Summary
Fans recently got their first official glimpses atGrand Theft Auto 6in a landmark moment for the video game industry, with the trailer already being viewed by over 100 million people on YouTube alone. As many people were expecting prior to the trailer’s release, the video did not offer a lot of concrete details regarding the title, instead giving a general overview of the core setting and protagonists of the project.
The attention to detail and the scale of Vice City withinGrand Theft Auto 6’s first trailer has blown many fans away, with excitement also stemming from the video’s focus onGTA’s first major female protagonist. Despite this, there were some elements of theGTA 6trailer that were relatively disappointing, with the end of the trailer, in particular, confirming the continuation of a longstanding and problematic Rockstar tradition. WithGrand Theft Auto 6currently being set to miss out on a PC release at launch, many fans are wondering when this exclusionary tradition will end.
Grand Theft Auto 6’s Lack of PC Release is Frustrating
It is easy to get swept away in the more obviouscontent of the recentGrand Theft Auto 6trailer, with its focus on Lucia and the bustling streets of Vice City predictably stealing a lot of attention. This may have meant that a lot of fans missed some key information towards the very end of the trailer which conveyed what platformsGTA 6is aiming to launch on when its 2025 release window rolls around.
This information suggests thatGTA 6will exclusively launch for the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. While other platforms like the Nintendo Switch were not expected to receive a port ofGrand Theft Auto 6, there is a huge demographic of franchise fans on PC platforms who are rightfully disheartened at the absence of a PC release for the game.
PC has played a huge role in the continued success ofGrand Theft Auto 5, withthe explosive popularity ofGTA OnlineRPservers being an entirely PC-based element of the game. This makes the absence of a launch PC port ofGrand Theft Auto 6all the more confusing, although this is a tactic that Rockstar has controversially employed in the past.
While it is likely that Grand Theft Auto 6 will eventually receive a PC release, there is currently no official information to confirm this.
Rockstar’s History With PC Releases is Worrying
BothGrand Theft Auto 5andRed Dead Redemption 2followed similar launch strategies, originally releasing solely for Xbox and PlayStation before releasing on PC a few years after launch. This has always been seen as an unfavorable practice by Rockstar, with many accusing the company of maximizing profits by forcing certain demographics into purchasing the game twice due to the staggered release of PC ports.
It could be several years beforeGrand Theft Auto 6gets its own PC release, alienating a huge player base that has been so integral in the recent success that Rockstar has enjoyed. While it is still deeply exciting to finally receiveofficial news regardingGTA 6, the confirmation of no PC release at launch is another notch in a massively disappointing Rockstar trend.
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