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Sony announced that "GTA6" has become the game with the highest number of digital pre-orders in the history of the PlayStation Store. Faced with "unprecedented" demand, Sony and Rockstar decided to advance the pre-loading time to nine days before release, so that players can enter the game directly after unlocking it.
The game will be unlocked on a rolling basis according to the local time of each country or region. The first batch of unlocking will start at 0:00 on November 19, New Zealand time, and will be opened later on November 19 in other regions.
Digital pre-orders for "GTA6" will open on June 25. The physical version comes with a redemption code in the box, so some purchase demand may also shift to digital channels.
Rockstar has not announced the actual number of pre-ordered units, but only stated that the current results exceeded its external expectations. Sensor Tower estimates that the total pre-order volume is approximately 9.69 million, of which approximately 75% are from the PS5 version; both figures are estimates by analysts and have not been confirmed by Sony or Rockstar.
The PlayStation Store has been selling digital games for more than ten years, and "GTA 6" set a new record when it was still more than a week away from release. However, the final sales volume and whether it can become the so-called "largest digital debut in the industry" still need to wait for official data.
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