The publisher of the Grand Theft Auto game series, Take-Two Interactive, expects net bookings in the range of $3.35 to $3.5 billion for the current third fiscal quarter of 2027. The main driver of the record figures will be the release of Grand Theft Auto 6, which is a little more than a week away.
This was stated by Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick during a phone conference with investors, writes PC Gamer.
"There are ten days left until the release of Grand Theft Auto 6, and given that pre-order numbers continue to reach unprecedented levels, we expect this year to be historic for our company," noted Strauss Zelnick.
At the same time, the publisher refuses to name exact pre-order figures, citing the fact that such indicators have never existed in the history of the industry. In addition to financial forecasts, the head of Take-Two commented on the question of the difference between the gaming experience on different platforms.
Responding to a question from Oppenheimer & Co analyst Martin Yang regarding whether the differences between consoles and PC should be reduced (in particular due to role-playing servers and modifications), Zelnick stated that he does not see any fundamental differences between them. According to him, although some franchises (such as Civilization) did start on PC, overall the user experience on both platforms is approximately the same, since the modern technical capabilities of personal computers and consoles do not differ significantly.
Separately, the company's head mentioned the FiveM role-playing modification for GTA 5, which Take-Two had previously acquired. Despite the fact that console versions lack such modifications, Zelnick confirmed that the FiveM business is profitable, adding: "The mission of this company is to create the best entertainment on earth and deliver it to consumers around the world. If we do this right, the question of monetization will resolve itself."
The company also acknowledged that the hype surrounding the upcoming release of GTA 6 somewhat affected sales of other titles. In particular, revenue from NBA 2K27 in the second quarter of the 2027 fiscal year turned out to be slightly below forecasts ($1.60 billion, which is 18% less than the same period last year).
Overall, Take-Two expects total net sales for the entire 2027 fiscal year at the level of $8–8.2 billion.
Earlier, the analytical company Sensor Tower published an estimate of the number of pre-orders for the game Grand Theft Auto VI. The overwhelming majority of the 6.45 million copies already purchased were made by players on PlayStation 5.