According to Microsoft staff, GTA 6 pre-orders on PS5 will be significantly higher than on Xboxthese data will make the current situation of Redmond’s gaming unit more difficult.
“Sources inside Xbox tell me Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders heavily favor PS5sounded a further alarm bell for the platform,” journalist Tom Warren wrote.
“Revenue from Xbox hardware They have now declined for three years in a row The RAM crisis is driving up the price of the Xbox range
With Microsoft losing $150 per Xbox sold, does Helix still make sense?
taking into account extraordinary importance Ahead of this new chapter in the Rockstar Games franchise, it’s clear that extreme pre-order headwinds are not helping the Xbox relaunch that CEO Asha Sharma craves.
Marketing, investment and installation base
Last June, there were rumors that GTA 6 had significantly higher pre-orders for PS5 compared to Xbox: Microsoft downplayed the claim at the time, saying Record pre-orderBut those rumors started circulating again, they must mean something.
After that, the fact that pre-orders are mostly on PS5 won’t surprise anyoneConsider the huge advantage that Sony’s consoles have established in terms of their installed base.
For this we must also add Signed marketing agreement with Rockstar Games Related to GTA 6, this led to the creation of a limited edition DualSense and very PlayStation-oriented communication.
