{"id":2019355,"date":"2026-06-30T14:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2019355"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:35:05","slug":"surprising-no-one-gta-6-is-at-the-top-of-the-playstation-store-in-practically-every-country-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2019355","title":{"rendered":"Surprising no one, GTA 6 is at the top of the PlayStation Store in practically every country in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/grand-theft-auto-vi\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Grand Theft Auto VI<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Surprising no one, GTA 6 is at the top of the PlayStation Store in practically every country in the world<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Collective pre-ordering<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/VINTAGE_VICE_CITY_PACK_EXCLUSIVE_LOOKS_01.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Official GTA 6 image showing the two leads dancing in a pink-lit club\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"VINTAGE_VICE_CITY_PACK_EXCLUSIVE_LOOKS_01.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Rockstar<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-30T14:35:05+00:00\">June 30, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-top-pre-orders-playstation-store-worldwide?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          28 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"7685df9e-22e2-4b0e-a893-03c1781df5f1\" data-name=\"Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Grand Theft Auto VI\" title=\"Follow Grand Theft Auto VI\"><br \/>\n  Follow Grand Theft Auto VI<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Grand Theft Auto 6 is topping the PlayStation Store charts across nearly every regional version of Sony&#8217;s digital store. Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/grand-theft-auto-6-preorders-gta6-no-disc\">pre-orders went live on 25th June<\/a>, the game has shot to the top of the various PS Stores worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>This was first noticed by ResetEra user Red Kong XIX, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/gta-6-is-the-1-best-selling-game-on-the-playstation-store-in-every-region.1564459\/\">shared screenshots<\/a> of multiple regional versions of the store that include the US, UK, Japan, and several major European countries. Across all of them, GTA 6 can be seen at the top. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-prices-confirmed\">\u00a390 ($100) Ultimate Edition<\/a> appears to be the version of choice; seeing as it occupies the number one spot in every instance, though it&#8217;s worth noting that the ranking is based on revenue (hence why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fortnite\">Fortnite<\/a> is a mainstay at the top of the charts, for example).<\/p>\n<p>Eurogamer has viewed several regional PlayStation stores and found the same to be true across the board, except in countries like <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-kw\/pages\/browse\">Kuwait<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-tw\/pages\/browse\">Taiwan<\/a> and others where the game appears to be banned. There&#8217;s sadly no way to generate a similar list on Xbox, but one could only assume it&#8217;s leading the pack there, too. That said, it&#8217;s been suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-ps5-xbox-sales\">GTA 6 has been selling &#8220;8 times as many copies on PS5 as Xbox&#8221;<\/a>, a claim Microsoft denies.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A beachside bar in GTA 6 called The Rusty Anchor\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Leonida_Keys_03_EMo3YMj.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"3840\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A beachside bar in GTA 6 called The Rusty Anchor\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Leonida_Keys_03_EMo3YMj.jpg\" height=\"2160\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"3840\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Rockstar<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although GTA 6 is available to pre-order at retail, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357\">the physical version comes with a simple code in the box, and does not include a disc<\/a>. This likely pushed millions to opt for the digital version, since both options are the same price and offer no re-sale value.<\/p>\n<p>According to industry experts we spoke to, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/grand-theft-auto-6-physical-no-disc-experts\">there are many reasons behind Rockstar&#8217;s decision not to ship a physical disc<\/a>. Benefits include preventing leaks, ensuring no second-hand sales, and essentially having full control of the narrative.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, it was reported that workers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/rockstar-games\">Rockstar Games<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rockstar-games-union-push-before-gta-6-launch\">attempting to get the company to recognise their union before the release of GTA 6 this November<\/a>. Rockstar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-developer-rockstar-accused-of-union-busting-after-it-fires-dozens-of-developers\">was accused of union-busting after it fired dozens of developers last year<\/a> after being involved in union talks, though Rockstar claims they were fired for gross misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>GTA 6 arrives 19th November on PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Grand Theft Auto 6 is topping the PlayStation Store charts across nearly every regional version of Sony&#8217;s digital store. Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/grand-theft-auto-6-preorders-gta6-no-disc\">pre-orders went live on 25th June<\/a>, the game has shot to the top of the various PS Stores worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>This was first noticed by ResetEra user Red Kong XIX, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/gta-6-is-the-1-best-selling-game-on-the-playstation-store-in-every-region.1564459\/\">shared screenshots<\/a> of multiple regional versions of the store that include the US, UK, Japan, and several major European countries. Across all of them, GTA 6 can be seen at the top. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-prices-confirmed\">\u00a390 ($100) Ultimate Edition<\/a> appears to be the version of choice; seeing as it occupies the number one spot in every instance, though it&#8217;s worth noting that the ranking is based on revenue (hence why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fortnite\">Fortnite<\/a> is a mainstay at the top of the charts, for example).<\/p>\n<p>Eurogamer has viewed several regional PlayStation stores and found the same to be true across the board, except in countries like <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-kw\/pages\/browse\">Kuwait<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-tw\/pages\/browse\">Taiwan<\/a> and others where the game appears to be banned. There&#8217;s sadly no way to generate a similar list on Xbox, but one could only assume it&#8217;s leading the pack there, too. That said, it&#8217;s been suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-ps5-xbox-sales\">GTA 6 has been selling &#8220;8 times as many copies on PS5 as Xbox&#8221;<\/a>, a claim Microsoft denies.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A beachside bar in GTA 6 called The Rusty Anchor\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Leonida_Keys_03_EMo3YMj.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"3840\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A beachside bar in GTA 6 called The Rusty Anchor\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Leonida_Keys_03_EMo3YMj.jpg\" height=\"2160\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"3840\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Rockstar<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although GTA 6 is available to pre-order at retail, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357\">the physical version comes with a simple code in the box, and does not include a disc<\/a>. This likely pushed millions to opt for the digital version, since both options are the same price and offer no re-sale value.<\/p>\n<p>According to industry experts we spoke to, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/grand-theft-auto-6-physical-no-disc-experts\">there are many reasons behind Rockstar&#8217;s decision not to ship a physical disc<\/a>. Benefits include preventing leaks, ensuring no second-hand sales, and essentially having full control of the narrative.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, it was reported that workers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/rockstar-games\">Rockstar Games<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rockstar-games-union-push-before-gta-6-launch\">attempting to get the company to recognise their union before the release of GTA 6 this November<\/a>. Rockstar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-developer-rockstar-accused-of-union-busting-after-it-fires-dozens-of-developers\">was accused of union-busting after it fired dozens of developers last year<\/a> after being involved in union talks, though Rockstar claims they were fired for gross misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>GTA 6 arrives 19th November on PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Grand Theft Auto VI Surprising no one, GTA 6 is at the top of the PlayStation Store in practically every country in the world Collective pre-ordering Image credit: Rockstar News by Sherif Saed Senior Contributor Published on June 30, 2026 28 comments Follow Grand Theft Auto VI Grand Theft Auto 6 is topping [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-2019355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2019355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019355\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2019355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2019355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2019355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}