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GTA 6 pre-orders surge 436% after Netflix video
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GTA 6 pre-orders surge 436% after Netflix video

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Sensor Tower estimates that GTA VI pre-orders rose 436% on Aug. 27, the day Rockstar’s 26-minute Netflix video was released, compared with the previous day.
  • Pre-orders increased 606% on PlayStation 5 and 127% on Xbox Series X and S that day, while the two-day rise reached 572% above the previous 30-day average.
  • Sensor Tower estimates 4.86 million global pre-orders worth about $476 million, with PlayStation users accounting for 77% of the total.

Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders surged after Rockstar released a 26-minute video on Netflix. Sensor Tower estimates that reservations jumped 436% on Aug. 27 compared with the previous day, when the video appeared.

The momentum continued the following day. Across Aug. 27 and 28, the increase reached 572% above the previous 30-day average, according to the analytics firm. Most of the demand came from PlayStation 5 users. PS5 pre-orders rose 606% on Aug. 27 alone, while Xbox Series X and S pre-orders increased 127%.

PlayStation had already led Xbox since Sensor Tower began tracking reservations in June, shortly after Rockstar officially opened pre-orders. The company’s marketing helped drive that gap, including its message that “the best GTA VI experience is on PlayStation 5.”

Sensor Tower puts the game’s worldwide pre-orders at 4.86 million, representing an estimated value of about $476 million. PlayStation users account for 77% of that figure. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has also said that players showed greater interest in the $100 Ultimate Edition than in the $80 standard version.

The best GTA VI experience is on PlayStation 5.

— Rockstar GamesRockstar’s marketing message helped position PlayStation 5 ahead of Xbox in GTA VI pre-orders.
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