TL;DR: The Grand Theft Auto series has historically been a money-printing machine on consoles and PCs. Publisher Take-Two Interactive wants all the money it can grab, so it is committed to launching GTA 6 on all platforms. However, it is targeting a non-simultaneous release of GTA 6 on platforms and still hasn't hinted at a date.
Take-Two and Rockstar are working hard to bring GTA 6 to consoles by this fall, but neither company has said anything about a PC release. The eagerly awaited new chapter in the GTA saga will eventually come to computers. Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick almost teased as much in a recent interview.
However, in a recent interview, Zelnick said that executing a simultaneous release on all platforms is challenging. The Take-Two boss referred to the recently launched Civilization 7, which is already available on all gaming systems, including PC and consoles. However, Rockstar is known for starting with a specific platform and releasing its games on other systems later.
Grand Theft Auto 5 launched on consoles in September 2013. It wasn't until two years later that the PC version arrived, despite being initially scheduled for a simultaneous release. Zelnick highlighted the importance of the PC market for Take-Two, which now generates over 40 percent of the overall sales for multiplatform games.
"We have seen PC become a much more … important part of what used to be a console business, and I wouldn't be surprised to see that trend continue," the exec said.
This observation is reflected in Sony's recent branch into releasing PlayStation exclusives on PC.
Zelnick expects console sales to do well and keep bringing new generations of gamers into the market despite the threat of US tariffs potentially bringing the entire technology business to a screeching halt.
Grand Theft Auto games are sure-fire system sellers. Fans gamers will readily fork over big money for the newest hardware to play the over-the-top crime fantasy title with next-gen graphics. Zelnick doesn't think tariffs will significantly impact console sales because many other developers have exciting titles competing with GTA 6 in 2025.
Take-Two is not concerned with console sales falling over a cliff, and the conditions for PC sales are about the same. Many gamers are planning to upgrade to the newest powerful GPUs to roam GTA 6's fictional Florida, "Leonida," even though next-gen GPUs are tough to purchase thanks to scalpers and Nvidia's paper launch tactics.
Take-Two admits PC is more important than ever but still won't confirm GTA 6 release date
