Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick explained in a Bloomberg interview why GTA 6 skips PC at launch — Rockstar 'always starts on console,' serving core gamers first. PC gaming now accounts for half of Take-Two's sales, but Zelnick says the historic pattern won't change.
Part 1
GTA 6 won't be coming to PC this November — but it's not being ruled out entirely. That's according to Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick, who shared more details about the decision in a new interview conducted by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier at the iicon conference in Las Vegas last week.
Part 2
When asked why GTA VI is launching exclusively on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026 — with no PC version confirmed — Zelnick was clear: 'Rockstar always starts on console.' His reasoning goes deeper than tradition. '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,' he said.
Part 3
Some rumours had suggested Rockstar is prioritising console due to an alleged exclusivity contract with PlayStation. Zelnick shut that down — pointing out the game is also on Xbox on day one. The real explanation, he says, is simply Rockstar's historic release cadence for its own titles.