The November launch of Grand Theft Auto 6 will leave PC gamers sitting out in the cold, but the wait for the yet-to-be-announced PC port might be surprisingly short this time. According to a new report, GTA 6 will launch on PC "within the first three months" of 2027.
Speaking to GamesBeat, industry sources claim that Rockstar Games plans to launch the game just a few months after its console release. If the reports are accurate, this would mark a major departure for Rockstar Games, as previous PC ports arrived long after their original console releases. GTA 5, for example, landed on PC 18 months after its PS3 and Xbox 360 release, while the PC version of Red Dead Redemption appeared 11 months after its PS4 and Xbox One release.
Take-Two Interactive boss Strauss Zelnick previously commented that PC was becoming an important platform for the GTA 6 parent company to focus on, saying sales of the publisher's PC games had increased dramatically over the years.
As for why GTA 6 won't be available on PC at launch, former Rockstar producer John Ricchio theorized that a console-first approach to development would give Rockstar more room to build a PC version later. Since consoles have limited hardware, it's easier for a studio to expand a game to run on more powerful hardware like a PC instead of scaling back to fit console constraints.
Rockstar hasn’t officially said anything about GTA 6 on PC yet, and the game officially lists only PS5 and Xbox Series X|S as its platforms. Xbox also recently clarified that GTA 6 will not be streamed to PC through Xbox Cloud Gaming, despite initial reports that Microsoft had secured exclusive streaming rights.
