As Grand Theft Auto 6 gets ready to launch, GTA 5 is still selling impressively. The GTA series has sold more than 480 million copies, with GTA 5 making up 235 million of those. Take-Two Interactive, the publisher, recently shared that another 5 million copies of GTA 5 were sold in the past 90 days during its second-quarter fiscal year 2027 update.
There are several reasons why GTA 5 keeps selling so well. One big factor is its frequent discounts on digital stores, and bundles with Shark Cards often cost less than buying in-game currency by itself. The game has also launched on three generations of consoles, and GTA Online has attracted a huge audience. Excitement for GTA 6 is probably helping sales too, putting GTA 5 just behind Tetris and Minecraft as one of the best-selling games ever.
Rockstar’s other major open-world game, Red Dead Redemption 2, has also reached an impressive milestone. It has sold 89 million copies, putting it just behind GTA 5 and ahead of other big titles like Wii Sports (82.9 million), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (80.46 million), and PUBG: Battlegrounds (75 million). Whether GTA 6 will surpass these numbers is still unknown, but Take-Two Interactive is optimistic as preorders for the November 19 launch are already higher than expected.
Take-Two hasn’t released exact numbers yet, but says preorders have been “unprecedented” across the industry. Preloading is now available, and the game will be ready to play at midnight next week wherever you are.
