XBOX is bringing Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) to XBOX Cloud Gaming at launch as the first step in its new 10-year strategic partnership with Take-Two. Releasing on November 19, the game will also be playable on last-generation XBOX One consoles thanks to cloud streaming.
According to information Oyun Günlüğü obtained from XBOX’s official X account, GTA 6 can be streamed on XBOX One and XBOX Series X|S starting November 19 at 1AM ET. The company recommends playing natively on XBOX Series X|S for the highest fidelity experience. XBOX also revealed that GTA 6 is already the most pre-ordered game ever on Microsoft Store. According to Sensor Tower, the game’s total pre-orders have reached 9.69 million, surpassing Cyberpunk 2077’s record of 8 million.
Cloud version uses XBOX Series S settings
According to details shared by Rockstar Games, the cloud version will run on XBOX Series S graphics settings. The studio warned that connection speeds and other technical factors may affect cloud performance in ways that would not impact local play. GTA 6 will also fully support Remote Play on PlayStation and XBOX. Targeting 30 frames per second on consoles, the game is now available for digital pre-load and takes up around 210 GB on XBOX Series X.
No cloud streaming to PC
In October, XBOX Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball stated that GTA 6 would not be streaming exclusively on XBOX or to PC. Rockstar Games has yet to announce a PC version of the game.
