Rockstar Games has not confirmed an online mode for Grand Theft Auto 6, despite widespread expectations that one will follow the game’s November release. Polygon considers how the publisher might handle the highly profitable GTA Online, weighing a completely new service, integration of GTA 6 material into the existing game, or leaving the two separate; the decision matters because GTA Online remains a major source of recurring revenue and has a large active audience.

The article says GTA Online reportedly earned an average of $1.3 million a day between September 2025 and April 2026, according to hacked financial data, while its Steam player figures remain in the tens of thousands. GTA 6 has so far only been announced for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, whereas the current online game reaches PS4, Xbox One and PC players, making continued support and paid GTA 6-related additions to the existing service a potentially less disruptive option.