GTA 6 Online release window: Multiplayer could be launched in late 2027

GTA 6 online release window may be 2027, reports said citing industry insiders. Grand Theft Auto VI is set to release on November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game will not feature multiplayer at launch. Rockstar will instead launch the single player campaign with Jason and Lucia. The multiplayer could launch a year after the base game, a Bloomberg video said. Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two Interactive have not confirmed this.

GTA 6 online release window

The GTA 6 online launch date has hogged the limelight. Rockstar Games has not officially confirmed an online mode yet. A recent video from Bloomberg titled ‘Why GTA 6 Took 13 Years and $1 Billion to Make’ mentioned that while the game will launch in 2026 it will not be the final version. The narrator said that it was “just the start of the longer-term future of the game with multiplayer launching a year after”.





The GTA 6 online could be launched in late 2027. Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier has since clarified that this was not confirmed. He explained that this was just referring to the previously mentioned possibility of a 2027 release.

PlayStation database discovery

A PlayStation database discovery has also suggested that there could be some multiplayer development. PlayStation Game Size discovered three entries linked to Grand Theft Auto VI on November 9:

• intentType: joinSession
• intentType: launchActivity
• intentType: launchMultiplayerActivity

These all can be found on PlayStation. The third one has drawn attention as it could mean there is a separate way to launch online activities. Rockstar dataminer TexFunz2 has also suggested that the single player campaign and multiplayer could be installed separately. This does not confirm that Rockstar has finalised their online mode.

Twitch CEO Dan Clancy mentioned in an interview with Bloomberg in September that he had spoken to Rockstar and believed that there would be another spike in viewership when multiplayer launched next year.

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has also mentioned that the current GTA Online will have a future. He said in February that there was every reason to believe the company would continue to support the service. This was reiterated in September during their shareholder meeting.

Rockstar have every reason to continue to support it with millions of players and a steady income from the current GTA Online. Players will still be able to play the current online game on November 19.