‘GTA 6’ Presales ‘Far in Excess’ of Expectations Ahead of Next Week’s Launch, Take-Two CEO Says

Rockstar Games‘ “Grand Theft Auto VI” presales are “running far in excess of our expectations,” Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick said Monday.

“That’s a good thing. That said, we never claim success before it occurs,” Zelnick told Variety in an interview ahead of the company’s earnings release. “So we’re just days away from from beginning to see the fruits of our labor.”

“GTA 6” will launch Nov. 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S and X devices priced at $79.99 for the standard edition and $99.99 for the ultimate version. While Rockstar has yet to confirm exact pre-order results for the title, despite some rumors floating around regarding sales, Zelnick assures the company will “certainly be giving more information about how ‘GTA 6’ performs post-launch.”

The results are in line with what Zelnick and Rockstar previously disclosed after pre-orders began in June and reached “unprecedented” levels at that time.

On Monday, SAG-AFTRA released a statement in support of Rockstar Games workers’ decision to unionize, which Zelnick declined to comment on when speaking with Variety.

As for if and when “GTA 6” will make it onto other platforms, like PC and Nintendo Switch 2, or see a full physical disc release, Zelnick says that “information always comes from our labels” and will leave those potential future announcements to Rockstar.

Take-Two’s game revenue for the July-Sept. quarter was $1.38 billion. Ad sales reached $121 million. Sales for “NBA 2K” were softer than anticipated.

Wall Street forecast a loss of earnings per share (EPS) of 86 cents on $1.66 billion in revenue, according to analyst consensus data provided by LSEG. Take-Two Interactive reported a loss per share of 29 cents and net bookings of $1.6 billion. The company reported a loss of $54 million for the quarter.