Take-Two CEO Explains Why GTA 6 Isn't Coming to PC on Day One
Grand Theft Auto 6 won't be coming to PC when the game releases on November 19th, and Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has a reason.
Rockstar Games is known for doing things its way, sometimes to the frustration of players. There can be months or even years without news on upcoming Rockstar titles.
When speaking with Bloomberg, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked why GTA 6 will be skipping PC this November. Zelnick says that's the way Rockstar has always done it and that's where the core audience is.
Rockstar always starts on console because I think with regard to a release like that you're judged by serving the core. Like really serving the core consumer. If your core consumer isn't there, if they're not served first and best, you kind of don't hit your other consumers.
Zelnick is correct in that this has always been how it has been for Rockstar. Grand Theft Auto 6, Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto V, LA Noire, Max Payne 3, and Red Dead Redemption 2 all came to PC much later than consoles.
Although Zelnick didn't explicitly say GTA 6 is coming to PC, it does feel like the implication here is that it will come later.