Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders are tracking far above Take-Two Interactive’s initial expectations, giving the publisher a powerful lead-in to launch even as NBA 2K27 fell short of its forecast for the latest quarter.
In its fiscal second-quarter 2027 results, published November 9, Take-Two described demand for GTA 6 as unprecedented. CEO Strauss Zelnick said the company is not disclosing an exact preorder total, so the publisher’s assessment should not be read as confirmation of any third-party sales estimate.
That distinction is especially important because our previous coverage detailed an outside estimate of GTA 6 digital pre-orders. Take-Two’s latest statement confirms that demand is running well ahead of its own expectations, but it does not provide a unit count or revenue figure.
Grand Theft Auto VI launches November 19, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Despite the strong preorder performance, Zelnick said Take-Two is not materially changing its guidance on that basis because the release is so close.
The company reiterated its fiscal 2027 Net Bookings outlook of $8.0 billion to $8.2 billion. For the fiscal second quarter, Take-Two reported Net Bookings of $1.60 billion, down from $1.96 billion in the same period last year.
NBA 2K27 provided a more mixed result. The basketball game has sold more than 4 million copies since its early-September launch and delivered the second-highest launch-period Net Bookings performance in franchise history. Even so, Take-Two said it finished below the company’s forecast for the period.
Take-Two expects NBA 2K27 engagement and Net Bookings to accelerate in the second half of the fiscal year as additional post-launch content arrives. For now, the contrast is clear: GTA 6 is outperforming the publisher’s early demand assumptions, while NBA 2K27’s strong launch still did not reach its internal target.
Will GTA 6’s exceptional preorder momentum translate into an equally strong launch?
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