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Grand Theft Auto VI is on its way, and pre-orders for what is anticipated to be the largest release of the yr will turn out to be available on June 25. Rockstar has also released recent cover art for the sport, featuring the franchise’s iconic montage art-style design, showing scenes and primary characters. It was only a month ago when Best Buy sent emails to its affiliates stating it will be opening pre-orders for the sport, but that turned out to be an internal error. Since then, things have been quiet until this official announcement.
Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI will officially begin on June 25 on digital storefronts and at other select retailers.
Take a look at the official cover art, also available as downloadable artwork at https://t.co/XPwC8URCQ4 pic.twitter.com/pRVXk4eyDQ
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The discharge for Grand Theft Auto VI has been pushed back multiple times through the years, but is now set for November 19, where it can launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Grand Theft Auto VI‘s launch is anticipated to have an industry-wide impact, with multiple publishers shifting their AAA title releases to either before or after its launch in an try and avoid competing with it. Satirically, there’ve already been false starts attributable to its multiple launch date push-backs, leading to publishers changing their very own title release dates, but this time around, the November 19 is just about set in stone. Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has confirmed it in financials for the publisher and gone on record in interviews stating that the sport will launch as planned this time around.
Console manufacturers Sony and Microsoft are more likely to see a positive impact of the sport’s release with an uptick in Xbox and PlayStation 5 sales, something each are likely looking forward to in the course of the holiday window. Neither is anticipated to have recent hardware until either 2027 or 2028, but Microsoft has announced that it’s launching the X25 anniversary edition of the Xbox in the identical month, which could possibly be a high-demand item for those wanting a brand new machine to play on when the sport launches.