The GTA game series has a long track record of achievements when it comes to sales and breaking records. The fifth installment of the series, released in 2013, broke the billion-dollar sales barrier within the first three days of its release, making it the fastest game to achieve commercial success.
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It appears that GTA 6 may break this record with its official release in the coming weeks, as the game is officially released for home gaming platforms on November 19, with expectations of its release for computers during the first quarter of next year.
PlayStation consoles have the upper hand.
The report stated that pre-orders for the game have reached approximately 7.71 million units sold across various gaming platforms, with the majority of these units sold going to Sony's PlayStation platforms.
PlayStation accounted for about 74% of the total pre-orders for the game on home gaming platforms, while Microsoft 's Xbox platforms accounted for about 26% of the total pre-orders.
For comparison, GTA 5 generated around $800 million in sales on its first day and continued to achieve success, breaking the $1 billion mark within the first three days, while GTA 6 approached this figure before its official release, according to a report by the American tech website IGN.
Delving into the details reveals a difference in the number of units sold for each game, as "GTA 5" managed to sell more than 11 million units during its first day, according to a report by the news website National, compared to 7.71 million copies for the game "GTA 6".
The reason is due to the difference in the volume of games sold and their financial value approaching the price of the new part of the game. While it was sold in 2013 for about $60 for the standard version, its new price now reaches about $80 for the standard version.
Would players accept the $100 version?
The pre-order figures for "GTA 6" reveal more than just the sales volume and the possibility of breaking a record, because the game comes with a new price that is unprecedented in the gaming world for standard and flagship versions, as the standard version sells for about $80 and the full version reaches $100.
According to Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, the $100 version has seen a wider turnout from players than the traditional version.
Zelnick justified this demand by saying that those who are pre-ordering the game now are fans of the series and those who have been waiting for it since 2013, so it is logical that these people would lean towards the flagship version.
He added - in a previous interview with the "IGN" website - that the game "GTA 6" is a winning deal based on these prices, because the prices of games have not kept pace with the inflation occurring in different markets around the world, so it was logical for prices to start rising, especially with the increase in their costs.
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