GTA VI is on track to smash records as pre-orders exceed 6 million units

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Forward-looking: Grand Theft Auto VI is expected to be the biggest video game launch of 2026 and, quite possibly, the most successful entertainment launch in history. With one month to go before its November 19 release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, market intelligence firm Sensor Tower has shared its estimates for the game's pre-orders.

As of October 20, Rockstar has pre-sold an estimated 6.45 million copies of the game – earning roughly $630 million in the process. According to Sensor Tower, most – 74% – are buying the game for PlayStation 5. Broken down another way, it works out to 4.8 million copies sold for PS5 and 1.66 million on Xbox.

An earlier estimate from Piper Sandler suggested Rockstar might sell north of 45 million copies of GTA VI come launch.

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