Microsoft don reach deal for streaming rights of Grand Theft Auto VI, according to sources wey sabi the plans. The deal mean say Xbox Cloud Gaming go fit stream Grand Theft Auto VI to players at launch. But how long the agreement go last, nobody sabi yet.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma bin tell employees this morning for all-hands meeting say Microsoft dey prepare to do something around Grand Theft Auto VI wey ‘no other platform holder is doing.’ Sources tok say Sharma brief teaser na actually about Xbox landing the game streaming rights for GTA VI.
The streaming rights dey come November, same time Microsoft dey open up access to Xbox Cloud Gaming. Rockstar Games never announce PC version of Grand Theft Auto VI. Normally, streaming deal like this go allow Xbox market Xbox Cloud Gaming to PC players wey for otherwise need Xbox Series X / S or PS5 console.
After The Verge first report say the deal go be exclusive, Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball show face on X. He reveal say Microsoft no go stream Grand Theft Auto VI exclusively, and e no go stream am to PCs. That one suggest say the deal na just for Xbox console streaming. E fit also mean say web browsers and apps wey usually fit access Xbox Cloud Gaming no go fit stream Grand Theft Auto VI.
News of the streaming rights come about one month after Microsoft announce some major changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming. From November, the same month Grand Theft Auto VI dey release, Microsoft dey limit streaming hours to 15 hours for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, 10 hours for Premium subscribers, and five hours for Game Pass Essential.
Microsoft also dey open up access to Xbox Cloud Gaming with pay-as-you-go option next month, instead of limiting am to Game Pass subscriptions. The pay-as-you-go option dey perfectly timed for Grand Theft Auto VI. E go allow people wey no own Xbox, or wey dey mostly play from phone, to stream the game by paying for bundle of hours.
During the Xbox all-hands, Sharma also tell employees say Project Helix, the next generation of Xbox hardware, go be ‘family of devices.’ Microsoft go partner with others on some of those devices. Sharma first call Helix a family of devices last month for interview, after Microsoft and AMD announce ‘strategic multi-year partnership’ last year to work together on ‘a portfolio of devices,’ including Microsoft next-generation Xbox console.
Correction, October 6th: Xbox clarify say its streaming deal no be exclusive and Grand Theft Auto VI no go stream to PCs.
Meanwhile, new report indicate say Rockstar Games plans to release PC version of Grand Theft Auto VI within first three months of 2027. That one less than half a year after the game console release on November 19th. GamesBeat break the news, citing four industry sources wey sabi the studio plans. A Rockstar Games rep no respond to request for comment on the article. By comparison, GTAV get its PC port 19 months after its console release.
