Take-Two is forecasting up to $8.2 billion in net bookings for the fiscal year GTA 6 launches

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Take-Two Interactive held its Q1 FY27 earnings call today and reaffirmed its forecast of $8.0 to $8.2 billion in net bookings for the fiscal year, with Grand Theft Auto 6 arriving on November 19 as the centerpiece of that projection. CEO Strauss Zelnick also revealed that GTA 6 preorders since opening on June 25 have been unlike anything the company or the industry has seen before.

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Take-Two confirmed GTA 6 has not been delayed and will launch November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X. The $8 billion forecast was first given in May at the company's Q4 FY26 earnings, and today's call is the first to include preorder data from the game's sales window.
On preorders, Zelnick said: "No one's ever seen anything like this before at Take-Two, or in the industry. The level of preorders is unprecedented and astonishing, and we're grateful for that." Preorders opened on June 25.
Zelnick tempered expectations alongside the praise, noting: "To be clear, we haven't sold one unit yet. You can cancel a preorder." He described the company's position as "cautiously optimistic."
GTA 6 carries an $80 price tag, which Take-Two has defended as "phenomenal value."
GTA 6 marketing is reportedly running on "virtually every social media outlet on Earth," per separate comments made during the call.

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