Analysts: “GTA VI” Has Already Earned About €903 Million in Pre-Orders
Analytics firm Sensor Tower estimates that the video game Grand Theft Auto VI has passed €903 million in digital pre-sales on PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The game is due out on 19 November.
The highly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI), developed by Rockstar Games, has already taken in more than €903 million (US$1 billion) in digital pre-sales ahead of its official release on 19 November, according to analytics company Sensor Tower. These are third-party estimates: neither Rockstar Games nor its parent company Take-Two Interactive has published official revenue figures yet.
Copies sold
Sensor Tower estimates that roughly 10.31 million digital copies have been sold across PlayStation and Xbox platforms combined, a figure that already accounts for the expected share of refunded purchases. About 75% of revenue comes from PlayStation users. The Xbox share is around 2.58 million copies, or roughly €225.75 million.
Estimates published on 3 November put sales at 7.71 million copies and more than €677.25 million. That means about 2.6 million more copies were added in pre-sales in a little over a week.
Comparison with the previous instalment
Pre-sales and first-day sales cannot be fairly compared directly. Still, the predecessor, Grand Theft Auto V, earned more than €722.4 million worldwide in its first 24 hours in September 2013 and reached the €903 million mark within three days. GTA VI has collected such a sum before official sales have even begun.
Forecasts and platforms
Market research company Newzoo forecasts that global first-week sales of GTA VI could reach between €2.98 billion and €4.7 billion. On 19 November the game will launch only on current-generation consoles, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. A release date for the PC version has not yet been announced.
