GTA 6 pre-orders set to blow up as hype reaches critical mass

Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders aren’t available just yet, but hopefully that’ll change in the coming months.

According to Rockstar Games, the game is due to land this fall, so we’re talking from September to November.

That places it roughly six to eight months away.

Let’s just quickly take a look at Death Stranding 2: On The Beach as a case study.

Pre-orders opened just a few days ago on 17 March, ahead of the game’s launch on 26 June.

That’s a three-month window.

Of course, Rockstar may not necessarily follow the same pattern but it is a common one for AAA releases.

As such, we may see pre-orders open as soon as June for GTA VI.

Whatever happens, analysts are pretty dang certain that they’ll set records with pre-orders expected to exceed $1 billion.

I wish I could share that second trailer with you, but the OG remains the only one available.

As reported by Analytics Insight, this is according to market research carried out by research firm DFC Intelligence.

How did they land on the $1 billion figure?

Well, there’s a lot to it, but one of the elements taken into consideration is that there are over 100 million PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles in homes across the world.

On top of that, there are reportedly over 1.2 million GTA fans theorising about the game across Reddit and Twitter.

Eventually, DFC settled on a prediction of 10 to 15 million units selling at $70 to $150 each, resulting in that $1 billion day one figure.

I’m imagining $150 is for some kind of collector’s edition, and not a base game - and let’s remember that these are just estimates.

To recap, GTA V made $1 billion in three days.

I’d argue that gaming is even more popular now than it was then, plus games hold a higher retail value.

As such, you can see why analysts are expecting big things from GTA VI.

It’ll be interesting to see how accurate the prediction is.