😲 Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnck has admitted GTA 6 pre-order numbers are beyond the company’s own expectations
📈 He stated the numbers are “running far in excess of our expectations” in a new interview
🤷♂️ We don’t know how many copies it has sold exactly, but Zelnick stated it will come after the game’s launch
💰 One market intelligence firm suggests nearly eight million have been sold, working out to $750 million in revenue
Take-Two’s CEO has admitted the pre-orders for GTA 6 are far beyond Rockstar’s parent company’s own expectations.
As per a new interview with Variety, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has admitted that the GTA 6 pre-orders are “running far in excess of our expectations” ahead of the game’s launch next week.
Neither Take-Two or Rockstar has admitted just how many copies it has sold of GTA 6, although Zelnick stated in the interview that the company will “certainly be giving more information about how ‘GTA 6’ performs post-launch“.
Rumors indicate the game has sold nearly eight million copies and counting according to one market intelligence firm, generating around $750 million in revenue. PlayStation supposedly accounts for 74% of pre-orders compared to 26% on Xbox Series X|S.
Zelnick continued that the demand for the game is a “good thing” and hedged his bets a little stating that Take-Two never “claim success before it occurs”.
Back in August, the Take-Two CEO called the demand for GTA 6 “unprecedented and astonishing”, but carried the same cautious tone, as he noted that pre-orders don’t always equal sales.
Zelnick was also quizzed on whether GTA 6 would come to other platforms, such as a PC release or even dropping on Nintendo Switch 2. He stated that “information always comes from our labels” and will leave those potential future announcements to Rockstar.
Rumors indicate we won’t have to wait too long for a PC port, as it could come in early 2027 according to reports.
The PC release could coincide with GTA 6 Online launching, which Twitch CEO Dan Clancy believes will also take place “next year”.
Fans can still pre-order GTA 6 and have until November 20 to claim the Vintage Vice City pack as part of the launch promo for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
If you’ve already pre-ordered, you can pre-load GTA 6 from today in prep for the full release so you’re ready to go on release day – just be prepared for the game’s hefty file size when you do.
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Reece Bithrey is a journalist with bylines for Trusted Reviews, Digital Foundry, PC Gamer, TechRadar and more. He also has his own blog, UNTITLED, and graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in International History and Politics in 2023.