À few days before the release of the most anticipated video game of all time, the first figures are starting to come in, notably those for pre-orders, which are unsurprisingly very promising. 7.71 million copies of GTA VI already pre-ordered, that is what the analysis firm Sensor Tower estimates as the game prepares to be released on November 19.
PlayStation 5 vs Xbox Series X/S: a 3-to-1 power balance
Another interesting and quite revealing detail about the state of the current market: of this total figure, 1.97 million were pre-ordered on Xbox Series X/S for 5.74 million on PlayStation 5. That is 26% for the first machine and 74% for the second, a relatively logical split when you know that the installed base of Sony's console is about 2.75 times higher than Microsoft's. Sony's booster effect, Netflix... and 45 million sales at launch?Another element to take into account is the exclusivity of GTA VI's marketing campaign on PlayStation, where Microsoft apparently is not allowed to mention the game title (see An Xbox in an alligator in honor of GTA VI). The study also shows that the number of pre-orders saw a spike following the extended gameplay trailer broadcast exclusively on Netflix at the end of August. Finally, according to investment bank Piper Sandler, a total of 45 million units will be sold when GTA VI is launched on November 19.