In response to its builders, Grand Theft Auto 6 will “push the boundaries of what’s doable in a extremely immersive, story-driven open-world expertise.” However, in response to a information launch shared Dec. 4 by writer Take-Two Interactive, it gained’t be doing so on the PC.
The choice to launch the hotly anticipated new third-person motion recreation solely on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X/Sequence S consoles comes as no shock, sadly. Rockstar Video games has a historical past of its PC variations coming a bit in a while within the growth cycle. When Grand Theft Auto 5 launched in 2013, the wait was particularly lengthy, with the New York Metropolis-based studio holding off for almost 19 months earlier than launch.
In fact, it was solely as soon as GTA 5 landed on PC that its most enduring legacy was carved. That’s when its role-playing scene actually took off, with gamers pushing the bounds of decency and logic to breathe life into its chaotic streets on-line. The PC neighborhood gave The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim its flying Thomas the Tank Engine-faced dragons, and Name of Obligation its cannabis-fueled operators, however solely GTA 5’s PC gamers may have produced Tessa Lamb, the animal-loving driving teacher who can also be — allegedly — a serial killer.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is due out someday in 2025. The PC model? A much bigger unknown.