Industry Pulse News Desk · Edited by Maksym Lobodiuk · · 2h ago
Rockstar Games to Offer Grand Theft Auto VI via Xbox Cloud Gaming at Launch
Grand Theft Auto VI will be playable on older Xbox One consoles via cloud streaming when the title launches next week.
Rockstar Games confirmed that its upcoming video game, Grand Theft Auto VI, will be available through Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service when the title officially launches next week. The deployment strategy allows users to stream the highly anticipated game across multiple generations of hardware.
The cloud availability will initially be restricted to console hardware, specifically covering Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One systems. Players will not be able to stream the title on personal computers, web browsers, or smart TVs at launch, despite those platforms typically supporting the Xbox Cloud Gaming service.
By enabling cloud streaming on Xbox One, Rockstar Games and Microsoft provide a pathway for legacy console owners to play the new release without needing to purchase current-generation hardware such as a PlayStation 5 or an Xbox Series X/S.
Rockstar Games specified that the cloud streaming infrastructure will render the game using graphics performance profile settings matched to the Xbox Series S hardware. That configuration will dictate the visual fidelity and performance output delivered to streaming players on all supported console models.
Additional details regarding future platform expansions or broader device availability for Xbox Cloud Gaming support have not yet been disclosed by the publisher.