As the release of Grand Theft Auto VI approaches, reports of a record number of pre-orders have begun to surface. The new title from Rockstar Games will not be released on PC just yet — the game will only launch on modern PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
PlayStation recently reported that Grand Theft Auto VI became the most pre-ordered game in the history of the PS Store digital storefront. The situation in the Microsoft Store (Xbox) is similar — a record has been set there as well.
However, Sony and Microsoft did not provide specific pre-order figures for Grand Theft Auto VI. Sensor Town attempted to estimate the numbers. According to their data, GTA VI pre-orders reached 9.69 million copies. Meanwhile, 7.23 million players purchased the game on PlayStation, and 2.46 million on Xbox. Total revenue is estimated at 942 million dollars.
According to Sensor Town, this result allowed Grand Theft Auto VI to surpass Cyberpunk 2077 and become the most pre-ordered game in history.
Analysts presented an infographic — Sony consoles generated more than 700 million dollars in revenue:
The release of Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles.