Take-Two Interactive released its second-quarter results on Monday, and the sentence everyone waited for was there. In a statement shared by @GTAVI_Countdown and @gtasix_, CEO Strauss Zelnick says: "The launch of Grand Theft Auto VI is ten days away, and with pre-orders continuing to reach unprecedented levels, we expect to deliver a historic year for our company."
Eurogamer, Kotaku, Insider Gaming and GamesIndustry.biz all carry the same line: GTA 6 pre-orders are tracking "far in excess" of what the publisher expected. Eurogamer adds that Zelnick expects the game to set "a new baseline" for the company. The quarter itself is more mixed: GamesIndustry.biz reports net bookings fell 18% to $1.6 billion, with NBA 2K27 missing forecasts. GTA 6 is carrying the optimism.
From what we could read, Take-Two gives no unit count for pre-orders. The only figure on the table is Sensor Tower's outside estimate of $751 million in digital pre-orders, which does not come from the publisher.
Yes. "Ten days away" amounts to confirmation that nothing moves: November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, no PC version announced. We set up this earnings date in Sunday's piece; the schedule is on our release page.
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The exact unlock time and real day-one sales are not announced. The publisher's full-year figures should be in its investor presentation; we have not read them yet and will not guess.
For players, the calendar does not change: this is the last official confirmation before launch. For the publisher, it is a message to the markets that the year is exceptional before a single store sale. Pricing is summed up on our price page.
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By Solange Rocheval · GTAVIFRANCE newsroom
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