{"rewrite":{"id":"r_eeccc0f82b9eab419add4358","clusterId":"c_365b456ab317cb837b07a07f","slug":"sensor-tower-estimates-gta6-pre-orders-at-9-69-million-copies","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"GTA6 Pre-Orders Estimated At 9.69 Million Ahead Of November 19 Launch","summary":"Sensor Tower estimates that Grand Theft Auto VI, developed by Rockstar Games, had taken about 9.69 million pre-orders as of November 10, with pre-order revenue of roughly $942 million. The research firm breaks that split into about 7.23 million copies on PlayStation 5 and about 2.46 million on Xbox Series X|S, putting PlayStation at roughly 75 percent of the total. Neither Rockstar Games nor parent company Take-Two Interactive has published official pre-order figures, and Sensor Tower's numbers are its own estimates. On the same day, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Microsoft each announced that the game had become the most pre-ordered title in their respective stores: PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store. Pre-downloads for the digital version began on November 10. Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to release on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.","whyItMatters":"Take-Two chief executive Strauss Zelnick saying pre-orders are far exceeding initial expectations points to demand that the company's own forecasts had underestimated, which matters more than any store record because it shapes what the publisher expects to ship on November 19.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 9.69 million figure sits above the more than 8 million pre-orders CD PROJEKT RED reported for Cyberpunk 2077 ahead of its December 2020 release, though the counting differs: Cyberpunk\u0026#39;s number combined digital and packaged copies across PC, PlayStation and Xbox. CD PROJEKT RED later said Cyberpunk 2077 sold about 13.7 million units by the end of 2020. IGN and The Gamer read the Sensor Tower data as GTA6 possibly passing Cyberpunk\u0026#39;s mark, while KAI-YOU notes a simple comparison cannot be made.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSensor Tower\u0026#39;s own tracker shows pre-orders climbing from late June, when they opened, then accelerating in November. Between November 2 and November 8, the game added 1.82 million pre-orders. Microsoft urged buyers to pre-download early, citing \u0026#34;unprecedented demand.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrauss Zelnick, chief executive of Rockstar parent Take-Two Interactive, told Variety that pre-orders are \u0026#34;far exceeding our initial expectations.\u0026#34; Take-Two gave the same assessment in its fiscal 2027 second-quarter earnings on November 9, with Zelnick describing pre-orders as reaching unprecedented levels.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series\u0026#39; last entry sets the bar. Grand Theft Auto V, released in September 2013, took over $800 million in its first 24 hours and passed $1 billion within three days. Take-Two said in a November 2026 announcement that worldwide cumulative sales are approaching roughly 235 million units. GTA6 arrives about 13 years after that game, is set in Vice City (modeled on Miami), and follows protagonists Jason and Lucia.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sensor Tower's 9.69 million GTA6 pre-orders are an estimate neither Rockstar Games nor Take-Two has confirmed. Sony and Microsoft calling it their most pre-ordered title is the only official number here, and it counts no copies.","twitterPost":"GTA6's 9.69 million pre-orders are Sensor Tower's estimate. Rockstar Games has confirmed none of it. Two store records are the only official figures.","threadsPost":"Sensor Tower puts GTA6 at about 9.69 million pre-orders, roughly $942 million in revenue. Neither Rockstar Games nor Take-Two has published a figure. What Sony and Microsoft did confirm is a ranking inside their own stores, which counts no copies at all.","newsletterBlurb":"Sensor Tower estimates 9.69 million pre-orders for GTA6 and nearly $942 million in revenue, with PlayStation 5 taking about three quarters of the volume. Sony and Microsoft both claimed store records on November 10, while Take-Two says pre-orders are far exceeding its expectations. The game releases November 19.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261111d\",\"title\":\"Report: 'GTA6' Has Already Sold Over 9 Million Copies in Pre-Orders; PlayStation Store Officially Calls It the 'Most Pre-Ordered Game'\"},{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/97114\",\"title\":\"GTA6 Game Pre-orders Estimated at 9.69 Million, the Most Ever on PS Store and Microsoft Store\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/11/174740.html\",\"title\":\"GTA 6 Preorders May Be the 'Most in Game History'; Data Shows 9.69 Million Preorders, Surpassing Cyberpunk 2077's 8 Million Record\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":18632,"outputTokens":1484,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794355402,"createdAt":"2026-11-10T23:57:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T00:02:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-11T04:59:17.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_365b456ab317cb837b07a07f","canonicalTitle":"『GTA6』すでに予約販売で「900万本以上」も売り上げたとの調査報告。PSストアでは「もっとも予約されたゲーム」との公式発表も","representativeArticleId":"a_b8bf94b8084c6c9b20cf9d0b","sourceCount":6,"writtenSourceCount":4,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Grand Theft Auto VI\"],\"studios\":[\"Rockstar Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"written","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-10T23:17:57.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-11T13:45:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-11T14:00:40.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261111-478598/","title":"PS5、売上「1億台」突破。『グランド・セフト・オートVI（GTA6）』発売目前での大台達成"},{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/97114","title":"ゲーム『GTA6』予約数が推計969万本を記録　PS StoreとMicrosoft Storeでは歴代最多"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261111d","title":"『GTA6』すでに予約販売で「900万本以上」も売り上げたとの調査報告。PSストアでは「もっとも予約されたゲーム」との公式発表も"},{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/11/11/28625.html","title":"PS5、1億台を突破！全世界累計販売台数がPS・PS2・PS4に続く大台に到達。6年目にして"},{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/11/11/190774.html","title":"PS5、1億台を突破！全世界累計販売台数がPS・PS2・PS4に続く大台に到達。6年目にして"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/11/174740.html","title":"『GTA6』予約数が“ゲーム史上最多”になったかもと話題に。予約数969万本とのデータ判明、800万本『サイバーパンク2077』の記録を上回る"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Grand Theft Auto VI"],"studios":["Rockstar Games"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Sensor Tower estimates Grand Theft Auto VI had about 9.69 million pre-orders as of November 10, with revenue of roughly $942 million.","Sensor Tower attributes about 7.23 million Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders to PlayStation 5 and about 2.46 million to Xbox Series X|S.","Sony Interactive Entertainment and Microsoft each said on November 10 that Grand Theft Auto VI is the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store history, without releasing numbers.","Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to release on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.","CD PROJEKT disclosed more than 8 million pre-orders for Cyberpunk 2077 around its December 2020 release."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["grand-theft-auto-vi","rockstar-games"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"grand-theft-auto-vi","supported":24,"disputed":2,"contradicted":1,"unverified":53,"overall":"red","story_count":56,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"rockstar-games","supported":2,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":5,"overall":"green","story_count":31,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}