GTA 6 will be playable on Xbox One with Xbox Cloud Gaming, as Asha Sharma teases "10-year strategic partnership"

If you still haven't upgraded to an Xbox Series X/S, then you'll be pleased to know that Asha Sharma has just confirmed that you'll be able to play GTA 6 on Xbox One.

With rumours surrounding the game's availability on Xbox Cloud Gaming knocking around for the last month or so, with just over a week to go, we finally have our answer.

In an announcement shared on Xbox social media channels, it has been confirmed that from launch, Xbox Cloud Gaming subscribers will be able to stream the game on both Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles.

Furthermore, Xbox has announced its intention to add even more Rockstar titles to the service including GTA 5, Read Dead Redemption 2 and more.

In tandem with the announcement, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma detailed on X that the move is part of a "new 10-year strategic partnership" between Xbox and Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive.

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She also confirmed that GTA 6 is officially "the most pre-ordered game ever on Microsoft Store".

Considering GTA 6 is only available to play natively on current generation Xbox Series X/S and PS5 consoles, opening the game up to players who are yet to upgrade from their last-gen console is a huge win for Xbox.

That being said, with recent changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming, the amount you'll actually be able to play is severely limited, with even the highest tier of Game Pass subscription maxing out at a mere 15 hours per month.

Xbox has confirmed that "players in supported markets can buy cloud playtime to stream supported games without a Game Pass subscription," suggesting you'll be able to spend a bit extra to buy as much as you need, but depending on how much that will set you back, you may just be better off buying an Xbox Series X/S anyway.

But regardless, in a world where Rockstar has repeatedly made clear that PlayStation is their favourite child, it's good to see that Xbox still has a dog in the GTA 6 fight.

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Alex Raisbeck is a Gaming Writer at Radio Times, covering everything from AAA giants to indie gems. Alex has written for VideoGamer, GamesRadar+, PC Gamer, PCGamesN and more.