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Grand Theft Auto 6 looks set to be the best-selling game of 2026, and even publisher Take-Two Interactive is surprised at just how big the demand for it has been ahead of launch. In its second-quarter fiscal year 2027 results, Take-Two was bullish on the sales numbers for the game, but it has only slightly adjusted its forecast for the financial year ending March 31, 2027.
“Preorders for Grand Theft Auto 6 are tracking far above our initial expectations, and we know that the numbers will speak for themselves soon enough,” Take-Two said. Originally, the publisher had predicted to make $7.9 – $8.1 billion in its current financial year, and it has increased this figure to $7.98 – $8.18 billion. Speaking to GamesIndustry.Biz, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said the reason for the modest increase was due to GTA 6’s launch being so close.
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“[We cannot] disclose the numbers, but the point that we’re making is our prior expectations obviously were aligned with our guidance, and the preorders are far exceeding our original expectations,” Zelnick said. “We’re maintaining our guidance, because the release is only 10 days away and we’ll know a lot more after the release. We’re
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