Take-Two says GTA 6 preorders exceed expectations

Take-Two Interactive Chief Executive Strauss Zelnick said Grand Theft Auto 6 preorders are far above the company’s expectations, while the publisher forecast net bookings of $3.35 billion to $3.50 billion for its fiscal third quarter, driven by the game’s launch. Take-Two has not disclosed the preorder total, and the company’s guidance is a forecast rather than a report of sales already achieved.

The quarter is fiscal 2027’s third, and Take-Two expects it to include the November 19 release of GTA 6. Zelnick said the company would not revise its full-year net-bookings guidance so close to launch, adding that it would know more after the release. Take-Two’s annual bookings outlook remains $8 billion to $8.20 billion.

The publisher raised its fiscal 2027 revenue forecast to $7.98 billion to $8.18 billion, from an earlier range of $7.90 billion to $8.10 billion. It also raised the lower end of its earnings-per-share outlook by 2 cents, to a range of 57 cents to 75 cents. The company’s third-quarter bookings forecast is slightly below the analyst average of $3.51 billion cited in reporting on the results.

Sensor Tower estimated that GTA 6 had 7.71 million digital preorders worldwide...