Xbox reportedly secures exclusive GTA 6 cloud streaming rights
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Microsoft has secured exclusive cloud streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI at launch, according to The Verge, which cited sources familiar with the company’s plans. The agreement would make Xbox Cloud Gaming the only service able to stream the game when it releases in November, though the duration of the exclusivity is unclear.
The arrangement could give PC and mobile players a way to access GTA 6 without an Xbox Series X or S or PlayStation 5. Rockstar Games has not announced a native PC version. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reportedly told employees during an all-hands meeting that Microsoft was preparing something around the game that “no other platform holder is doing.”
News of the streaming rights comes around a month after Microsoft announced some major changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming. Microsoft will introduce a pay-as-you-go option, allowing users to purchase bundles of streaming hours without a Game Pass subscription. It will also cap monthly streaming time for subscribers at 15 hours for Game Pass Ultimate, 10 hours for Premium and five hours for Essential.
Microsoft and Rockstar Games have not publicly detailed the reported streaming agreement or its length.
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Xbox reportedly secures exclusive GTA 6 cloud streaming rights
Microsoft has secured exclusive cloud streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI at launch, according to The Verge, which cited sources familiar with the company’s plans. The agreement would make Xbox Cloud Gaming the only service able to stream the game when it releases in November, though the duration of the exclusivity is unclear.
The arrangement could give PC and mobile players a way to access GTA 6 without an Xbox Series X or S or PlayStation 5. Rockstar Games has not announced a native PC version. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reportedly told employees during an all-hands meeting that Microsoft was preparing something around the game that “no other platform holder is doing.”
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Microsoft and Rockstar Games have not publicly detailed the reported streaming agreement or its length.
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