Overview
- Sensor Tower estimated this week that Grand Theft Auto VI has exceeded $1 billion in pre-release sales and gathered more than 10 million preorders roughly seven days before its Nov. 19 launch.
- PlayStation said it accounts for about 75% of preorders and called GTA VI the most preordered title in its store history.
- Rockstar opened game-data downloads nine days before release and allowed early physical distribution to ease server load for a 212 GB install that could take hours for many players to download.
- Take-Two’s CEO Strauss Zelnick said preorders far exceeded expectations and the company’s shares jumped about 8% after the sales estimates while industry reports place development costs at an unconfirmed $1–$1.5 billion.
- The release caps a 13-year wait since GTA V and could reshape short-term retail, work patterns, and Take-Two’s revenue picture depending on launch-day server performance and post-launch sales.