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Is GTA 6 on PC? What Rockstar and Take-Two have said

No PC version of GTA 6 is announced: it launches November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. What Take-Two's CEO has said, and how long GTA V and RDR2 took.

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In this article
  1. 01What the November 19 launch covers
  2. 02What Take-Two's CEO has said about PC
  3. 03How GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 reached PC
  4. 04What the precedent suggests
  5. 05What to do if you only play on PC

Not at launch, and nothing official yet. As of September 27, 2026, neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has announced a PC version of Grand Theft Auto VI, which comes out on November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S only. Take-Two's CEO keeps saying that PC matters more and more to the company, but he has never given a PC date.

What the November 19 launch covers

Take-Two's pre-order announcement of June 24, 2026 names two platforms, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with the standard edition at $79.99. It lists four places to buy the game (the PlayStation Store, the Microsoft Store, the Rockstar Games Store and retailers). There is no PC edition to pre-order, and Rockstar has said nothing about carrying a console copy, or its progress, over to a future PC version.

The same release restates Take-Two's strategy of hit entertainment "delivered on every platform relevant to our audience", without saying whether PC will be one of them for GTA VI, or when. Our release date guide covers pre-loading and launch times, and our guide to the two editions what the Ultimate Edition adds.

What Take-Two's CEO has said about PC

Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two's CEO, has been asked about GTA VI on PC several times, and has never given a date.

  • February 2025. In an interview published by IGN on February 10, he said: "With regard to others in our lineup, we don't always go across all platforms simultaneously. Historically, Rockstar has started with some platforms and then historically moved to other platforms." He added that the PC version of a multiplatform game can bring in 40% of its sales.
  • May 2026. Speaking to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, in comments reported by GamesRadar+ on May 4, he said that "with regard to a big title, PC can be 45, 50% of the sales", then: "Rockstar always starts on console because I think with regard to a release like that you're judged by serving the core." Asked whether a reported marketing deal with Sony was the reason, he answered "No", adding: "I mean, historically Rockstar's gone to console first."
  • September 2026. At a Take-Two shareholder meeting on September 17, Zelnick answered a question about "the cadence of PC launches", according to GamesRadar+: the company's strategy is, "over time, generally speaking, to launch for any platforms for which there's a meaningful audience", and "the PC platform is becoming more and more important to our company over time."

None of these is an announcement: Rockstar's games start on console, and Take-Two's general rule, which Zelnick says has exceptions, is to reach every platform with a meaningful audience over time.

How GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 reached PC

Rockstar's own Newswire posts give the precedent.

Grand Theft Auto V came out on September 17, 2013, "worldwide for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360". Its PC version followed on April 14, 2015, nearly 19 months later, at resolutions up to 4K and 60 frames per second, with GTA Online for 30 players.

Red Dead Redemption 2 launched on October 26, 2018 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Rockstar announced the PC version on October 4, 2019, a little over 11 months later, for release on November 5, a year and ten days after the console launch. The first Red Dead Redemption game on PC, it added graphical upgrades, new Bounty Hunting Missions, Gang Hideouts, weapons and Red Dead Online.

Both times, PC players waited more than a year and got a version with extras.

What the precedent suggests

This is arithmetic on past dates, not a forecast: neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has tied GTA VI to either gap.

  • Red Dead Redemption 2's gap, counted from November 19, 2026, would end in late November 2027. GTA V's would end in mid-June 2028.
  • A PC announcement on Red Dead Redemption 2's timing would come in late October 2027, nearly a year after the console launch.

Until Rockstar posts a PC date, any date you read elsewhere is a guess.

What to do if you only play on PC

  • Don't buy anything sold as "GTA 6 for PC": no such version has been announced, so no store can sell you the real game.
  • To play on November 19, you need a PS5 or an Xbox Series X|S; our countdown shows the time left.
  • Watch Rockstar's Newswire and Take-Two's announcements: that is where Rockstar announced Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC, a month before it came out.
  • Meanwhile, explore Leonida on our interactive map, a community reconstruction by the GTA VI Mapping Community, not an official map.

We will update this article as soon as Rockstar or Take-Two says anything new about GTA VI on PC.

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Frequently asked questions

Is GTA 6 coming out on PC?

No PC version of GTA 6 has been announced as of September 27, 2026. Take-Two's pre-order announcement lists only PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S for the November 19, 2026 launch, and Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick has given no PC date.

Why is GTA 6 not launching on PC?

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick told Bloomberg, in comments reported by GamesRadar+ in May 2026, that Rockstar always starts on console because a release like GTA 6 is judged by serving the core audience first. Asked whether a reported marketing deal with Sony was the reason, he said no.

When will GTA 6 come out on PC?

There is no date for GTA 6 on PC. As a comparison only, Red Dead Redemption 2 reached PC a year and ten days after consoles and GTA V nearly 19 months after; the same gaps from November 19, 2026 would end in late November 2027 and mid-June 2028, but neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has said GTA 6 will follow them.

What did Take-Two say about GTA 6 on PC in September 2026?

At a Take-Two shareholder meeting on September 17, 2026, CEO Strauss Zelnick said the company's strategy is, over time and generally speaking, to launch on any platform with a meaningful audience, and that PC is becoming more and more important to the company. He announced no PC version of GTA 6 and gave no date.

When did GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 come out on PC?

GTA V came out on PS3 and Xbox 360 on September 17, 2013, and on PC on April 14, 2015. Red Dead Redemption 2 came out on PS4 and Xbox One on October 26, 2018; Rockstar announced its PC version on October 4, 2019, for November 5, 2019.

Sources

  1. Take-Two Interactive — Rockstar Games Announces Pre-Orders for Grand Theft Auto VI
  2. Rockstar Newswire — Grand Theft Auto V Now Available
  3. Rockstar Newswire — Grand Theft Auto V Is Now Available for PC
  4. Rockstar Newswire — Red Dead Redemption 2 Now Available
  5. Rockstar Newswire — Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming to PC November 5th
  6. GamesRadar+ — GTA 6 on PC sounds even more inevitable in Take-Two CEO's latest comments
  7. GamesRadar+ — GTA 6 skipping PC at launch not due to PlayStation deal, but because Rockstar focuses on "the core consumer," Take-Two CEO says
  8. IGN — Take-Two Boss Unconcerned by Plummeting PS5 and Xbox Sales, Insists GTA 6 Will Cause 'A Meaningful Uptick in Console Sales' in 2025

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