Four days before launch, Rockstar's GTA VI site shows two platform badges: PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar has not announced a PC version. It has not ruled one out either.
What Take-Two's latest filing says
Take-Two, Rockstar's parent company, published its quarterly earnings release on November 9, 2026. The document names the platforms GTA VI is launching on. PC is not one of them.
Why consoles come first
Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two's chief executive, addressed this in a Bloomberg interview on May 5, 2026. As Bloomberg reported it, he said Rockstar launches on consoles first because that is where its core consumer is. He denied that a deal with Sony drove the decision. He did not confirm a PC version.
Two PC dates, and they disagree
Business Today, in the same July article, guessed 2028. That is the outlet's own estimate.
So the claims run from January 2027 to some point in 2028, and neither is official. Only an announcement from Rockstar or Take-Two settles it.
How long the last two ports took
| Game | Consoles | PC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto V | September 17, 2013 (PS3, Xbox 360) | April 14, 2015 | About 19 months |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | October 26, 2018 (PS4, Xbox One) | November 5, 2019 | About 12 months |
Our read, and only that: a gap of 12 to 19 months after November 19, 2026 would put a PC version between November 2027 and June 2028. The GamesBeat window opens less than two months after the console launch and closes within five. Both earlier ports took at least a year. That does not make the report wrong, but Rockstar's history gives it no support. Past gaps are a pattern. Rockstar has promised nothing.
If you only play on PC
Rockstar's site offers pre-orders for the two consoles and nothing for PC. Your choice is a console copy on November 19 or a wait with no end date. We will update this page the day Rockstar or Take-Two announces anything.
GTA VI release date and launch weekRelease time, pre-load and physical copies on console.Release date and platforms guideFAQSources
- Rockstar Games official GTA VI site (platform badges: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S) · 2026-11-10
- Take-Two Interactive, Q2 fiscal 2027 earnings release (SEC Form 8-K) · 2026-11-09
- Business Today · 2026-07-14
- TweakTown, reporting GamesBeat · 2026-10-13
- Rockstar Newswire: Grand Theft Auto V Is Now Available for PC · 2015-04-14
- Rockstar Newswire: Red Dead Redemption 2 Now Available for PC · 2019-11-05
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