Take-Two CEO says the September leak won't affect the next GTA's development

Take-Two Interactive's chief executive, Strauss Zelnick, told investors on November 7, 2022 that September's leak would not hold back work on the next Grand Theft Auto. He addressed it during the company's second-quarter earnings call, as VGC reported.

What it means for players

This was the publisher backing up what Rockstar had said in September: the breach hurt, but the plan for the game stood. Zelnick added one point Rockstar had not made, saying there was "no evidence that any material assets were taken."

Zelnick's comments

He described the leak as "terribly unfortunate" and said Take-Two treats incidents like it "very seriously indeed." He was firm that the leak "won't have any influence on development or anything of the sort." He also said the episode was "terribly disappointing" and would push the company to be "ever more vigilant on matters relating to cybersecurity." GamesRadar+ carried the same remarks.

Elsewhere on the call

The previous game also came up. According to VGC, Take-Two put Grand Theft Auto V's lifetime shipments above 170 million units since its 2013 launch. Finance executive Hannah Sage explained that Take-Two now updates that figure only in steps of five million, GamesRadar+ reported; a quarter earlier, the company had described the total as "nearly" 170 million.

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