I think the replies to my comment are not realistic.

The Goldilocks zone for earning revenue for movies & games were always: Day 1 earnings = Week 1 earnings = Year 1 earnings

The revenue in this case is heavily protected by your IP NOT being copied in a single day, and that people want to experience the product together with their friends.

When people talk about convenience, is there really any inconvenience in downloading a pirated game/movie on release day?

Especially for GTA6. The most amount of money is riding on this. It's still going to be a lot if it's copied on day1, but there is no way it is near their projections.