Sensor Tower reports that GTA 6 has sold 10.31 million units through pre-purchases, generating approximately $1 billion in gross revenue before launch. PS5 accounts for 7.73 million of those sales (75 percent) while Xbox Series X|S holds 2.58 million (25 percent), translating to $751 million and $250 million in revenue respectively.
Sensor Tower projects as many as 25 million total pre-purchases by launch. If the current platform split holds, that would reach roughly 18.5 million on PS5 and 6.5 million on Xbox Series X|S.
GTA 6 is the most pre-ordered game of all time for PlayStation and Xbox. The 10.31 million pre-purchase figure would surpass the previous record set by Cyberpunk 2077 at 8 million pre-orders.
Circana data shows GTA 6 holds 29 percent purchase intent among US console and PC gamers. Circana states this is the highest purchase intent ever measured for any game.
GTA 6 launches November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game's file size is approximately 212GB, with preloading already available. The game unlocks at midnight local time on November 19, making players in New Zealand the first worldwide to access it and US players among the last.