Grand Theft Auto VI has reached an estimated $630 million in preorder revenue before launch, with Sensor Tower’s sales tracker putting preorder volume at 6.45 million copies.
PS5 accounts for 74% of the estimate, or about 4.8 million copies and $468 million in revenue. Xbox accounts for an estimated 1.66 million copies and $162 million.
In August, Sensor Tower estimated $429 million from 4.38 million copies or preorders. PS5 then represented 77%, or about 3.38 million copies, while Xbox had passed one million. The latest estimate puts PS5’s share lower, at 74%, even as the estimated totals for both consoles have grown.
Preloads are scheduled to begin November 12, a week before GTA VI‘s planned November 19, 2026 launch. The preorder estimate is separate from Newzoo’s launch-week projection, which ranges from $3.25 billion to $5.2 billion in revenue. Newzoo’s main model puts the figure at about $4.5 billion, or roughly 51 million copies, in its forecast.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick previously said more people were preordering the $100 Ultimate Edition than the $80 Standard Edition. The company’s earlier preorder update described the response as exceptionally strong but did not give a unit total, so it is separate from Sensor Tower’s estimate.
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Grand Theft Auto VI
Developed by Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet.
- Genre Shooter, Racing, Adventure
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5
- Perspective First person, Third person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release November 19, 2026
- Publisher Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive
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