{"id":859725,"date":"2026-09-25T03:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T03:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/859725\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T03:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T03:32:11","slug":"xbox-steps-in-to-address-report-that-claimed-gta-6-preorders-are-heavily-skewed-toward-ps5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/859725\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Steps in to Address Report That Claimed GTA 6 Preorders Are ‘Heavily Skewed’ Toward PS5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft has stepped in to address a report that claimed GTA 6 preorders are \u201cheavily skewed\u201d toward PlayStation 5 over Xbox Series X and S.<\/p>\n

In a report about this week\u2019s layoffs and studios reorganization at Xbox<\/a>, The Verge\u2019s Tom Warren said<\/a> the PS5\u2019s dominance over GTA 6 preorders was \u201cringing yet more alarm bells” about Xbox as a platform.<\/p>\n

However, Xbox CSO Matthew Ball insisted<\/a> that Microsoft was \u201cvery happy\u201d with GTA 6 preorders, and that its internal data showed preorders were matching \u201cour share of the console market.\u201d<\/p>\n

GTA 6: 69 Brand New Images\"\"<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s Ball\u2019s statement in full:<\/p>\n

\u201cTom, we are very happy with GTA VI pre-orders. The title is breaking records for XBOX, we expect even more records will be broken throughout the fall, and our internal analysis shows our share of preorders to be matching our share of the console market.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Sony does announce PS5 sales, Microsoft hasn\u2019t announced a number for Xbox Series X and S sales in years. As of June 30, PS5 had sold more than 95 million units. Analysts have suggested the combined Xbox Series range is being outsold by the PS5 by at least a factor of 2:1. If that ratio holds true, there are likely twice as many GTA 6 preorders for PS5 than for Xbox Series X and S.<\/p>\n

Sony and Rockstar Games’ partnership for GTA 6 wil be having a big impact on preorders, too. Sony has leaned heavily into GTA 6, which you can understand given we\u2019re talking about a video game that is expected to break sales records and spark a surge in console sales. This has led to GTA 6 gameplay focusing on the PS5 version, the PS5 showing up in marketing materials for GTA 6, and even a custom GTA 6 UI for Sony\u2019s console<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sony has published blog posts talking about the features of the PS5 that GTA 6 will use, such as the speaker in the DualSense controller and the pad’s haptic feedback. Other additions to GTA 6’s PS5 marketing campaign include a version of the PlayStation app logo on smartphones that features GTA 6 colors and pale tree fronds. So, with PlayStation\u2019s partnership in full swing, preorders being \u201cheavily skewed\u201d toward PS5 shouldn\u2019t come as much of a surprise to anyone.<\/p>\n

The Verge\u2019s report also suggested that the Xbox \u201creset,\u201d led by new CEO Asha Sharma, might be about making Xbox easier to spin off or operate as a wholly owned subsidiary, as has been suggested by prior reports elsewhere.<\/p>\n

GTA 6 launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S only on November 19.<\/p>\n

\"Wesley<\/p>\n

Wesley Yin-Poole<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Director, News<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at\u00a0wesley_yinpoole@ign.com\u00a0or confidentially at\u00a0wyp100@proton.me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Microsoft has stepped in to address a report that claimed GTA 6 preorders are \u201cheavily skewed\u201d toward PlayStation…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":859726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-859725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}