GTA 6 pre-orders are running “far above” Take-Two's initial expectations, the publisher says, ten days before the game's November 19 launch. It has not revealed how many copies have been ordered, and the stronger demand has not changed its full-year net bookings forecast.
The statement appears in Take-Two's second-quarter fiscal 2027 presentation, released alongside its November 9 results. Rockstar Report covered the pre-order update, which compares demand with the company's internal forecast without publishing that forecast or the size of the gap.
Ultimate Edition sales underpin the launch-quarter plan
Take-Two still expects $8 billion to $8.2 billion in net bookings for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. For the quarter ending December 31, which includes GTA 6's launch, it forecasts $3.35 billion to $3.5 billion.
Those are company-wide figures, not a GTA 6 sales target. Take-Two's earnings release defines net bookings as digital sales and physical products sold into retail, alongside income such as licensing and in-game advertising.
The edition buyers choose is also part of the calculation. Take-Two expects GTA 6: Ultimate Edition, which includes add-on content, to drive growth in Grand Theft Auto's recurrent consumer spending. That category includes add-on purchases as well as virtual currency and other ongoing spending, so it is not simply a count of people buying the base game.
An August GamesIndustry.biz interview with Sensor Tower's Karl Kontus helps explain the emphasis on the premium package. The firm's estimate then put the $100 Ultimate Edition at 89% of digital pre-orders. Kontus expected that share to fall as more casual buyers arrived, while remaining above the industry norm. It was an early estimate, not Take-Two's confirmed edition split.
Early estimates are not launch results
Sensor Tower has also produced estimates comparing GTA 6's US digital pre-orders with Modern Warfare II. Kontus cautioned in August that GTA 6 demand might be unusually front-loaded, making normal pre-order trajectories unreliable.
Rockstar lists GTA 6 for November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.