Xbox Responds to Reports of GTA 6 Dominating Sales on PS5

There are less than two months left until the release of GTA 6 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Rockstar Games has not yet shared any official sales figures, although the estimates from various analysts—as well as hints from the studio’s publisher—are quite impressive. A new report also sheds more light on which platform has significantly more pre-orders.

According to Tom Warren, representing The Verge, pre-orders for GTA 6 on the PlayStation 5 are significantly outpacing those for the Xbox Series X/S. According to the source, this is causing some concern within Xbox, given the current state of the console market.

According to Tom Warren, GTA 6 pre-orders are reportedly overwhelmingly dominated by PS5, with Xbox accounting for only a fraction of the demand.

Sources within Xbox say the numbers are fueling serious internal anxiety, raising increasingly urgent concerns about the long-term future of Xbox as a platform.

Xbox's response to Tom Warren's article wasn't long in coming. On his X page, Matthew Ball, the company's CFO, wrote the company is delighted with GTA 6's pre-order numbers, confirmed the game has already broken several records, and expects that number to keep growing. You can check out his full response below:

Tom, we are very happy with GTA VI pre-orders. The title is breaking records for XBOX, we expect even more records will be broken throughout the fall, and our internal analysis shows our share of pre-orders to be matching our share of the console market.

However, this isn't the first time we've heard that GTA 6 sales on the PS5 significantly outpace those on the Xbox Series X/S. As reported by IGN at the end of June, the ratio of game pre-orders was 6 to 1 in favor of the Sony platform. It remains unclear what the situation is at this time.

On September 24, Rockstar Games made another announcement concerning GTA 6. The studio confirmed the game will have a collector's edition, The Goodtime State — Vice City Collection, revealing its contents, price, and opening pre-orders. You can check out everything we know about the GTA 6 collector's edition so far.

You can also check out everything we know about GTA 6 so far—the story, gameplay, map, open world, platforms, and more - as well as everything about GTA 6 pre-order details: price, bonuses, exact time, and Ultimate Edition.

Grand Theft Auto VI will release on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.