November 10, 2026Announcement

GTA 6 is the most pre-ordered game ever on PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store

Sony and Microsoft each announced a pre-order record for the game on their own store, on the day pre-load opened. Neither gave a figure.

What changed

Sony: no game has ever been pre-ordered more on the PlayStation Store.
Microsoft: it is also the most pre-ordered title in the history of the Microsoft Store.
No pre-order count was published: each record only covers that company's own store, not retailers.
Launch is a rolling midnight release: the game unlocks at midnight local time in each country on November 19, starting with New Zealand.
Sony advises pre-loading as early as possible to play on launch day; boxed copies hold a code to activate for the download.
Third-party estimates of about 9.7 million pre-orders come from Sensor Tower, not from Sony or Microsoft.