Rockstar Video games dad or mum Take-Two Interactive has reaffirmed Grand Theft Auto 6’s November 19 launch date and mentioned that the sport’s launch will usher in a “a brand new period of development” for the corporate. The corporate has additionally confirmed an “distinctive” begin to GTA 6 pre-orders, which went stay in late June.
Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders have fired Take-Two off to an “glorious begin” to fiscal yr 2027. The corporate reported its monetary outcomes for first-quarter FY2027 on Friday, saying internet bookings of $1.39 billion.
Take-Two reiterated its earnings outlook of $8 to $8.2 billion for the fiscal yr 2027. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick mentioned the corporate’s projected internet bookings mirrored a “excessive diploma of confidence” in Grand Theft Auto 6’s November 19 launch date.
“We count on to maintain this new stage of scale and generate sturdy money flows for the following a number of years, as we launch our strong improvement pipeline; capitalize on incremental alternatives inside our highly-established hit franchises; and proceed to use our confirmed, long-term strategy to managing the Firm,” Zelnick mentioned in his ready remarks through the earnings name.
‘Distinctive’ Begin to GTA 6 Pre-Orders
Zelnick added that “world pleasure” for the launch of GTA 6 continued to construct, and the sport had an “distinctive” begin to pre-orders. The Take-Two boss didn’t expose GTA 6 pre-order numbers.
Final month, market analysis agency Newzoo mentioned its knowledge confirmed that GTA 6 had the strongest opening to a pre-order marketing campaign ever, producing round $180 million (roughly Rs.1,734 crore) in digital pre-orders throughout the US, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain in its first week of gross sales. The agency mentioned the sport was on tempo to make a file $3.3 billion to $5.2 billion (roughly Rs. 31,799 crore to Rs. 50,108 crore) in cumulative world gross sales by the tip of its launch week.
GTA 6’s Netflix Premiere
Throughout the earnings name, Zelnick additionally addressed the upcoming extended look at GTA 6, set to premiere on Netflix on August 27.
“With Rockstar Video games’ current announcement of Grand Theft Auto VI: An Prolonged Look approaching August twenty seventh, we consider that customers’ ardour and anticipation for the following evolution of this iconic collection will develop additional main as much as the title’s November nineteenth launch,” he mentioned.
Talking to IGN, Zelnick mentioned that Rockstar Games felt a Netflix premiere could be a “wonderful means” to showcase the prolonged trailer.
“I feel that is an instance of Rockstar attempting new issues and advertising the title, and I hope there’s far more to return,” he mentioned.
Zelnick didn’t share particulars of the contents of GTA 6’s prolonged showcase. The trailer will premiere solely on Netflix on August 27 and might be out there on YouTube six hours later.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is coming to PS5 and Xbox Sequence S/X on November 19, 2026.