PlayStation and Xbox confirm it: GTA VI is the most pre-ordered game in the history of their stores, with 9.69 million pre-orders per Sensor Tower
Sony and Microsoft say on their blogs that GTA VI is the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store history. Sensor Tower puts it at 9.69 million digital console pre-orders and about $942 million.
Status: Confirmed. Sony and Microsoft say so on their stores' official blogs. The pre-order figures are Sensor Tower estimates: neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has confirmed them.
PlayStation and Xbox announced on November 10 that GTA VI is the most pre-ordered game in the history of their digital stores, nine days before the November 19 launch. We read what Game Informer and Complex report, including lines from both blogs and Sensor Tower's latest estimate: 9.69 million pre-orders.
What Sony and Microsoft say
- Sony, on the PlayStation Blog: GTA VI "is now the most preordered game in the history of the PlayStation Store." It adds that, "given this unprecedented demand," it joined Rockstar to let players start preloading nine days early. Tim Turi, Sony's content communications manager, "strongly advises" preloading as soon as possible, per Complex.
- Microsoft, on the Xbox blog: GTA VI is "the most preordered title of all time on the Microsoft Store," and, "considering the unprecedented demand," it encourages everyone to begin preloading as soon as possible.
Pre-loading began on November 10, as Rockstar confirmed.
Sensor Tower's numbers
Neither store gives figures. The only numbers are Sensor Tower estimates, which count digital console pre-orders only. Per Complex, as of November 10:
- Total: about 9.69 million pre-orders and about $942 million after returns. A week earlier, on November 3, it was 7.71 million (our report).
- PlayStation: about 7.23 million copies and $703 million, roughly 75%.
- Xbox: about 2.46 million copies and $239 million.
- Average price: about $97 per copy.
These are third-party estimates. Take-Two has not given pre-order numbers and has not disputed Sensor Tower's either.
Have you already preloaded, or will you wait until the 19th? Tell us on the forum.
The Leonida Read
Certainty: Likely
Both stores saying the same thing on the same day is a practical warning: a huge number of downloads will land at once on the 19th. If you plan to play on day one, preload now and keep the 212 GB free. Sony and Microsoft have gone from selling to asking you not to wait until the last minute, and they don't do that out of courtesy.
It fits what Take-Two said on November 9: pre-orders at "unprecedented levels" but no number (our story). Now two stores put official words on the record, though still no figures, so the hard data remains Sensor Tower's, whose estimate rose almost 2 million in a week. The roughly three-quarters PlayStation split also matches what we were already seeing, and Xbox had said it was not worried.
What to watch: the first sales figures Take-Two has promised after launch, which will show how much of this record was real pre-orders and how much is an outside analyst's approximation.
My take: the record on both stores is a fact; 9.69 million is a good compass, not a settled number.
The Leonida Hub desk
Sources Game Informer·Complex. Consulted on November 11, 2026.