Entertainment · Gaming · 8 hrs ago
GTA 6 Sets Preorder Records on PlayStation and Xbox
Grand Theft Auto 6 has set preorder records on both the PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store, according to Sony and Microsoft.
The game is due to launch on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
The companies have not revealed how many copies were preordered, and Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has also declined to give a figure.
Preorders show strong demand before launch, but they do not establish how many people will buy the game after it comes out.
Take-Two expects the launch to drive a major jump in bookings, forecasting $3.35 billion to $3.5 billion in net bookings for its current fiscal quarter.
That would be nearly double its $1.76 billion in net bookings in the same quarter a year earlier.
The game is scheduled to launch on November 19, with Sony saying PlayStation players can preload it nine days early.
Sony and Microsoft say Grand Theft Auto 6 is the most pre-ordered game ever on their respective stores.
Sony announced the PlayStation Store record, while Microsoft confirmed the Microsoft Store record on November 10, 2026.
The game is scheduled to launch on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, according to both articles’ main descriptions.
Neither company disclosed preorder totals.
Sony said players can begin preloading nine days before launch.
- Who
- Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 6; Sony and Microsoft announced records for their stores.
- What
- The game is the most pre-ordered title in PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store history.
- When
- The records were announced on November 10, 2026. The game is scheduled to launch on November 19.
- Where
- PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store.
- Why
- Both companies attributed the records to unprecedented demand. They did not provide preorder totals.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sony announced that GTA 6 had become the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation Store history.
Microsoft confirmed that GTA 6 was the most pre-ordered game in Microsoft Store history.
GTA 6 is scheduled to launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- PlayStation Store record
- Most pre-ordered game in store history
- Microsoft Store record
- Most pre-ordered title in store history
- Sony preload plan
- Begins nine days before launch
- Scheduled launch
- November 19
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
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What people are saying
Grand Theft Auto 6 is now the most pre-ordered game in the history of PlayStation Store
the most pre-ordered title of all time on the Microsoft Store
The launch of Grand Theft Auto 6 is ten days away and, with pre-orders continuing to reach unprecedented levels, we expect to deliver an historic year for our company.
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