Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive expects net bookings of $3.35 billion to $3.5 billion for the current fiscal third quarter of 2027. The main driver of the record figures will be the release of Grand Theft Auto 6, which is just over a week away.
Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive expects net bookings of $3.35 billion to $3.5 billion for the current fiscal third quarter of 2027. The main driver of the record figures will be the release of Grand Theft Auto 6, which is just over a week away.
This was stated by Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick during a conference call with investors, writes PC Gamer.
"With ten days left until the release of Grand Theft Auto 6, and with pre-orders continuing to reach unprecedented levels, we expect this year to be historic for our company," said Strauss Zelnick.
The publisher, however, refuses to give exact pre-order figures, citing that such figures have never been seen in the history of the industry. In addition to financial forecasts, the head of Take-Two commented on the issue of the difference between the gaming experience on different platforms.
When asked by Oppenheimer & Co analyst Martin Jan whether the differences between consoles and PC should be narrowed (particularly through role-playing servers and modding), Zelnick said he doesn't see any fundamental differences between the two. He said that while some franchises (like Civilization) started on PC, the overall user experience on both platforms is roughly the same, given the current technical capabilities of PCs and consoles.
Separately, the company's CEO mentioned the FiveM role-playing mod for GTA 5, which Take-Two had previously acquired. Despite the fact that the console versions lack such mods, Zelnick confirmed that FiveM's business is profitable, adding: "The mission of this company is to create the best entertainment on earth and bring it to consumers around the world. If we do it right, the issue of monetization will solve itself."
The company also acknowledged that the hype surrounding the upcoming release of GTA 6 had some impact on sales of other titles. In particular, NBA 2K27 revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2027 was slightly lower than expected ($1.60 billion, which is 18% less than the same period last year).
Overall, Take-Two expects final net sales for the full fiscal year 2027 to be between $8 billion and $8.2 billion.
Earlier, analytics company Sensor Tower released an estimate of the number of pre-orders for the game Grand Theft Auto VI. The vast majority of the 6.45 million copies already purchased were made by players on PlayStation 5.
