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GTA 6 preorders top $1 billion as Hollywood eyes record launch weekend

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GTA 6 preorders top $1 billion as Hollywood eyes record launch weekend

It's been 13 years since Rockstar dropped a new mainline Grand Theft Auto, so there was always going to be a fairly large crowd for the next one. A week before launch, we're getting a sense of just how big that crowd is.

Eight days before its Nov. 19 release, GTA 6 has already topped $1 billion in preorders, according to an estimate from market research firm Sensor Tower. The firm also estimates that players worldwide have preordered more than 10 million digital copies for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. (About three out of every four orders were for PS5, The Washington Post reported on Nov. 11.) The previous game, GTA V, hit that same $1 billion milestone three days after it went on sale in 2013, according to publisher Take-Two Interactive.

Take-Two has yet to share its own preorder tally for the sequel, though CEO Strauss Zelnick wrote in a release on Monday that orders were reaching "unprecedented levels." Both Sony and Microsoft also said it's already the most preordered game in the history of their respective digital stores.

Rockstar opened preloads on Nov. 10, so players can get the download out of the way before launch day.

The hype for GTA 6 has been building for nearly three years, ever since Rockstar released its first trailer in December 2023 . It drew more than 90 million YouTube views in 24 hours, setting a Guinness World Record , and has 302 million views as of Nov.


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