Skipping A GTA 6 PC Release Would Be A Major Blunder For One Key Reason

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is one of the most eagerly anticipated games at the moment, and is due to launch in Fall 2025, over a decade since the launch of its predecessor,, but the PC community is disappointed about the game's release. The title is due to return to Vice City for the first time in nearly two decades and will also explore the surrounding areas in Leonida with a Bonnie and Clyde-esque protagonist duo wreaking havoc across the city.

It's clear that the audience for is huge, as its reveal trailer broke records in December 2023, beating MrBeast to get the most YouTube views in 24 hours for a non-music video on the platform. It also became the most-liked trailer on YouTube with 8.4 million likes in less than a day, breaking the record previously held by the first trailer for which racked up 4.1 million likes in over 6 years. In comparison, 's trailer had over 92 million views and was the most watched trailer for an action game at the time of 's trailer reveal. Whereas these views had been amassed over a decade, 's views overtook 's in a day.

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While the official press release that accompanied 's reveal trailer confirmed that the game would be coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, it included no mention of a PC release, suggesting that there would be a console-exclusive window for the game. This aligns with the release pattern for Rockstar's other major titles from the past decade, and. Both games had console launches quite some time before their PC counterparts, but the PC releases included several bonus features upon launch to make up for the delay.

Mike York, who worked as an animator at Rockstar New England from 2012 to 2017 on, and, took to his YouTube channel York Reacts to offer some insight as to why the PC appears to be snubbed at launch. According to York, the reason why a PC port comes later is because Rockstar