Rockstar is planning to release the game in Q1 2027, it’s claimed

Video Game News 13th Oct 2026 / 3:03 pm Posted by Chris Scullion Rockstar Games is planning to release the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 6 early next year, a new report claims.

GamesBeat says the PC [13,094 articles]" href=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/pc/ >PC version is set to be released in the first quarter of 2027, meaning it should be out by the end of March 2027.

The report cites four separate industry sources, all of whom are said to be familiar with Rockstar Games [573 articles]" href=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/take-two-interactive/rockstar-games/ >Rockstar ‘s plans but all of whom requested to be kept anonymous to avoid damaging their relationship with the studio.

If true, the news would mean PC players would only have to wait four months at most after the game is released on PlayStation 5 [9,867 articles]" href=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/playstation/ps5/ >PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S [8,039 articles]" href=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/seriesxs/ >Xbox Series X/S on November 19.

This would be a notable improvement over Grand Theft Auto V [406 articles]" href=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/grand-theft-auto-v/ >Grand Theft Auto 5 – which took a year and seven months to come to PC – and even Grand Theft Auto 4, which took around seven months.

Earlier this year, former Rockstar producer John Ricchio – who produced Red Dead Redemption, Max Payne 3 and Grand Theft Auto 5 – said that Rockstar’s decision to release GTA 6 on consoles first wouldn’t be an anti-PC stance , but rather a case of resource management.