Take-Two calls GTA VI pre-orders unprecedented and keeps November 19
Take-Two's CEO called GTA VI pre-order demand unprecedented but gave no figures, and kept the November 19 launch and its fiscal 2027 forecast.
Every announcement, report and rumor since Rockstar confirmed the game in February 2022. Each post is labelled: confirmed means Rockstar or Take-Two said it; reported means a major outlet reported it; rumor means nobody official has confirmed it; debunked means it turned out to be false.
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Take-Two's CEO called GTA VI pre-order demand unprecedented but gave no figures, and kept the November 19 launch and its fiscal 2027 forecast.
Take-Two's year-end results kept GTA VI on November 19, 2026, and forecast $8.0 to $8.2 billion in net bookings; its CEO said marketing starts in summer.
Take-Two's third-quarter results kept GTA VI on November 19, 2026, and CEO Strauss Zelnick said marketing for the game would begin in the summer.
Rockstar moved GTA VI from May 26 to November 19, 2026, apologizing for the longer wait and saying the extra months were for polish.
Rockstar fired over 30 staff. Take-Two cited gross misconduct, Rockstar says they shared confidential information, and the IWGB alleges union busting.
Take-Two's August 2025 results kept GTA VI on May 26, 2026. Strauss Zelnick said Rockstar would announce the price and his confidence was very high.
Take-Two's May 2025 results put GTA VI on May 26, 2026, and Strauss Zelnick called the extra development time a worthy investment.
Rockstar pushed GTA VI from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026, apologizing and saying it needed more time to finish the game. The date later moved again.
Take-Two's February 2025 earnings release still listed GTA VI for fall 2025 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with no exact day. That plan later changed.
Asked about GTA VI on PC, Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick said nothing was final and Rockstar would say more in due time. He confirmed no PC version.
Take-Two's fiscal 2024 results narrowed GTA VI from calendar 2025 to fall 2025, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The window later slipped twice.
Take-Two said several groundbreaking titles would lift fiscal 2025 net bookings past $8 billion. Outlets saw a GTA VI hint; that timing did not hold.
On a November 2022 earnings call, Strauss Zelnick said Take-Two saw no sign material assets were taken and that the leak would not affect development.
Rockstar said an outside party downloaded confidential data, including early footage of the next GTA, and that development would go on as planned.
On Take-Two's August 2022 earnings call, Strauss Zelnick said work on the next Grand Theft Auto was well underway, but gave no name, date or other details.