Imran Khan,Contributing Editor,GameDeveloper.com
November 10, 2026
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Take-Two has disclosed its financial results for the quarter leading up to the release of Grand Theft Auto VI, indicating minor declines in net bookings and total revenue year-over-year, with its Q2 net bookings slightly missing its predictions but GAAP net revenue aligning with expectations.
As the gaming sector collectively anticipates the forthcoming debut of Grand Theft Auto VI, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick asserted that preorders for one of the most eagerly awaited media launches in history are surpassing the company’s forecasts. In a statement made during the second quarter earnings presentation, Zelnick remarked that—although GTA 6 isn’t set to officially debut for another week—its launch pathway is “tracking significantly above our initial projections” in terms of preorder numbers.
Zelnick did not elaborate further on Take-Two’s expectations concerning preorders for the sequel, which is itself a continuation of one of the highest-selling video games in history. Some analysts speculate that the game will sell over 50 million units in its inaugural year, implying that even possibly ambitious expectations could be surpassed. Conversely, it remains challenging to determine how conservative Take-Two’s launch estimations might be without explicit data.
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Supporting the publisher’s enthusiasm is the acknowledgment from PlayStation that Grand Theft Auto VI is officially the most pre-ordered game in the history of the PlayStation store, likely since the store’s inception in 2006, but it also did not provide direct figures. Xbox similarly made a related assertion regarding its own store.
The Silence Before the Storm
In other Take-Two financial updates, GTA 6’s predecessor, Grand Theft Auto V, achieved 235 million copies sold in the previous quarter, elevating the total franchise numbers for the entire Grand Theft Auto series to 480 million units.
Net bookings and net revenue for the firm have declined overall for the quarter ending on September 30,
