The GTA 6 Effect
The Game:
* Estimated 4.35 million pre-orders on PS5
* Estimated 1.3 million pre-orders on Xbox
* Estimated $553,000,000 in pre-orders
* 50/50 split of pre-orders between Ultimate Edition and Standard Edition
(via @sensortower)
The Album:
* 4.1 million Spotify streams in first 24 hours
* Singles from the album added to over 250,000 playlists
* Travis Scott views surged 93%
* Keith Richards views surged 1,200%
(via @TheSource)
Extended Look:
* 4 million live Netflix viewers
* 35% spike in Netflix activity
* 31.1 million Netflix views in four days
* 100,000 new subscribers in 6-hour window
* $1,000,000 to Netflix from those sign-ups
* PS5 and Xbox console sales skyrocketed
* 100,000+ pre-orders during the event
(via @sensortower)
Early production on Red Dead Redemption 3 is set to ramp up following the launch of GTA VI.
Conceptual work started in 2018 right after RDR2's launch, with a small core team working on the title full-time since 2020.
A helicopter is currently lifting parts of the GTA 6 “Welcome to Vice City” sign onto the roof of Kaseya Center.
New Rockstar announcement this Thursday? 👀