Grand Theft Auto 6 Sales Projection May Be Unrealistic, Analyst Says

Blair Marnell
7/18/2025

Earlier this week, video game venture capitalist firm Konvoy shared its predictions about Grand Theft Auto 6. Perhaps the most eye-catching part of that projection was the notion that GTA 6 will clear will reach $7.6 billion in revenue in only 60 days. Now, a video game analyst has suggested that those sky-high numbers may not be a realistic prediction of the game's performance.Daniel Ahmad--the director of research and insights at Niko Partners--shared his assessment of Konvoy's predictions and noted that, "it's an aggressive forecast for the first 60 days." Ahmad added that Konvoy's numbers suggest that just under 65% of users who have either Xbox Series X|S or PlayStation 5 would need to purchase the game in that timeframe.Ahmad also pointed out that Grand Theft Auto 5 sold 32.5 million copies in its first three months in 2013 when Xbox 360 and PS3 had an install base of around 166 million users. That's just under 20% of players who had either console.Continue Reading at GameSpot...

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