GTA 6 reports and rumours
GTA 6 Online a year after launch, a Bloomberg video suggests
Report, not confirmed by Rockstar
What is being reported
Notebookcheck reports a Bloomberg Originals video published on 13 November saying GTA 6 multiplayer "arrives a year later", and says this suggests GTA 6 Online in late 2027. Rockstar and Take-Two have not confirmed it.
This is a report, not an announcement from Rockstar. We track whether it turns out true in the claims register; when Rockstar confirms or denies it, this page gets an update and the label above changes.
Planning to start GTA 6 with your crew on 19 November? Notebookcheck reports a Bloomberg Originals video saying multiplayer comes later. In “Why GTA 6 Took 13 Years and $1 Billion to Make”, posted by Bloomberg Originals on YouTube on 13 November, the narrator says: “The game that ships in 2026 is not even its final form. The real long-term engine arrives a year later with multiplayer.” That is how Notebookcheck quotes it, and Notebookcheck says this suggests GTA 6 Online could launch sometime in late 2027, roughly a year after the base game.
It is one line in a video about the game’s development, and Notebookcheck itself says it is unclear whether the narrator “accidentally mentioned an unannounced detail or simply made an assumption”. Rockstar and Take-Two have not confirmed any window. Rockstar has not announced an online mode for GTA 6 at all, and the US PlayStation Store describes the game as “a single-player experience”.
2027 has come up before. Twitch chief executive Dan Clancy told Bloomberg about “an even bigger one next year when they launch multiplayer”, as GamingBible reported on 18 September. Neither is an announcement from Rockstar.
For launch day, plan on the story. What is actually known about online play is on our GTA 6 online page, and the claim and its status are in our claims register.
Where it stands now
Where this comes from
Who says it, below. A source marked reported is someone else's account, not Rockstar's; we name it so you can weigh it yourself.
- Notebookcheck: Bloomberg Originals video points to GTA 6 Online about a year after launch
- GamingBible — GTA 6 gets first PC tease, as online mode set for 2027 launch
- PlayStation Store — Grand Theft Auto VI (US listing)
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