GTA 6 becomes most pre-ordered game on PlayStation and Xbox storefronts

Grand Theft Auto 6 has surged to the top of pre-orders on PlayStation and Microsoft's digital storefronts, according to Sensor Tower's sales tracker. The game has garnered nearly 9.69 million pre-orders globally, generating $942 million in revenue in just one week. Pre-orders jumped from nearly eight million and $751 million on November 7 to the current figures.

Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, has been taken aback by the demand, surpassing their initial expectations. CEO Strauss Zelnick disclosed to GamesIndustry.biz that the pre-orders have exceeded expectations, but the company remains confident in their guidance as the release date is merely 10 days away. Take-Two anticipates delivering a historic year following GTA 6's launch.

Post-pre-order, the game became available for pre-loading on both PlayStation and Xbox, recommendations aimed at averting potential crashes and delays on launch day. Experts advise that the extra nine days of pre-loading is crucial in managing the anticipated demand. While it might be possible to encounter a Day 1 patch or additional download, the impact is expected to be minimal.

However, strategic advisor Joost van Dreunen warns that a bottleneck load could still occur upon launch day, potentially overwhelming the system with tens of millions of downloads by Day 1 users.