GTA 6 Online may arrive in late 2027, a year after launch

Multiplayer timing apparently surfaces in Bloomberg video

GTA 6 launches on 19 November on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, but the game will ship without a multiplayer mode. According to Notebookcheck, a new hint now suggests when the online component might arrive.

Bloomberg Originals has published a video about the game's development, featuring reporter Jason Schreier and other Bloomberg journalists. The narrator states that the version shipping in 2026 is not the finished project, and that the long-term core arrives roughly a year later with multiplayer. Notebookcheck reads this as a sign that GTA 6 Online could land in late 2027.

That timing would put the multiplayer mode about a year after the base game reaches stores. Rockstar and Take-Two have not officially confirmed any release window for the online mode.

Why the claim is not confirmed

It remains unclear whether the narrator revealed an unannounced detail or was simply offering an assumption about the multiplayer launch. Notebookcheck treats the timing as unverified for that reason.

The video focuses mainly on the game's long development, which Bloomberg describes as having taken 13 years and cost around 1 billion dollars. The comment about multiplayer appears as a passing remark in that wider discussion, not as an official announcement.

Rockstar has kept quiet about GTA Online

Back in August, Jason Schreier said Take-Two and Rockstar were not planning to share details about the new GTA Online any time soon. He later clarified that Take-Two chief executive Strauss Zelnick had not specifically discussed when the multiplayer mode would launch.

That silence fits a familiar pattern for Rockstar, which tends to announce online plans close to or after a game's release. Until the company speaks, the late 2027 window should be read as a report rather than a confirmed date.

What this means for players

Anyone buying GTA 6 next week should expect a single-player experience at launch. If the reported window is accurate, fans would need to wait roughly a year before the multiplayer mode arrives.

The base game is already shaping up as one of the biggest launches in video game history, according to Notebookcheck. Players who mainly want the story campaign lose nothing, while those waiting for online play may face a longer wait than usual for a Rockstar title.