GTA 6 is Playable on Xbox One, Rockstar Officially Confirms

Grand Theft Auto 6, the highly anticipated upcoming game, will surprise fans by being playable on the Xbox One. Despite initially being announced only for the Xbox Series consoles and PlayStation 5, Rockstar has officially confirmed the game's availability on the older Xbox model through Xbox Cloud Gaming. This means players can stream the game from a remote server rather than playing it natively on their hardware.

The game will debut on Xbox Cloud Gaming on November 19, starting at 1 a.m. EST, and will utilize graphics settings similar to those of the Xbox Series S. Microsoft also announced that starting November 11, users in certain markets can purchase cloud playtime to stream supported games without an Xbox Game Pass subscription.

In addition to GTA 6, other Rockstar games such as GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 are set to join Xbox Cloud Gaming in the coming months. Currently, Xbox Cloud Gaming is a part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate plan, allowing subscribers to stream games to various devices including mobile phones, Xbox One, Windows PCs, macOS, Xbox Series X/S, Fire TV, Meta Quest VR headsets, and select Samsung and LG TVs.

While it is possible to stream GTA 6 to a Windows computer through Xbox Cloud Gaming, Rockstar has confirmed that the game will not be available on PC as part of the initial cloud release. This decision may be due to Rockstar planning a future native PC release and not wanting to alienate potential players with that setup.

GTA 6 is generating immense pre-order numbers, being the most pre-ordered title of all time on both PlayStation and Xbox stores. The game's success seems to be the driving force behind Rockstar's strategy, with the company utilizing expensive tie-in merchandise and a staggered release on consoles and PC to maximize hype and potentially encourage players to purchase the game twice. A report suggests that a PC port is planned for early 2027, though Rockstar has not officially confirmed this.