Take-Two: GTA 6 still set Nov. 19

Strauss Zelnick said on May 21 that Grand Theft Auto VI is still set for release on Nov. 19, 2026, giving Take-Two Interactive its clearest public reaffirmation of the date since Rockstar delayed the game earlier this month. The confirmation came in Take-Two’s fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 results and in comments tied to the company’s earnings call. Take-Two also linked its fiscal 2027 outlook to the game’s launch, underscoring how central the title is to the company’s revenue expectations. Zelnick separately said fans should not expect the next trailer immediately, with marketing planned for summer and pre-orders expected around the start of that campaign. ### Where did the Nov. 19 date get confirmed? Take-Two’s May 21 earnings release said fiscal 2027 should reach “new record levels of operating performance” driven by the Nov. 19 launch of Grand Theft Auto VI. In the same release, the company gave net bookings guidance of $8.0 billion to $8.2 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. (businesswire.com) The May 21 earnings call repeated that framing. Transcript services carrying the call said management’s fiscal 2027 outlook was “primarily due” to the Nov. 19 launch, while IGN reported Zelnick had reaffirmed the date publicly as concern about another delay spread among fans. ### Why does this matter for Take-Two’s business this year? (businesswire.com) Take-Two reported $1.58 billion in fourth-quarter net bookings and $6.72 billion for fiscal 2026, then told investors to expect roughly 20% growth in fiscal 2027. The company tied that growth mainly to Grand Theft Auto VI, making the release date more than a marketing milestone — it is built into guidance for the current financial year. (fool.com) Strauss Zelnick said in the earnings release that fiscal 2026 “exceeded our initial expectations at every label” and that fiscal 2027 should set new records because of Grand Theft Auto VI and the broader release slate. That language put the game at the center of Take-Two’s investor message on May 21. (businesswire.com) ### Why isn’t the next trailer coming right away? Polygon reported on May 21 that Zelnick indicated the next Grand Theft Auto VI trailer likely will not arrive until summer, rather than in the days around the earnings call. MP1st, citing the same earnings-call window, reported that marketing is expected to start in “late June,” which it said also points to the earliest likely timing for a new trailer. (businesswire.com) IGN reported that Zelnick said pre-release marketing still matters for any entertainment property, even one as large as Grand Theft Auto. He also said the campaign would reflect “where audiences and attention is today,” suggesting the company does not plan to mirror the older Grand Theft Auto V rollout exactly. (polygon.com) ### What about pre-orders? MP1st reported that pre-orders are expected to begin when the broader marketing push starts in late June. That report followed days of online speculation tied to retailer chatter and unconfirmed leaks, but no official pre-order launch had been announced before Take-Two’s May 21 updates. (ign.com) Screen Rant and other outlets said the earnings update effectively reset expectations after those earlier rumors. As of May 22, the concrete company-backed milestones are the Nov. 19 release date, a summer marketing window and a late-June start cited by outlets covering Zelnick’s remarks. ### What comes next? June 21 is the start of summer on the calendar Polygon referenced in its coverage, and late June is the timeframe MP1st said Zelnick pointed to for the start of marketing and pre-orders. (mp1st.com) The next hard milestone after that is Nov. 19, 2026, when Take-Two says Grand Theft Auto VI is due to launch and begin driving the fiscal 2027 performance the company laid out on May 21. (polygon.com) (screenrant.com)