XBOX has landed an exclusivity deal for streaming rights on arguably the biggest release of this gaming year.
As reported by The Verge, Microsoft has allegedly secured sole streaming rights to Grand Theft Auto VI, cutting down competition such as NVIDIA and Amazon Luna, which wanted a piece of the large GTA VI cake.
The news comes from this morning’s meeting with XBOX CEO Asha Sharma, who said that with GTA VI they will be doing what “no other platform holder is doing”.
What Does the XBOX and GTA 6 Deal Mean?
In the simplest terms, the result is that XBOX Cloud Gaming will be the sole streaming service that will offer Grand Theft Auto VI at launch. Implicitly, this means XBOX will be the first platform to open the doors for GTA 6 on PC.
Rockstar hasn’t confirmed a PC version of the upcoming game, which means that the only way for people to play Grand Theft Auto VI on the platform would be by using the XBOX Cloud Gaming Service instead of an actual XBOX Series X/S or a PlayStation 5.
Speculatively, the links between XBOX and Rockstar could also open the doors for XBOX Disc-to-Digital transfers for...
