In an interview with the Financial Times, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed that Grand Theft Auto 6 is projected to pull in an astounding $3.2 billion in revenue. Zelnick states he is confident Rockstar will craft something truly extraordinary. Remarkably, the first billion is anticipated to come solely from pre-orders, according to analysts at DFC Intelligence.
Set to break records
The demand is greater than ever seen before, set to eclipse even the biggest movie blockbusters like Inside Out 2 ($1.6 billion) and Avatar ($2 billion). At $69.99 or €79.99 a copy, it would take roughly 40 million sales in the first year to hit that massive $3.2 billion revenue mark. With GTA 6 initially launching on consoles only, and PS5 having around 68% market share, around 27 million copies would be sold on PlayStation 5 systems. A staggering 45% of PS5 owners would buy GTA 6 in its first year.
To put it in perspective, GTA V sold 205 million units since launch in 2013. The game also grossed $1 billion in just three days, making it the largest entertainment release ever, only to be beaten by its own successor.
Release date
Fans have been left wondering when exactly GTA 6 is set to release, as Rockstar has remained deafeningly quiet throughout the year. This sparked the community to create several theories attempting to guess when we would receive new information or get a new look, all of them have unfortunately been proven false. However, Take-Two holding an interview with the Financial Times seems to show some confidence in a 2025 release, so let’s hope that assumption holds true..
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