GTA 6 has broken PlayStation Store's all-time pre-order record, Sony announced on November 10. The company also confirmed that PS5 players will get access at midnight in each country on November 19, not at one simultaneous worldwide unlock time.
Sony's announcement, also covered by Rockstar Report, names GTA 6 as the most pre-ordered game in the store's history. It does not disclose an order count or name the previous record-holder. The claim covers PlayStation Store, not retail copies or Xbox sales.
The record follows Take-Two's earlier update on stronger-than-expected pre-orders. In its November 9 earnings release, CEO Strauss Zelnick described demand as reaching “unprecedented levels”. Take-Two nevertheless retained its $8 billion to $8.2 billion annual net bookings forecast. That is a company-wide forecast, not a GTA 6 sales total.
PS5 access follows each country's midnight
The rollout begins in New Zealand at 12 a.m. NZDT on November 19, then moves across countries as each reaches midnight. Sony's schedule is for the PS5 release; it does not establish Xbox unlock times. Take-Two lists the game for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19.
PS5 preloading is available now, nine days before release. Sony says it worked with Rockstar to offer that early download window because of demand. Digital buyers can start downloading, while code-in-box buyers can redeem their code and preload once they receive it.
Sony had already announced the November 10 preload date in its November 3 preparation guide, which advises clearing at least 212GB of PS5 storage. The download does not grant early access: the game remains locked until the country's launch time.