The hotly anticipated open-world crime thriller GTA VI from the developers of Rockstar Games (owned by Take-Two Interactive) has achieved an impressive sales peak, although it is still a week away from release.
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Let us remind you that GTA VI pre-orders opened on June 25 (standard edition for $80, and full edition for $100) and, according to words Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick significantly exceeds management’s already high expectations.
Recently, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Microsoft also announced that GTA VI had set a new record for the volume of pre-orders in the PS Store and Xbox Store, respectively. Specific indicators of success were revealed by the analytical company Sensor Tower.
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According to daily updated tracker Sensor Tower, as of November 12, GTA VI has sold over 11.27 million copies on PS5, Xbox Series X and S, while revenue exceeded $1.09 billion.
Until now, the record holder for pre-orders was Cyberpunk 2077 – 8 million copies in a year and a half. Meanwhile, GTA V earned a then-record $800 million in the first 24 hours, and reached $1 billion in revenue in three days.
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Judging by the Sensor Tower tracker, a week before the release, GTA VI pre-orders are in greater demand on PS5 than on Xbox Series X and S – 75% to 25%. Despite the dominance of the Japanese console, Microsoft is “very happy” with the state of affairs.
GTA VI will go on sale on November 19 for PS5, Xbox Series X and S, and is rumored to reach PC in the first quarter of 2027. Even on PS5 Pro, the game will offer no more than 30 fps, albeit with exclusive ray tracing.
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