Xbox has denied claims that the PlayStation 5 model of Grand Theft Auto 6 is outselling the Xbox Sequence X/S model by a ratio of 8 to 1.
A submit lately shared on social media by IGN claimed that the PS5 model of the sport was promoting eight instances extra copies than the Xbox Sequence X/S model, primarily based on the positioning’s personal affiliate hyperlink knowledge.
The submit claims that “the IGN neighborhood has pre-ordered GTA 6 on PS5 8x extra usually than on Xbox,” with accompanying textual content studying: “By means of IGN Finds’ and commerce affiliate linking program, the info is displaying that PlayStation is outperforming Xbox by a price of 8-to-1.”
An Xbox spokesperson has now refuted the declare, telling Home windows Central that affiliate knowledge shouldn’t be extrapolated and introduced as the total image.
“This doesn’t characterize pre-order knowledge,” the Xbox spokesperson instructed the publication. “We’ve had document orders. Folks ought to await actual knowledge and never clicks on affiliate hyperlinks.”
PlayStation began rebranding its console dashboards and cell app this week to mark the opening of pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6, and in addition has a advertising partnership in place with Rockstar the place Sony is declaring the sport “performs finest on PS5”.
Pre-orders for the extremely anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 opened on Thursday. Rockstar has confirmed that whereas a bodily model of the sport will launch in November, it gained’t embody a disc and can as an alternative be shipped as a code in a field.
Business analysts have instructed VGC this week that the choice to launch Grand Theft Auto VI with out a disc is unlikely to have a big affect on the sport’s gross sales and is indicative of an trade that has slowly been transferring in direction of digital-only.
The Recreation Enterprise’s Chris Dring instructed VGC that, in his opinion, the choice is one which fully advantages Rockstar and can see the sport promoting in massive numbers regardless, regardless of the damaging affect it’ll have on retailers.
“The choice will understandably upset some gamers, and doubtlessly affect much less digital-savvy customers,” he mentioned. “However in reality, for almost all of individuals, it gained’t make a lot of a distinction.
“It would make it simpler for Rockstar to maintain engaged on the sport proper up till launch, with out the necessity to have one thing prepared for duplication and distribution. It would additionally forestall pre-owned and second-hand gross sales, and cut back the probability of the sport leaking forward of launch.”
