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Posted Nov 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM UTC

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GTA VI is the “most pre-ordered” game ever on both the PlayStation and Xbox stores.

That’s according to Sony and Microsoft blog posts today about the pre-loads that started today. The game is set to launch on November 19th.

Pre-load Grand Theft Auto VI on PS5 starting today

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