To the delight of those eagerly awaiting the release of GTA 6, Take-Two has emphasized that “Grand Theft Auto VI” will launch on November 19, 2026, while raising its annual booking forecast.
Relying on strong sales from its premium sports, action and mobile titles, the company has an overall upbeat outlook for the financial year. Take-Two’s shares rose more than 5% after the announcement.
Since GTA VI will be released more than a decade after GTA 5, the latest GTA version is widely expected to generate billions at launch, a promising sales figure that has investors eager to see what Rockstar Games does to update the game post-launch in an effort to maintain player engagement and encourage spending on its online features.
The GTA 6 developer and publisher is already experiencing a boom in the mobile gaming market with its popular titles such as “Match Factory!” and “Toon Blast” received surprising growth after a pandemic-related slump.
The video game publisher projects bookings of between $6.65 billion and $6.7 billion for fiscal 2026, noting an increase from its previous forecast of $6.4 billion to $6.5 billion.
During the earnings call, Take-Two executives addressed concerns about how reliable Google’s new AI technology is for creating interactive worlds. They claimed that it cannot be compared to established game engines for being in its early stages.
They also emphasized that game development involves much more than world creation, highlighting the importance of years spent on proprietary software and painstaking detail to ensure the longevity of titles like “Red Dead Redemption II” and “GTA V.”
