Take-Two sticks to the GTA VI date after a record pre-order quarter

Take-Two Interactive closed the April-June 2026 quarter, the one where GTA VI pre-orders opened, with $1.39 billion in net bookings and $1.53 billion in revenue, Variety reported.

GTA VI pre-orders were open for only five days within the quarter (they opened June 25), yet Zelnick described them to analysts as “unprecedented and astonishing”. He did caution they are so extraordinary the company cannot tell how they will translate into sales: “We just don’t believe in claiming victory before it occurs.”

The company does not break down net bookings by title: it credited the quarter to better-than-expected performance from the NBA 2K (+7%) and Grand Theft Auto (+3%) franchises. Overall, net bookings fell 3% year over year and losses widened to $34.1 million, including a $43.4 million write-down for cancelling an unannounced title from a third-party studio.

In the shareholder letter, CEO Strauss Zelnick reaffirmed GTA VI’s launch for November 19, 2026 and kept the fiscal 2027 net bookings outlook at $8.0 to $8.2 billion. It is the umpteenth public confirmation of the date from Rockstar’s parent. Official prices, announced the day before pre-orders opened, are $79.99 for the standard edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate.