GTA 6 Passes an Estimated $1 Billion in Pre-Orders a Week Before Launch as Xbox Signs 10-Year Take-Two Deal

Grand Theft Auto VI doesn't launch until November 19, but it may already be a billion-dollar game. On November 11, 2026, analytics firm Sensor Tower updated its GTA VI sales tracker and now estimates more than 10 million pre-orders across PS5 and Xbox, putting revenue above $1 billion net of returns, The Washington Post reports. A day earlier, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma used the game to announce a new 10-year partnership with Take-Two.

As always with these numbers: they are third-party estimates. Rockstar Games and Take-Two have not published any pre-order figures.

The new Sensor Tower numbers

According to GameSpot, the updated tracker shows:

• 10.31 million pre-purchased units, worth about $1 billion
• PS5: 7.73 million units and about $751 million (75%)
• Xbox Series X|S: 2.58 million units and about $250 million (25%)
• A projection of up to 25 million pre-purchases by launch

TweakTown notes that the totals already exclude expected refunds and cancellations, and that Sensor Tower doesn't disclose its exact data sources or method.

A big jump from October

When we covered Sensor Tower's tracker on October 24, it estimated about 6.45 million digital pre-orders worth roughly $630 million. The new estimate is nearly 4 million copies and about $370 million higher in less than three weeks, with the PS5/Xbox split barely moving (74/26 then, 75/25 now).

If the figure is accurate, GameSpot points out it would top Cyberpunk 2077's reported 8 million pre-orders, the previous high-water mark.

Take-Two hasn't given a number of its own. CEO Strauss Zelnick called pre-orders "far in excess of expectations," while also stressing that pre-orders aren't the same as final results, TweakTown reports. That matches what the company told investors this week, when it said development is complete and pre-orders are far above expectations.

Xbox announces a 10-year Take-Two partnership

On November 10, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma posted on X that the day marked "the first step in our new 10-year strategic partnership with Take-Two," IGN reports. In the same post she said GTA VI is "already the most pre-ordered game ever on Microsoft Store" and confirmed it will be playable on Xbox One through cloud gaming at launch.

What the partnership actually covers is still unknown. IGN notes Sharma gave no specifics. The first visible piece is cloud: GTA VI streams on day one on Xbox One and Series X|S using Series S graphics settings, and Xbox says GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 are also coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming. Our pre-load and Xbox cloud breakdown has the details.

What's next

• Now: pre-loading is already underway, GameSpot notes, and Sensor Tower's tracker will keep updating as the 25 million projection is put to the test.
• November 19: GTA VI launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, unlocking at midnight local time, plus Xbox Cloud Gaming on Xbox One.
• After launch: official sales figures, if Take-Two shares any, will show how close Sensor Tower's model came. Any detail on the Xbox–Take-Two deal will be the next thing to watch.