GTA 6 had a massive effect on Netflix last night. Early data is in that shows how big Rockstar’s grand unveiling was.
The Grand Theft Auto VI Extended Look premiered on Netflix on Thursday and it had a massive impact on the streaming giant. When fans first flocked to watch the video, it struggled to play and caused a crash for everyone. After about a minute or so, it was back to smooth sailing.
Now we have some data to show just how popular the special Netflix event was. In a report by GamesBeat with data from Sensor Tower, the Grand Theft Auto VI Extended Look led to a huge surge in viewership on Netflix. User counts increased by 35% from the for the hour the Extended Look began to the previous hour. This is also a 50% increase over the same time period during the previous day.
Mobile And Desktop Numbers
As for more in-depth data, Netflix usage was strong on mobile during the Grand Theft Auto VI Extended Look. According to the data firm, Netflix’s mobile app was used around 50% more with the average user count at the same time on the previous 12 Thursdays.
Even though the video was presented in 4K with 5.1 surround sound, a lot of people watched it low resolution on their tiny phone screens. That’s just society these days. As for desktop PC viewing, that increased a lot relative to average viewership on that device type. Web users rose by 125%. At the time of writing, the YouTube version of the video has over 5 million views. It went live several hours after the Netflix premiere.
GTA 6 Pre-Order Figures So Far
It is also reported by Sensor Tower than Grand Theft Auto 6 has been pre-ordered around 4.6 million times already. The platform split is 77% PS5 and 33% XBOX.
Alongside the 26 minutes of gameplay footage, Rockstar shared over 20 new screenshots which you can check out here.
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