Highlights

  • Grand Theft Auto 6's first trailer has impressed fans with its attention to detail and large-scale setting, but the lack of concrete details and exclusion of a PC release at launch has disappointed some.
  • The trailer introduces GTA 6's first major female protagonist, Lucia, which has generated excitement among fans.
  • The continuation of Rockstar's tradition of delaying PC releases has frustrated many fans, alienating a significant player base and causing concern for the future of the franchise on PC platforms.

Fans recently got their first official glimpses at Grand Theft Auto 6 in 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 within Grand Theft Auto 6's first trailer has blown many fans away, with excitement also stemming from the video's focus on GTA's first major female protagonist. Despite this, there were some elements of the GTA 6 trailer that were relatively disappointing, with the end of the trailer, in particular, confirming the continuation of a longstanding and problematic Rockstar tradition. With Grand Theft Auto 6 currently being set to miss out on a PC release at launch, many fans are wondering when this exclusionary tradition will end.

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Grand Theft Auto 6's Lack of PC Release is Frustrating

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It is easy to get swept away in the more obvious content of the recent Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, 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 platforms GTA 6 is aiming to launch on when its 2025 release window rolls around.

This information suggests that GTA 6 will exclusively launch for the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. While other platforms like the Nintendo Switch were not expected to receive a port of Grand 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 of Grand Theft Auto 5, with the explosive popularity of GTA Online RP servers being an entirely PC-based element of the game. This makes the absence of a launch PC port of Grand Theft Auto 6 all 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

Both Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 followed 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 before Grand Theft Auto 6 gets 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 receive official news regarding GTA 6, the confirmation of no PC release at launch is another notch in a massively disappointing Rockstar trend.