The Short Version
The evidence does not support the claim that GTA VI made about $3 billion from pre-orders in its first 24 hours. Credible coverage treats that number as an unverified viral rumor, while better-sourced reporting points to analyst estimates closer to $1 billion or discusses roughly $3.2 billion as projected first-year revenue, not first-day pre-orders. No official Take-Two or Rockstar disclosure confirms the $3 billion figure.