{"id":1053189,"date":"2026-06-27T09:31:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T09:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1053189\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T09:31:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T09:31:28","slug":"ps5-pre-orders-of-gta-6-apparently-outpacing-xbox-by-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1053189\/","title":{"rendered":"PS5 Pre-Orders of GTA 6 Apparently Outpacing Xbox by 6:1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PS5<\/a><\/p>\n

GTA 6<\/a> isn\u2019t a PS5 exclusive, but Sony\u2019s marketing team is going to give the impression that it is.<\/p>\n

And it looks like its work is already reaping dividends: IGN<\/a> data claims PS5 pre-orders of Rockstar\u2019s latest are outpacing the Xbox version by 6:1.<\/p>\n

If true, that\u2019s significantly greater than the difference between respective install bases, with the PS5 having sold over 94 million units<\/a> while the Xbox Series X|S is estimated to be somewhere in the region of 35 million.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s perhaps important to underline that IGN is likely looking at retail data here, which would presumably skew things slightly.<\/p>\n

GTA 6\u2019s physical release doesn\u2019t come with a disc<\/a> so is technically compatible with all Xbox Series X|S models, although boxed games generally tend to perform better on the PS5.<\/p>\n

That said, 85% of all game purchases on Sony\u2019s console<\/a> were made digitally last quarter, so it\u2019s not far behind Microsoft in this regard either.<\/p>\n

PlayStation is marketing GTA 6 extremely hard, even creating a custom start-up animation<\/a> for its console to promote the game. It\u2019s never even gone to these lengths with one of its own titles, so we\u2019re in unprecedented territory here.<\/p>\n

Either way, I think it\u2019s pretty obvious Rockstar\u2019s latest game is going to sell best on the PS5; not only is it the more popular console, but it\u2019s also already the biggest platform for GTA 5<\/a> and GTA Online<\/a>, according to recently leaked data<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A 6:1 ratio does seem high, but I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if it bears out, especially if Sony\u2019s marketing campaign is as strong as I\u2019m expecting it to be.<\/p>\n

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\"Sammy<\/p>\n

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n