GTA VI will be available on Xbox Cloud Gaming for Xbox One consoles
Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto VI will be playable on older Xbox One consoles via Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch. This move provides a way for legacy hardware users to access the title, though it remains exclusive to the Xbox ecosystem for cloud streaming.
Why it matters
The decision highlights the growing importance of cloud gaming as a bridge for hardware accessibility and the strategic use of platform exclusivity in the gaming industry.
Rockstar Games is making Grand Theft Auto VI available on Xbox Cloud Gaming when it launches next week. While you’d normally assume that would mean Grand Theft Auto VI would be available to stream on PCs, the web, Xbox consoles, and even TVs, it appears to be restricted to just Xbox Series X / S and Xbox One consoles.
That does mean that anyone with an older Xbox One console can stream Grand Theft Auto VI instead of having to upgrade to a PS5 or Xbox Series S / X console to play. Rockstar notes that Xbox Cloud Gaming will use the Xbox Series S graphics settings to stream to Xbox consoles. It also means that Microsoft effectively has an exclusive on streaming Grand Theft Auto VI from the cloud for launch, albeit only to Xbox consoles.
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