Rockstar Games and Sony have confirmed that GTA 6 is now the most pre-ordered digital title ever recorded on the PlayStation Store, beating all previous benchmarks.
Sony's Tim Turi announced on the PS Blog that players can start pre-loading GTA 6 nine days before its November 19 launch, with a staggered midnight rollout beginning in New Zealand and spreading globally as each region hits midnight.
Analyst firm Sensor Tower estimates 9.69 million pre-orders, with 75 % on the PS5, and notes the record was set more than a week before release despite ongoing "No Disc, No Buy" protests over Sony's 2028 plan to end physical shipments.