Grand Theft Auto VI Preorders Are Far Above Take-Two’s Expectations
A report estimates GTA VI presales above $750 million, while Take-Two raised its company-wide fiscal 2027 net bookings range by $80 million at each end.
Grand Theft Auto VI preorders are tracking far above Take-Two Interactive’s initial expectations, but the publisher has not disclosed a total. Its fiscal 2027 earnings presentation puts net bookings at $7.98 billion to $8.18 billion, up from $7.9 billion to $8.1 billion. That is an $80 million increase at each end, and the range covers Take-Two’s whole business, not GTA VI alone.
Take-Two says the preorder figures will “speak for themselves soon enough,” but gave no count or date for sharing one. A November 9 estimate placed presales above $750 million. Take-Two has not confirmed that figure.
Preorder numbers are (as expected) going to look nuts
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Preorders opened on June 25, nearly five months before the scheduled November 19, 2026 launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Take-Two described early demand as exceptional in August and said orders were then leaning toward the $100 Ultimate Edition, while warning that preorders could be canceled. CEO Strauss Zelnick also told Variety, “we never claim success before it’s earned.”
NBA 2K27 offers another measure of Take-Two’s recent results. It sold more than 4 million copies after its early-September release and recorded the second-highest net bookings performance in the series’ history, yet came in below Take-Two’s forecast for the period.
The company’s outlook also reflects new releases, emerging business opportunities and geographic expansion. In a GamesIndustry.biz interview, Zelnick said Take-Two was maintaining its guidance with the launch close and would know more after release. He described live services and recurring consumer spending, including GTA Online, NBA 2K and WWE 2K, as the bulk of the business, with major releases punctuating that ongoing activity.
Would an official preorder total add useful context alongside Take-Two’s company-wide bookings outlook? Follow the preorder and bookings story as the November 19 launch approaches on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
Grand Theft Auto VI
Developed by Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet.
- Genre Shooter, Racing, Adventure
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5
- Perspective First person, Third person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release November 19, 2026
- Publisher Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive
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