Take-Two Interactive now has a firm date for the launch that will shape its next fiscal year. Rockstar Games confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI will arrive on Thursday, November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, a date pushed back from the studio’s earlier target. The date falls inside fiscal 2027, the year Take-Two has guided toward a return to profitability.
Pre-orders opened at midnight on June 25 with a standard edition priced at $79.99 and an ultimate edition at $99.99, above the usual ceiling for most console games. Neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has released official pre-order numbers. Figures circulating online, including a claim of 39 million pre-orders and $3 billion in first day revenue, remain unverified, and the company has not confirmed any pre-order volume or revenue figure to date.
The company’s own numbers show what is riding on the launch. Take-Two closed its fiscal 2026 year on March 31 with $6.72 billion in total sales from games and in-game purchases, up 19 percent from the year before. Even with that growth, the company lost $298.2 million overall, or $1.62 per share. That loss is why Take-Two’s price to earnings ratio, the usual way to judge if a stock looks expensive or cheap based on profit, is negative right now, since there is no profit to measure the price against. For fiscal 2027, the year GTA VI launches, Take-Two expects $8.0 billion to $8.2 billion in sales and a return to profit, or 55 to 75 cents per share. Chief executive Strauss Zelnick has said the November launch is central to that outlook.
Nagham Hassan, Market Analyst at eToro, notes that TTWO shares have moved through a wide range in recent months, from near $190 in late March to a fresh high near $266 in early July, and are currently trading in the mid to high $250s. That range shows a market still deciding how much of the GTA VI opportunity the stock price already reflects.
Wall Street sentiment has turned more positive since the pre-order news, with several firms raising what they expect the stock to be worth. JPMorgan removed Take-Two from its list of top recommended stocks on July 1, a change the firm tied to a broader suspension of coverage across internet related stocks, not a shift in its view on the company specifically. For retail investors, the picture is simple: a confirmed date, a company promising record results, and a stock that has already climbed a great deal on that promise.
