GTA 6's estimated pre-orders have reached 10.31 million across PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with PS5 accounting for three quarters of the total. Sensor Tower's sales tracker, marked as updated on November 11, also puts revenue net of returns at $1 billion ahead of the November 19 launch.
These are modelled digital console sales, not a unit count released by Rockstar Games or Take-Two. Neither company has confirmed the totals, and the revenue estimate is not a measure of Rockstar's profit.
The split gives PS5 an estimated 7.73 million pre-orders, compared with 2.58 million on Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar Report covered the 10 million milestone, which follows Take-Two's statement that pre-orders were far above its initial expectations. The publisher's announcement did not include a sales total.
Premium editions help explain the revenue estimate
The billion-dollar figure does not mean every buyer paid the same price. In an August 13 interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Sensor Tower estimated that 89% of digital pre-orders were for the $100 Ultimate Edition, compared with the $80 standard edition.
That was an earlier snapshot, not a confirmed edition split for November. Sensor Tower's Karl Kontus expected the premium share to fall as more casual buyers arrived, and cautioned that GTA 6's unusual demand made conventional pre-order forecasts difficult to apply.
The tracker itself also carries a qualification for comparisons over time: Sensor Tower revised its estimation model on October 5 to better reflect country splits. It says the revision had a small effect on global units, revenue and console mix. Changes in the modelled total should not automatically be treated as an exact count of new purchases.
For people who have already ordered, Rockstar opened digital pre-loading on November 10. Buyers of the code-in-box version can activate their code and begin downloading once it arrives. GTA 6 launches on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.