Fans shocked to discover GTA 6 is playable on Xbox One

| Games News Writer Published November 11, 2026 12:32pm Updated November 11, 2026 12:33pm Not strictly current-gen (Rockstar Games) If you haven’t yet upgraded to a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft is offering a way to play GTA 6 on old hardware. GTA 6 is launching across PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 19, but you can play it without either console if you own an Xbox One. As confirmed by Microsoft, GTA 6 will be available to stream via Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch, on both Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One. While playing it natively on Xbox Series X/S will naturally offer the highest quality experience, cloud streaming through Xbox One is the only option available (until the inevitable PC version) if you’re trying to avoid buying a pricey new current gen console. It remains to be seen how well GTA 6 will run on Xbox One (the game uses Xbox Series S graphics settings when cloud streaming) but to some fans, the news was a positive surprise. ‘Xbox One is coming out of retirement,’ one user wrote on X. Another added: ‘This is such a huge win for people who couldn’t afford the new console.’ However, not everyone is sold on cloud gaming’s capabilities. ‘Streaming GTA 6 on an Xbox One is the most optimistic sentence Microsoft has ever published,’ another added. Want GTA 6 news? Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter for the latest GTA 6 news, reviews of new games you should play and exclusive analysis of the biggest stories of the week. Crucially, while you can stream GTA 6 across Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One, Microsoft is limiting it to consoles. Usually, titles that support Xbox Cloud Gaming can be played on PC and other devices, including the ROG Xbox Ally, but that isn’t the case here. Today marks the first step in our new 10-year strategic partnership with Take-Two. GTA VI, already the most pre-ordered game ever on Microsoft Store, will be playable on XBOX One through cloud gaming when it launches on November 19. https://t.co/WTtRs6plZx— ASHA (@asha_shar) November 10, 2026 As announced in an Xbox Wire blog post, more games by Rockstar are coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming in ‘the coming months’, including GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has described this Xbox Cloud Gaming deal as ‘the first step in our new 10-year strategic partnership with Take-Two’, although it’s unclear if this partnership goes beyond streaming games. While you’ll only be able to stream GTA 6 via Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One at launch, it’s unclear if it will eventually be streamable on PlayStation 5. At the moment, Sony offers cloud gaming through its PlayStation Plus Premium subscription tier. From today (November 11), Xbox players can buy ‘cloud playtime hours’ untethered from a Game Pass subscription. In other words, if you just want to stream a game for only a few hours, you can now do so without investing in a monthly subscription. GTA 6 is nearly upon us (Rockstar) Email gamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader’s Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. Arrow MORE: Zelda is fastest-selling Switch 2 game as GTA 6 boss praises remake Arrow MORE: Games Inbox: Does it matter if GTA 6 is only 30fps? Arrow MORE: Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy review – back to school GameCentral Get the latest GTA 6 news, reviews of new games you should play and exclusive analysis of the biggest stories of the week.