new GTA title, but another Rockstar studio’s been helming said title for a long time. Midnight Club maybe? No one knows for sure. But wouldn’t it make more sense for Rockstar to be hard at work on what’s become a solid GoTY contender and amongst the best selling games of all time? Yes indeed.

I surely wouldn’t mind a sequel, you?