Short answer
GTA 6 launches 19 November 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. That is the only date Rockstar has committed to.
There is no announced PC version. No date, no storefront, no system requirements. Any spec sheet you find online is invented. Based on how Rockstar has handled PC releases before, 2028 is a reasonable guess, but it is a guess.
This page exists because “GTA 6 PC release date” is one of the highest-volume searches in gaming with no official answer, which means most of the results are filling the gap with speculation dressed up as news.
We’d rather tell you what’s actually confirmed, what the historical pattern suggests, and where the line between them sits.
What Rockstar has confirmed
| Release date | 19 November 2026 |
| Launch platforms | PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S |
| Setting | Vice City, revealed December 2023 |
| PC version | Not announced |
| PS4 and Xbox One | Not announced. Current generation only |
| Framerate at launch | Running at 30 FPS on console. A 60 FPS mode is not guaranteed |
That framerate line is worth pausing on. Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson said the console versions are running at 30 FPS at this stage and that a 60 FPS mode isn’t something the studio is ready to promise. Studios don’t usually volunteer that before launch, and it says something about how demanding the game is on current hardware.
How the date moved
- Originally announced for fall 2025.
- Moved to 26 May 2026.
- On 6 November 2025, pushed back again to 19 November 2026, with Rockstar citing the need to polish the experience.
Two slips in two years is context worth carrying into any prediction about the PC version.
The PC question
Rockstar has said nothing. Not “later”, not “we’ll share more soon”. The official site and Rockstar’s own store list console platforms only, and the June 2026 pre-order announcement referred to digital storefronts without naming any.
The silence is itself informative, because Rockstar has a well-documented habit here.
| Title | Console launch | PC launch | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto V | September 2013 | 14 April 2015 | About 18 months |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | October 2018 | November 2019 | About 13 months |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 19 November 2026 | Not announced | Unknown |
Apply a 13 to 18 month gap and you land somewhere between late 2027 and mid 2028. Treat that as pattern-matching, not information.
On the rumours: VGC’s Andy Robinson has suggested there is industry talk of Rockstar bringing the PC version forward. That is a well-sourced journalist relaying discussion, which is not nothing, but it is not a date and it is not confirmation. Anything more specific than that is someone guessing.
About those system requirements
You will find pages listing minimum and recommended specs for GTA 6 on PC. They are fabricated. Rockstar publishes requirements a few weeks before a PC launch, and there is no PC launch to publish them for.
What can be said reasonably: a game running at 30 FPS on a PlayStation 5 will want serious hardware to run well at higher framerates. Beyond that, anyone quoting a specific GPU is making it up.
Should you build a PC for it now?
No, and this is the section most articles won’t write because it argues against urgency.
Building today for a game with no announced date and no published requirements means buying hardware that will be a generation behind by the time it’s needed, and paying now for something you can’t use for two years. Whatever you’d spend in 2028 buys more than the same money buys today.
Build a PC because you want to play what’s out now. That’s a real reason and it holds up regardless of what Rockstar announces.
If you are building or reinstalling, you need Windows licensed properly. Windows 11 Home OEM is $10 for a machine you’ll keep as-is, and Windows 11 Pro Retail is $15 if you expect to change the motherboard later, since Retail transfers and OEM does not. The full comparison is here.
One thing not to do: Home and Pro perform identically in games. Pro adds BitLocker, Hyper-V and Remote Desktop, which are work features. Nobody gains frames by buying Pro.
How to follow this without the noise
- Rockstar Newswire is where announcements land first. If it isn’t there, it isn’t confirmed.
- Take-Two’s earnings calls often signal platform plans before marketing does.
- A store listing appearing on Steam, Epic or the Rockstar launcher is the real signal. Storefronts don’t list games that don’t exist.
Ignore anything that presents a PC date as settled. As of September 2026, there isn’t one.
While you wait, it’s worth having the PC itself in order. This guide covers post-update slowdowns and this one the black screen after a driver update, both of which tend to surface right when you want to play something.
Frequently asked questions
Is GTA 6 coming to PC?
Almost certainly at some point, but Rockstar has not announced it. Every official listing names PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S only. Rockstar has released GTA titles on PC after console in every recent generation, so the pattern is well established, but a pattern is not an announcement.
What is the confirmed GTA 6 release date?
19 November 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. That date is the only one Rockstar has committed to. It was moved from an earlier target of 26 May 2026, which itself replaced an original fall 2025 window.
When will the PC version arrive?
There is no announced date. For context, GTA V launched on consoles in September 2013 and reached PC on 14 April 2015, a gap of about 18 months. Applying that gap to November 2026 lands somewhere in 2028, but that is an inference from history, not information from Rockstar.
Are there official PC system requirements?
No. Rockstar has not published any, and any specification list you find online is invented. Requirements are normally released a few weeks before a PC launch that has not been announced yet.
Will GTA 6 be on Steam or the Epic Games Store?
Not announced. Rockstar has not named a PC storefront because it has not announced a PC version. Rockstar’s own launcher, Steam and Epic have all carried its previous releases at various points.
What framerate will GTA 6 run at?
Rockstar North’s Rob Nelson has said the console versions are running at 30 FPS at this stage of development and that a 60 FPS mode is not guaranteed. That is unusually candid for a pre-launch statement and worth noting if framerate matters to you.
Should I build a PC now for GTA 6?
There is no reason to build specifically for a game with no PC date and no published requirements. If you want a PC for other reasons, build it for what you play today. Whatever you buy in 2028 will be better and cheaper than whatever you buy now for a hypothetical release.
Where this leaves you
One confirmed date, 19 November 2026, on two consoles. No PC version announced, no requirements published, no storefront named. History suggests the PC release lands 13 to 18 months after console, which points at 2028, and history is not a promise.
If someone tells you otherwise with confidence, check whether they are quoting Rockstar or quoting each other.
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