Take-Two: GTA 6 Development Is Complete and Pre-Orders Are Far Above Expectations

There is no more room for doubt about November 19. On Take-Two's second-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings call on Monday, November 9, 2026, CEO Strauss Zelnick said that "Rockstar has completed the development of GTA VI," The Verge reports. In the official results release, Zelnick added that "the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI is ten days away" and that pre-orders are "continuing to reach unprecedented levels."

Development is done, the date holds

After two delays, this is the clearest signal yet that the game will ship on time. Take-Two's release still lists Grand Theft Auto VI for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026. According to The Verge, Zelnick ended the call with: "I know you all are going to have a great time playing GTA VI while you're at home for the holidays."

The company's prepared remarks also note that "pre-loads are rolling out across the world." We covered the timing and storage you need in our GTA 6 pre-load guide.

Pre-orders "far in excess" of the plan

Take-Two still isn't sharing a pre-order figure. Its prepared remarks say pre-orders are "tracking far in excess of our initial expectations, and we know that the numbers will speak for themselves soon enough." Until official numbers arrive, the best outside estimate is still Sensor Tower's 6.45 million.

The same document lists the marketing milestones so far:

• An extended look at the game premiered on Netflix, became the platform's most-viewed title of the week and drew 31 million viewers in its first four days (prepared remarks).
• A "Night In Vice City" with the NBA, in which the Miami Heat play as Vice City against the Milwaukee Bucks (prepared remarks).
• In-person Vice City events in Miami. That includes the newly announced GTA VI: The Festival on November 21.

GTA V is also still selling. Take-Two says it has sold nearly 235 million units and that the Grand Theft Auto series beat its forecast for the quarter (prepared remarks).

The numbers

• Q2 net bookings: $1.60 billion, down 18% from $1.96 billion a year ago (release). That was slightly below Take-Two's own $1.62–1.67 billion guidance, which it put down to NBA 2K27 (prepared remarks).
• GAAP net loss: $0.29 per share (release).
• Fiscal 2027 net bookings outlook reiterated at $8.0–8.2 billion (release).
• Q3 (the GTA VI launch quarter) bookings guidance: $3.35–3.50 billion. Investing.com notes that's slightly below the ~$3.51 billion analysts expected, yet shares rose about 3% after hours.

Disc and PC: ask Rockstar

Don't expect news on a physical disc or a PC version from Take-Two. Insider Gaming, citing Variety, reports that Zelnick wouldn't confirm either one, saying that "information always comes from our labels," which here means Rockstar Games.

What's next

• November 19, 2026: GTA VI launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S (Take-Two).
• November 21, 2026: GTA VI: The Festival in Miami.
• Official pre-order or sales numbers. Take-Two says they will "speak for themselves soon enough."