Take-Two Boss Strauss Zelnick Moves to Reassure Shareholders as Stock Falls on GTA 6 Delay News

Take-Two brag Strauss Zelnick has moved to reassure acrophobic shareholders pursuing the hold to GTA 6.

Earlier today, Rockstar announced a important hold to GTA 6, which is expected to beryllium the biggest amusement motorboat of each time. It was owed retired autumn 2025 connected PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, but volition present merchandise connected May 26, 2026. That’s a displacement from Take-Two’s 2026 fiscal twelvemonth to its 2027 fiscal year.

Early trading successful Take-Two banal saw a 7.98% autumn successful value, astatine the clip of this article’s publication. In a connection issued connected its firm website, Take-Two reiterated its anticipation that the institution volition execute sequential increases in, and grounds levels of, Net Bookings (revenue) successful Fiscal 2026 and 2027.

Zelnick himself commented, saying Take-Two backs Rockstar successful its determination to hold GTA 6, and told shareholders the institution expects to present a “multi-year” play of growth.

“We enactment afloat Rockstar Games taking further clip to recognize their originative imaginativeness for Grand Theft Auto VI, which promises to beryllium a groundbreaking, blockbuster amusement acquisition that exceeds assemblage expectations,” Zelnick said.

“While we instrumentality the question of our titles earnestly and admit the immense and heavy planetary anticipation for Grand Theft Auto VI, we stay steadfast successful our committedness to excellence. As we proceed to merchandise our phenomenal pipeline, we expect to present a multi-year play of maturation successful our concern and enhanced worth for our shareholders.”

With GTA 6 and the guaranteed billions it was owed to bring successful during the 2026 fiscal twelvemonth present gone, what other does Take-Two person successful store? As good arsenic owning Rockstar, Take-Two owns steadfast 2K Games and 2K Sports. Gearbox’s Borderlands 4 is owed retired successful September. Mafia: The Old Country is besides owed retired this year. Expect different lucrative NBA crippled (NBA 2K26) from 2K Sports, too. Looking further ahead, the adjacent BioShock is successful development, arsenic is the adjacent crippled from Ken Levine, Judas.

But successful truth, thing 2K games has coming retired successful the adjacent twelvemonth oregon truthful tin marque up for the behemoth that is GTA 6, leaving Take-Two’s coffers lighter than expected. Saying that, GTA 6 fans are, generally, not amazed to spot the delay, though they had hoped for astatine slightest a caller screenshot to soften the blow.

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