GTA 6 preorders reach “unprecedented levels,” Take-Two CEO says ahead of launch
GTA 6 preorders have reached “unprecedented levels” ahead of its November 19 launch, according to Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick. The publisher has not disclosed how many copies have been reserved.
Zelnick made the comment in Take-Two’s fiscal second-quarter results, as the company reiterated its forecast for the financial year. That forecast includes the release of Rockstar Games’ long-awaited open-world title, but it covers Take-Two’s wider business as well.
The difference matters: an unprecedented preorder level is a claim from the publisher, not an independently verified sales total. Without a number, players cannot tell how many copies have been ordered or compare the figure precisely with another launch.
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Sony says GTA 6 is the most preordered game in the history of the PlayStation Store; Microsoft says the same for the Microsoft Store. These are separate store records, and neither platform gave a unit count.
What Take-Two has said about demand
In the earnings release, Zelnick said preorders were continuing to reach unprecedented levels and that the company expected a historic year. Take-Two maintained its full-year net bookings outlook of $8 billion to $8.2 billion.
Net bookings are a company-wide measure, not a forecast of GTA 6 sales alone. The range also describes Take-Two’s fiscal year, and should not be read as the money the new game has already earned.
The company’s previous quarter fell below its outlook. It said NBA 2K27 delivered the series’ second-highest launch-period net bookings, but that result was below the publisher’s own forecast for the period.
Lucia points a gun from a car in GTA 6. Image: Rockstar Games
GTA 6 launches November 19
Rockstar’s game is scheduled for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19. Xbox One players are also set to get access through Xbox Cloud Gaming, with a separate game purchase and the service’s supported-market requirements.
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Players preparing their consoles can check the preload and storage details before launch. Preordering is not required to follow the game’s release, and the publisher’s demand statement does not establish how many copies will be available at a particular retailer.
