Microsoft has responded to a report regarding GTA 6 preorders and the apparent gulf between Xbox and PlayStation numbers, saying this early, unofficial third-party information “doesn’t represent preorder data.”
“We’ve had record orders. People should wait for real data and not clicks on affiliate links,” Microsoft said.
This came in response to a data from IGN that said its own internal information from affiliate links from its userbase found that GTA 6 preorders were outperforming Xbox by a rate of 8 to 1. This is not official preorder data from Rockstar or Take-Two, but rather early results from IGN’s own userbase. As such, it doesn’t represent the full picture of preorders–it was never meant to or billed as such. Still, the story took off, prompting Microsoft to issue a statement.
