The Verge reported that Xbox had landed exclusive cloud streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI). Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball says the game "will not be streaming exclusively or to PC," and The Verge has corrected its report. Rockstar Games and Take-Two have not commented.
An earlier version of this story said Xbox had secured exclusive cloud streaming rights for GTA VI and that the deal would let PC players stream the game, based on The Verge, which has since corrected it. Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball says GTA VI "will not be streaming exclusively or to PC." Headline and story updated.
Oct. 7, 2026: We originally reported, based on The Verge, that Xbox had secured exclusive GTA VI cloud streaming rights with PC streaming. Xbox has denied this, and The Verge corrected its report. Headline, summary and body updated.
Only Xbox Cloud Gaming can stream GTA VI at launch, and it is not clear how long the exclusivity will last.
Rockstar Games still has not announced a PC version of GTA VI, so the deal lets Xbox pitch Xbox Cloud Gaming to PC players.
Correction, Oct. 7, 2026: An earlier version of this story said Xbox had secured exclusive cloud streaming rights for GTA VI and that the deal would let PC players stream the game. That was based on a report from The Verge, which has since corrected it. Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball says GTA VI "will not be streaming exclusively or to PC." We've updated the headline and story and regret the error.
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