Rockstar Video games not too long ago delivered some troublesome information for individuals eagerly awaiting the discharge of GTA 6–the recreation has been pushed again but once more, this time to November 2026. The delay additionally has implications for a possible PC model that historical past says will observe… ultimately.
After the delay was introduced, individuals flocked to the (*6*) to see if something was new. Gamers discovered that it had been up to date to show the brand new launch date, which is about six months later than the beforehand scheduled Might 2026 date. With GTA 6 delayed for its at the moment introduced platforms, PS5 and Xbox Sequence X|S, meaning the wait is getting even longer for the anticipated PC launch to return later.
Rockstar’s historical past of PC releases
GTA 6 is anticipated to launch on PC, partly due to the numerous enterprise alternative, however the PC editions of Rockstar’s releases don’t typically launch day and date with their console counterparts. That is a part of how Rockstar operates. Earlier this 12 months, Rockstar proprietor Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick mentioned, “Traditionally, Rockstar has began with some platforms after which traditionally moved to different platforms.”
“We’ve seen PC develop into a a lot an increasing number of necessary a part of what was once a console enterprise, and I would not be stunned to see that development proceed,” he mentioned.
Again in November 2024, Zelnick mentioned PC will proceed to be “an increasing number of necessary” for Take-Two’s enterprise going ahead, saying that supporting PC “is not difficult for us.”
How lengthy does it often take for Rockstar to convey its video games to PC? It relies upon. For GTA V, the sport had its preliminary launch for PS3 and Xbox 360 again in September 2013. It got here to PS4 and Xbox One in November 2014, after which landed on PC in April 2015. PC gamers waited about 18 months.
For Rockstar’s subsequent huge recreation after GTA 5, Crimson Useless Redemption 2, the wait wasn’t as lengthy. The recreation launched for PS4 and Xbox One on the finish of October 2018 and landed on PC a couple of 12 months later in November 2019. The first Crimson Useless Redemption, in the meantime, was initially launched for PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2010 and did not arrive on PC till the tip of October 2024, representing a wait of greater than 14 years.
Why is GTA 6 not on PC at launch?
So why is not GTA 6 coming to PC at launch? Nobody from Take-Two or Rockstar has gone on document to elucidate why. However a former Rockstar developer mentioned the studio goals to “prioritize what sells.”
“The PC model is type of the model that is within the background, that’s working the 2 variations and constructing them,” former Rockstar developer Mike York mentioned. “There’s all the time a PC model of the sport, nevertheless it’s not polished and it is simply type of feeding the opposite video games and making them work.”
GTA 6 won’t be Rockstar’s subsequent launch, as the corporate is rumored to be engaged on ports of Crimson Useless Redemption 2 for PS5, Xbox Sequence X|S, and Change 2, and so they might launch later this 12 months. A GTA 4 remaster can also be mentioned to be within the works for a 2025 launch.
Past these rumored initiatives, Rockstar continues to develop and evolve GTA On-line, the favored on-line mode for GTA 5. In actual fact, the sport was simply added to GTA+, so subscribers can play that recreation as a part of their membership, and GTA 5 is rumored to be returning to the PS Plus game catalog soon.