Grand Theft Auto VI will stream on Xbox One through Xbox Cloud Gaming from 19 November

Xbox One owners will be able to play Grand Theft Auto VI on launch day by streaming it. An Xbox Wire post dated 10 November says the game will be playable on day one through Xbox Cloud Gaming on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

When streaming starts

Xbox Wire says streaming begins at 1am ET on 19 November. The post gives the time in US Eastern only, and it doesn’t say whether the start applies in every region. By our conversion, 1am ET is 5pm AEDT on Thursday 19 November in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart, 4:30pm in Adelaide, 4pm in Brisbane, 3:30pm in Darwin and 2pm in Perth.

For when the downloaded game unlocks in Australia, see our GTA 6 release time page.

How it plays

• Xbox One: streams through Xbox Cloud Gaming.
• Xbox Series X and Series S: can play it natively, and pre-install is open now. They can also stream it.
• Graphics: the game uses Xbox Series S graphics settings when cloud-streamed.
• Price: Xbox says Grand Theft Auto VI must be purchased separately.

Xbox calls the game the most pre-ordered title of all time on the Microsoft Store. It also says more Rockstar games are coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming in the coming months, including Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2.

Cloud playtime without Game Pass

Starting 11 November, Xbox says players in supported markets can buy cloud playtime to stream supported games without a Game Pass subscription. The post doesn’t list the markets where those purchases are available. Xbox’s supported countries and regions page lists Xbox Cloud Gaming as supported in Australia, under cloud gaming with Game Pass Ultimate, but it doesn’t say whether buying playtime is available here. Xbox also says availability, purchasing options and supported devices vary by market and device.