I do not find it terribly amusing that Rockstar is one of the only third-party AAA (AAAA?) developers to release Grand Theft Auto 6 only on console without a PC companion release, but according to a new report, we may not have to wait all that long for GTA 6 to make it to that platform.

A new report from GamesBeat says that the PC version of GTA 6 will arrive within the first quarter of 2027, so January through March. Rockstar, of course, has not commented on this, but it would be extremely close to the game’s November 19, 2026 release, and would reach the platform far more quickly than we saw with GTA 5

GTA 5 released on September 17, 2013 on PS3 and Xbox 360. It did not come to PC until April 14, 2015, 19 months later. If this report pans out, we’re talking about a potential 2-4 month gap instead.

What’s changed? Well, the PC market is enormous and has only grown larger over the last 13 years, with Steam hitting new concurrent playercounts monthly. Rockstar may see pros and cons here. Pros: With separate releases it can always count on many players double-dipping by purchasing on both consoles. Cons: It could lower initial sales if players are waiting for the PC release instead. Here, we’re splitting the difference where PC players can’t be too upset if the wait isn’t all that long, albeit separate release dates at all, making them wait, is still annoying.

For GTA 5, PC players make up around 42% of the playerbase at this point, ahead of PlayStation at 35% and Xbox at 23%. That has grown in time thanks to mods and GTA Online in particular, where roleplay remains enormously popular on that platform today.

The other question about release dates here is regarding GTA 6 Online, which Rockstar has not mentioned even in passing yet, and we are just over a month away from launch. For GTA 5, GTA Online launched just two weeks later on October 1, 2013, then came to PC the exact launch day on that platform. I’ve noted previously that it’s a different market now between “all hands” potentially working mainly on GTA 6 to the last minute to get it out, plus a huge playerbase of GTA 5 Online players that already exists.

We have no indication that GTA 6 Online is going to launch two weeks after GTA 6, or even before the end of 2026, but this new PC launch window could indicate it is the “right” time to launch GTA 6 Online across every platform at launch. But Rockstar is not officially talking about either of those dates yet.

I will, of course, double-dip. My main platform is PC these days, but there is a zero percent chance I am waiting even a couple of months to play the game, so I will dust off my PlayStation to get my initial playthrough in. And once GTA 6 Online hits, if I dive into that, it’s certainly going to be on PC.

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