Pre-orders have been live for about a week, and the Amazon sales data for Grand Theft Auto 6 is already telling a very lopsided story. The PS5 version of the game is sitting at No. 13 on Amazon's video game best-sellers list as of today. The Xbox Series X|S version? Not in the top 100.
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The numbers behind the gap
Here's the thing about Amazon's best-sellers chart: it covers all video game-related products, not just new releases. That means every listing is competing against consoles, accessories, gift cards, and perennial chart fixtures like that $10 Roblox card that never seems to leave the top five. Cracking the top 20 in that environment, and staying there for a full week, is genuinely difficult.
The PS5 version of GTA 6 peaked at No. 4 on Amazon within the first day of pre-orders opening. It has held a top 20 position for the entire week since. That kind of sustained chart presence points to steady, ongoing demand rather than a one-day spike from day-one buyers.
The Xbox version, by contrast, hasn't appeared anywhere in the top 100 during that same window.
Context that makes this harder to dismiss
This data lands right after claims circulated over the weekend that PS5 pre-orders for GTA 6 were outselling Xbox at roughly an eight-to-one ratio. Microsoft pushed back on those numbers publicly, which made the Amazon chart position a fairly direct way to check the temperature.
The chart doesn't lie about what people are actually buying. Physical pre-orders on Amazon reflect real purchasing decisions, and right now those decisions are skewing heavily toward PS5.
North American retailer VGP has reportedly gone a step further, refusing to stock physical copies of GTA 6 for Xbox altogether. That's a retailer making a business call based on expected demand, and it lines up with what the Amazon data is showing.
Why PS5 is pulling so far ahead
Several factors are likely stacking on top of each other here. PS5 has a significantly larger installed base than Xbox Series X|S globally, so the raw pool of potential buyers is bigger to begin with. The PS5-exclusive features in GTA 6, including DualSense haptic feedback, Tempest 3D audio integration, and near-instant load times, give PlayStation owners a concrete hardware reason to prioritize that version.
There's also the perception angle. GTA has historically performed stronger on PlayStation platforms, and that reputation shapes where buyers default when both versions are available at the same price.
The key here is that this isn't just a launch-week anomaly. A full week of sustained top 20 placement on PS5, with zero top 100 presence on Xbox, is a pattern. Whether that gap narrows closer to launch or holds firm will say a lot about where the console market actually stands heading into the second half of 2026.
If you're still working out which version to pick up or which edition makes sense for your budget, the GTA 6 editions and pre-order bonuses guide breaks down every option across Standard and Ultimate editions so you can make the call before stock tightens further.
