Don’t Have 210 Spare GBs? ‘GTA VI’ Is Coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming (and the Xbox One) at Launch

Grand Theft Auto VI is coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch (Nov. 19), and will be playable on both the current-generation consoles (Xbox Series X|S) and the prior one (Xbox One). You read that right: Xbox One. Xbox said on Tuesday that GTA VI is “the most pre-ordered title of all time on the Microsoft Store.” The console-maker “encourage(s) everyone to begin pre-loading as soon as possible to ensure you’re prepared for launch day.” GTA VI is so massive (210 gbs) that it will take at least 10 hours to download. Many players will have to delete a number of other games from their library just to fit Grand Theft Auto VI. (You don’t lose ownership of the game, but you will lose progress and have to re-install it to play again.) Or… don’t use a console at all! Grand Theft Auto VI will be playable on day one via Cloud Gaming at 1 a.m. ET. The game uses Xbox Series S graphics settings when cloud-streamed. (So actually downloading the game will still present the best-looking option for those with an Xbox Series X.) To cloud play, which allows for play away from your primary console, one still must purchase the game. PlayStation players do not (currently) have the cloud-play option, though the PlayStation 5 Pro still provides the single-best GTA VI playing experience possible. Win some, lose some. Here is a handy, Xbox-provided guide to how and when you can play Grand Theft Auto VI on or through its consoles: XBOX Series X: Play natively with the best XBOX console experience, available now to pre-install. XBOX Series S: The most affordable way to play GTA VI natively on XBOX, available now to pre-install. XBOX One: Stream Grand Theft Auto VI through XBOX Cloud Gaming on the XBOX One. You’ll need one of those three devices — smart TVs, browsers and devices like Amazon Fire sticks won’t cut it (for now). Other Rockstar Games like Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 are coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming “in the coming months,” Xbox said. Additionally, starting Wednesday, players in 29 supported markets can “buy cloud playtime to stream supported games without a Game Pass subscription,” per Xbox. (For 10 hours: $3.99, for 25 hours: $7.99, for 50 hours: $11.99.)