In a surprise late-stage twist, it looks like Grand Theft Auto 6 will be coming to the Xbox One after all. While the impending mega-hit was previously announced only for Xbox Series consoles and PlayStation 5, the game is also arriving on Xbox’s last-gen console.
Today, Microsoft announced that GTA 6 will be playable on the Xbox One through Xbox Cloud Gaming. For those unclear on what this means, the game will not be natively playable on this older system, but it can be streamed through the cloud (i.e., the game runs on a server elsewhere instead of on your hardware). GTA 6 will be on Xbox Cloud Gaming from day one, Nov. 19, starting at 1 a.m. EST, and will use Xbox Series S graphics settings.
As part of the announcement, Microsoft also reiterated that starting Nov. 11, users in certain markets can buy cloud playtime to stream supported games even without a Game Pass subscription. Other Rockstar titles are headed to Xbox Cloud Gaming in the coming months, including Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.
As it stands, Xbox Cloud Gaming is part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate plan and lets subscribers stream to mobile devices, Xbox One, Windows PCs, macOS, Xbox Series X/S, Fire TV, Meta Quest VR headsets, and certain Samsung and LG TVs. The service launched for smartphones in 2020, then expanded to consoles and more.
Does this mean GTA 6 will be playable on PC?
While Xbox Cloud Gaming lets users stream games to Windows computers, Rockstar confirmed GTA 6 won’t be coming to PC as part of its initial cloud release. As for why, Rockstar is likely gearing up for an eventual native PC release and doesn’t want to dip into that player base until the game can run there natively.
Rockstar already knows it has a hit on its hands — GTA 6 is the most pre-ordered title of all time on both the PlayStation and Xbox stores. The company seems to be doing everything it can to capitalize on that hype through expensive tie-in merch and a staggered release on consoles and PC that may get some players to buy the game twice. A recent report claims that a PC port is slated for early 2027, but Rockstar hasn’t directly confirmed this.