GTA 6 PC version planned for early 2027, GamesBeat reports

Rockstar plans to bring Grand Theft Auto VI to PC in the first quarter of 2027, according to a GamesBeat report relayed by Eurogamer on October 22, 2026. Rockstar has not confirmed the window.

What we know

GamesBeat says its information comes from four industry sources familiar with Rockstar's plans. All asked not to be named to protect business relationships. The outlet says a Rockstar representative did not respond to a request for comment before publication.

GTA VI is scheduled to launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 19. If the report is accurate, Eurogamer calculates that the consoles would have the game to themselves for somewhere between two and five months.

Take-Two has already hinted that a PC version is coming. Earlier this year, Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick said the company does not usually "go across all platforms simultaneously", while acknowledging demand for the game beyond consoles.

By Rockstar's own standards, the reported gap would be short. Eurogamer points to two recent precedents:

• GTA V launched on consoles in September 2013. Its PC version initially aimed to release alongside them, but slipped to April 2015.
• Red Dead Redemption 2 reached consoles on October 26, 2018, and came to PC on November 5, 2019.

Eurogamer also argues that an earlier PC launch would make commercial sense. Much of GTA V's revenue has come from GTA Online. A larger player base across platforms would give Rockstar a stronger starting point for GTA VI's online component.

Twitch CEO Dan Clancy has suggested that multiplayer is due in 2027. In an interview earlier this year, he said viewers would see a boost with GTA VI's launch, then "an even bigger one next year when they launch multiplayer."

What isn't confirmed yet

• Rockstar and Take-Two have not announced a PC release date or window. The Q1 2027 timing rests on GamesBeat's anonymous sources.
• No specific day, price or PC storefront details have been reported.
• The timing of GTA VI's online mode comes from Clancy's comments, not from Rockstar.

Eurogamer advises treating the date with caution until Rockstar says something official. We agree.