GTA 6 Expected to Break GTA 5 and RDR2 Sales Records
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October 30, 2026

GTA 6 Expected to Break GTA 5 and RDR2 Sales Records

GTA 6 launches November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S after years of development and record hype. GameSpot reviews prior Rockstar and Bethesda titles to gauge which commercial records the game is positioned to exceed. Predictions center on first-day and opening-week revenue figures from GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.

Prior Title Benchmarks

GTA 5 generated $800 million in its first 24 hours and $1 billion in three days while later reaching more than 230 million copies sold. Red Dead Redemption 2 earned $725 million over its opening weekend and has sold more than 87 million copies. Fallout 4 shipped 12 million copies on launch day for over $750 million in sales.

Records GTA 6 is projected to surpass

  • GTA 5 first-day revenue of $800 million
  • GTA 5 three-day revenue of $1 billion
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 opening-weekend revenue of $725 million
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