By GamGem ResearchLast updated 28 Aug 2026 · 09:00
Grand Theft Auto VI on PC — no version has been announced
PC version status
No PC version has been announced.
unannouncedNot delayed.Not cancelled.Not announced.
The publisher has said console players are the core audience and ships to them first. That is a reason, not a schedule.
What has actually been said
24 Jun 2026
The support page lists PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. There is no PC entry.
Sourcechecked 23 Aug 2026
20 Aug 2026
Platforms at launch are PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Sourcechecked 20 Aug 2026
20 Aug 2026
The publisher confirms the release date will not move again.
Sourcechecked 20 Aug 2026
23 Aug 2026
No statement regarding a PC version.
Sourcechecked 23 Aug 2026
28 Aug 2026
The day after the showing, the publisher’s own site still lists PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S beside its pre-order link, and no third platform.
Sourcechecked 28 Aug 2026
| Date | Statement | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | The support page lists PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. There is no PC entry. | Source | 23 Aug 2026 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Platforms at launch are PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. | Source | 20 Aug 2026 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | The publisher confirms the release date will not move again. | Source | 20 Aug 2026 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | No statement regarding a PC version. | Source | 23 Aug 2026 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | The day after the showing, the publisher’s own site still lists PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S beside its pre-order link, and no third platform. | Source | 28 Aug 2026 |
How this page is kept
- Only first-party signals are tracked. A rumour is not a signal.
- Every dated line links to where it was published.
- Inference is labelled as inference, everywhere it appears.
- The status changes when a source says so, not when a forecast expires.
Historical pattern
Grand Theft Auto IV7.1 mo
29 Apr 2008 → 2 Dec 2008
SourceOpen world, two console generations ago.
L.A. Noire5.7 mo
17 May 2011 → 8 Nov 2011
SourceSmaller world, same year.
Max Payne 30.5 mo
15 May 2012 → 29 May 2012
SourceA linear shooter. Shipped on PC two weeks later.
Grand Theft Auto V18.9 mo
17 Sept 2013 → 14 Apr 2015
SourceThe closest comparison by scale. The longest wait.
Red Dead Redemption 212.3 mo
26 Oct 2018 → 5 Nov 2019
SourceOpen world on the current engine.
| Title | Console | PC | Gap (months) | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto IV | 29 Apr 2008 | 2 Dec 2008 | 7.1 | Open world, two console generations ago. | Source |
| L.A. Noire | 17 May 2011 | 8 Nov 2011 | 5.7 | Smaller world, same year. | Source |
| Max Payne 3 | 15 May 2012 | 29 May 2012 | 0.5 | A linear shooter. Shipped on PC two weeks later. | Source |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 17 Sept 2013 | 14 Apr 2015 | 18.9 | The closest comparison by scale. The longest wait. | Source |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 26 Oct 2018 | 5 Nov 2019 | 12.3 | Open world on the current engine. | Source |
The gaps run from 0.5 to 18.9 months, with a median of 7.1. The two titles of comparable scale, lit above, landed at 12.3–18.9 months. No single figure describes all five.
What the pattern supports
Inference
- A PC version is likely. Every recent title has had one.
- The two most comparable titles landed 12 and 19 months after console.
- The five measured gaps run from half a month to nineteen — the spread is the finding, not an average.
- No date follows from any of this, and none is given here.
What changes when
Launch day19 Nov 2026
An announcement is possible. Nothing requires one.
First earnings call after launchFeb–May 2027
The quarter where a PC plan would most naturally be discussed.
The comparable windowNov 2027 – Jun 2028
Where the two most similar titles landed. Not a prediction.
What would have to happen first
| Signal | What it means | State | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storefront listing | A product page appears on a PC store. | Not seen | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Rating board entry | A classification is filed for a PC build. | Not seen | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Graphics driver mention | A vendor names the title in a release note. | Not seen | 23 Aug 2026 |
| PC porting role | A job listing names PC optimisation on this title. | Not seen | 23 Aug 2026 |
Community estimates only
| Area | Community estimate | Why this estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 6–8 modern cores | Scaled from what the current engine asked for on the last title. | Source |
| GPU | 8–12 GB VRAM | An open world at high settings, at the resolutions PC players use. | Source |
| Memory | 16–32 GB | World streaming has driven this up every generation. | Source |
| Storage | 150–200 GB SSD | Asset fidelity and streaming, extrapolated from the console build. | Source |
Community estimates, not requirements. No specification has been published, and none of these figures came from the publisher.