Take-Two Lifts Annual Revenue, Profit Forecasts as ‘GTA VI’ Launch Nears
The company said nearly 90% of pre-orders were for the premium edition as it kept its bookings outlook and raised profit guidance.
- On Monday, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick reported that Grand Theft Auto VI presales are "running far in excess of our expectations" ahead of the Nov. 19 launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S and X.
- GTA 6 has been delayed twice, moving from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026, and then to Nov. 19, though Zelnick confirmed the game will not be delayed again, easing investor concerns.
- Despite an 18 percent drop in net bookings year-over-year, GTA 5 continues selling roughly five million copies per quarter, reaching nearly 235 million total units according to company filings.
- Take-Two stock rose about 4 percent in after-hours trading Monday, while the company maintained its fiscal outlook of $8 billion to $8.2 billion in net bookings for the year ending March 31, 2027.
- 2K is preparing sports titles for next year, while projects including BioShock, Judas, and Project ETHOS remain in limbo as the company focuses on the major release.
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GTA VI presales ‘far in excess’ of expectations, Take-Two CEO says
Grand Theft Auto VI is ready to download. Rockstar Games opened pre-loading on Tuesday for everyone who pre-ordered the game digitally. It launches in nine days, on 19 November, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The day before, its publisher Take-Two Interactive reported its quarterly results and said pre-orders keep climbing. It kept its […] This story continues at The Next Web
Take-Two reported a weaker-than-expected quarter, but its stock rose more than 4 percent after a quick report on Monday. The video game publisher confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI will be released on November 19, and the CEO said that pre-orders for it have been much higher than initially expected. The company raised its full-year revenue forecast, but left unchanged its expectations for a metric that tracks game sales and in-game spending.
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