Report: Xbox Cloud Gaming to Be Exclusive Streaming Home for GTA 6 at Launch
Microsoft has reportedly secured a deal making Xbox Cloud Gaming the only service permitted to stream Grand Theft Auto 6 when it launches, though neither Microsoft nor Rockstar has confirmed it.
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Microsoft has reportedly reached an agreement that would make Xbox Cloud Gaming the sole cloud platform allowed to stream Grand Theft Auto 6 at its release, according to The Verge's Tom Warren, who cited people familiar with the company's plans, as relayed by TechPowerUp.
The report follows an internal town hall held this week, where Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reportedly told employees that the company has something planned around GTA 6 that no other platform holder is doing. According to the account, Sharma did not describe the deal in detail, and neither Microsoft nor Rockstar has officially confirmed it. The duration of any exclusivity, and whether cloud streaming would require purchasing the game, has not been clarified.
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