Red Dead Redemption 2 to lock 2 in-game missions behind Special Edition

[pokoko]

shikamaru317 said:

pokoko said:
The implication in this thread is that the missions in question were once part of the whole game and then withheld, as opposed to being created specifically for the higher level editions. Is there a source for that? Is that an assumption or something that has been confirmed?

Rockstar has confirmed that it is content specifically created for the special and ultimate edition, not content that was taken from the main storyline. 

The Bank Robbery and Gang Hideout included in the RDR2 Special Edition are side activities created specifically for that edition and are not part of the main story.

— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) June 4, 2018

Seems like a bit of an overreaction going on in this thread. This is no different from any other story mission DLC that has been included with the special or ultimate edition of a game the last few years since special and ultimate editions became common practice. 

If that's the case then I don't see much reason for outrage.  It's probably just a tweaked copy/paste of stuff that's already in the game, like most of "extra missions" and other bonus fluff.