Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says today marks the first step in a new 10-year strategic partnership with Take-Two. In a post on X, she also confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI, “already the most pre-ordered game ever on Microsoft Store”, will be playable on Xbox One through Xbox Cloud Gaming when it launches on 19 November.
Today marks the first step in our new 10-year strategic partnership with Take-Two. GTA VI, already the most pre-ordered game ever on Microsoft Store, will be playable on XBOX One through cloud gaming when it launches on November 19.
— ASHA (@asha_shar) November 10, 2026
What’s confirmed
- Partnership: Sharma describes a new 10-year strategic partnership with Take-Two, with today’s cloud announcement as the first step
- Cloud launch: 6am UK time on Thursday 19 November (1am Eastern)
- Where you can stream it: Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S
- Native play: Xbox Series X|S, with pre-install available now
- Graphics when streamed: Xbox Series S settings
- Game Pass: not included; the game must be purchased separately
What Sharma said about the partnership
Sharma’s wording is the first time Xbox has put a 10-year term on the relationship in public. Take-Two had already reported a new long-term Xbox Publisher License Agreement with Microsoft in a 30 September filing, effective 17 September. That filing covers publishing Xbox-compatible products “for all XBOX devices”, and it does not give a duration beyond “long term”.
Xbox’s own Xbox Wire post today does not mention the partnership. It focuses on the cloud launch, and on GTA 6 being “the most pre-ordered title of all time on the Microsoft Store”.
GTA 6 on Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch
According to Xbox Wire, streaming starts at 1am Eastern on 19 November, which is 6am UK time. You can stream it on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, using Xbox Series S graphics settings. Native play stays on Xbox Series X|S, which Xbox calls the highest-fidelity way to play, and pre-install is already live.
Xbox One owners still do not get a version they can download and install. The Xbox Store listing remains Xbox Series X|S only (checked 10 November).
The game is not on Game Pass. Xbox says it must be purchased separately. From 11 November, players in supported markets can buy cloud playtime through the Xbox Store and stream supported games they own, without a Game Pass subscription. Our Xbox Cloud Gaming and Cloud Playtime guide explains how the hours work, and we covered Rockstar’s earlier cloud confirmation in GTA 6 Is Coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming, Even on Xbox One.
More Rockstar games are coming to the cloud
Xbox also says it will add more Rockstar Games titles to Xbox Cloud Gaming in the coming months, including Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2. It has not given dates for those.
Pre-loading is live now on Xbox Series X|S. Our GTA 6 Xbox pre-load guide covers the download size, the unlock time and prices. The full rundown lives in our Grand Theft Auto VI everything we know guide, and everything else is on our Grand Theft Auto VI hub.
