GTA 6 on PC reportedly coming by March 2027, but Rockstar has not confirmed a date

The GTA 6 PC release date has not been announced. What surfaced on Tuesday, 13 October, is a report: GamesBeat says Rockstar Games plans to release Grand Theft Auto VI on PC within the first three months of 2027, citing four industry sources who asked not to be named. ProPakistani and other outlets picked up the report the same day under headlines saying the date had been "revealed", but no date has come from Rockstar.

What Rockstar has actually said

Rockstar's official Newswire, checked on the evening of 13 October, carries no PC announcement. Its latest Grand Theft Auto VI posts, dated 8 October, cover the in-game radio stations and a merchandise collection, and an earlier post confirms the soundtrack album for 19 November. GamesBeat said a Rockstar representative did not respond to its request for comment before publication.

The only confirmed launch remains the console one: 19 November 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, a date parent company Take-Two has repeated on its earnings calls this year, according to GamesBeat. The game was delayed twice to reach it, first from 2025 to May 2026 and then to November.

What the report says about PC

• Window: January to March 2027, so roughly two to five months after the console launch.
• Sources: four unnamed industry sources, as reported by GamesBeat's Alexander Lee.
• Quality bar: the PC build has to meet the same standard as the console version before Rockstar releases it, the report says.
• Not in the report: a day, a price, system requirements, or which PC stores will sell it.

If the window holds, PC players would wait far less than they did for earlier Rockstar games. GTA V reached PC almost two years after its 2013 console debut, and Red Dead Redemption 2 took more than a year, as ProPakistani noted in its write-up.

What it means for gamers in Pakistan

Most Pakistani players of Rockstar's games play on PC, so the PC date matters more here than the console one. Until Rockstar publishes minimum and recommended specifications, there is no reliable way to say which graphics card or how much RAM GTA 6 will need, and buying hardware now on the strength of a rumoured spec sheet is a gamble. If you are planning an upgrade or a new machine anyway, compare current models and prices on our laptop price list, and check what the dollar is doing on the USD to PKR page, because imported parts track the exchange rate.

Nothing about pricing in rupees is known yet: Rockstar has not announced a price for any platform in Pakistan.

What to watch next

The confirmation, if it comes, will appear on the Rockstar Newswire and its official social accounts, most likely after the console launch. Take-Two's next quarterly results are another place a PC timetable could surface. Until then, treat any specific PC day as unconfirmed.

Sources: GamesBeat's report of 13 October, ProPakistani's coverage the same day, and Rockstar's Newswire.