GTA VI is the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation Store history, Sony says, and shows a PS5 features trailer

Video: “Grand Theft Auto VI - Features Trailer | PS5 Games”, official PlayStation YouTube channel, published November 10, 2026 (4:40 p.m. Paris time), 49 s. Official trailer for the PS5 features of GTA VI (DualSense, Tempest 3D Audio, SSD), embedded in the PlayStation Blog post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L0CzL2V72c

On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, the day GTA VI pre-loading opened, Sony wrote on the official PlayStation Blog that Grand Theft Auto VI is “now the most pre-ordered game in the history of PlayStation Store”. The same post, signed by Tim Turi (Sony Interactive Entertainment), comes with a new PS5 features trailer. Here is what Sony actually says, and what it does not.

Sony’s exact wording: Grand Theft Auto VI is “now the most pre-ordered game in the history of PlayStation Store”.

Sony gives no number: no units, no revenue, no per-country breakdown, and the claim covers PlayStation Store only (not Xbox, not retail boxed copies).

Any pre-order figure you may see elsewhere is a third-party estimate; see our article on the Sensor Tower estimate, which Sony and Rockstar have not confirmed.

Sony says that “given this unprecedented demand” it worked with Rockstar Games so players can pre-load nine days early, ahead of the November 19 launch.

Pre-loading is available now on PlayStation Store; code-in-box buyers can activate their code as soon as they receive it. Sony “strongly” advises pre-loading as soon as possible to play on launch day.

Launch is a rolling midnight by country, starting at 12:00 a.m. NZDT in New Zealand on November 19. Details and the Paris time: our GTA VI release time article; pre-load steps: our pre-load guide.

DualSense: the controller’s built-in speaker, haptics and adaptive triggers are “fully used across the game” and can be adjusted in the accessibility settings.

Tempest 3D Audio for all in-game sounds, and faster loading thanks to the PS5 SSD.

PS5 Pro: improved clarity with PSSR and ray-traced shadows, as already announced by Rockstar; see our PS5 Pro, 30 fps and cloud article.

Sony does not give pre-order numbers, does not compare GTA VI with a named previous record holder, and the trailer does not detail which settings can be changed for each DualSense feature. The game launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026.

PlayStation Blog, “Pre-load Grand Theft Auto VI on PS5 starting today”, Tim Turi, November 10, 2026, read November 10, 2026.

Rockstar Newswire, “Pre-Load Grand Theft Auto VI Now”, November 10, 2026 (pre-load, PS5 Pro features), read November 10, 2026.

PlayStation Blog, “Grand Theft Auto VI plays best on PS5”, June 24, 2026 (earlier PS5 context).

Official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L0CzL2V72c

Image: official “PlayStation 5 Features” visual from the PlayStation Blog, © Sony Interactive Entertainment / Rockstar Games. Original: https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2048/11/f1fb77ba440f1402ae155dc56989230e7a24c2f8-scaled.jpg