Sony has simply introduced that Grand Theft Auto 6 has turn into “essentially the most pre-ordered recreation within the historical past of PlayStation Retailer”. Observe, it is not essentially the most pre-ordered recreation in PlayStation historical past, simply on its digital PlayStation Retailer.
The announcement, which comes as Sony prepares to ditch bodily releases for an all-digital future, was made in a PlayStation Weblog put up confirming pre-loads for GTA 6 are actually dwell.
“Grand Theft Auto 6 is now essentially the most pre-ordered recreation within the historical past of PlayStation Retailer,” Sony wrote. “Given this unprecedented demand, we have joined with Rockstar Video games to permit gamers to start out pre-loading the sport 9 days early, in order that they’re able to play on launch day.
“We strongly advise that everybody who’s hoping to play on launch day to pre-load the sport as quickly as doable,” the weblog put up added. So: contemplate yourselves suggested.
GTA 6 turns into accessible as quickly as your area’s clock ticks over from midnight into nineteenth November, which, if you happen to’re in New Zealand, means you may play the sport earlier than everybody else. If solely there have been a approach to fake you lived there…
Elsewhere within the weblog put up, Sony underlined some options coming specifically to GTA 6 on PS5 and PS5 Professional. On Xbox, in the meantime, cloud streaming is supported, however not – sadly – to PC.
Final night time, in a Take-Two monetary earnings name, firm chief Strauss Zelnick mentioned pre-orders for GTA 6 are monitoring “far above expectations” and that quickly, “numbers will communicate for themselves”. Presumably as a result of they are going to be gripped by an excited type of sentience. It is anticipated that GTA 6 might turn into the best-selling instalment in an already mega-selling sequence; Zelnick reckons GTA 6 will “set a brand new baseline” for Take-Two when it comes to success.
Have you ever managed to withstand pre-ordering it but?