GTA 5 Adds 5 Million Sales as GTA 6 Nears Its 19 November Launch
Grand Theft Auto 5 is still selling. Its publisher, Take-Two Interactive, says the game sold an additional 5 million copies in the past 90 days. The figure appeared in the company's update on its second fiscal quarter of 2027, a three-month slice of its financial year.
According to GameSpot, Grand Theft Auto 5 has now sold 235 million copies in total. The same report puts the whole Grand Theft Auto series above 480 million copies, and Red Dead Redemption 2, the studio's western adventure, at 89 million.
The timing is the reason the numbers matter to many readers. Grand Theft Auto 6 is set to launch on 19 November, nine days after this story was published. Take-Two has described preorders for the new game as "unprecedented" across the industry. Preorders are orders placed before release day, usually to secure a copy or a launch bonus.
The company has not released an exact preorder count.
Sales of an older game rising this close to a successor's release are not unusual in the industry. Players often return to a title they already know while they wait for the next one. Take-Two's update does not say how much of the 5 million came from new buyers and how much from people who already owned the game on another platform. Figures like these can also be counted in more than one way, so readers should check the exact definitions in any future filing.
For players, the practical question is simple. The new game is due on 19 November. More detail on preorders would come from the publisher itself, through its financial filings or announcements.
Grand Theft Auto 5 first came out years ago and has kept a place on store charts since. Its sales show that a long-running game can keep finding buyers while its sequel is being prepared.
