Take-Two Interactive shared massive expectations for the fiscal years 2025 and 2026. This translates to a release window starting in April 2024, with the publisher aiming to achieve over $8 billion (about Rs. 65,905 crore) in net bookings by “launching several groundbreaking titles.” While not explicitly mentioned, a report from IGN suggests that a product of the calibre of GTA 6 could be the main driver for such growth targets. It's really hard to imagine any other franchise achieving similar results for the company.
The assumption is bolstered by taking Take-Two's net bookings in the past fiscal year into , which reached $5.3 billion (about Rs. 43,673 crore), notably thanks to its Grand Theft Auto V has sold 180 million copies since its launch in 2013.
“For the last several years, we have been preparing our business to release an incredibly robust pipeline of projects that we believe will take our company to even greater levels of success,” Take-Two said in its confirmed development on GTA 6, last year, followed by a massive data leak that showcased in-development gameplay footage.
In September, the studio suffered a earlier reports which suggested the inclusion of a female lead in the game. Rockstar Games confirmed that the leak was indeed real, with Take-Two adding that it did not affect business and was largely an ‘emotional matter.' An unnamed 17-year-old from Oxfordshire, England was reportedly arrested under suspicions of hacking and was connected to the hacker group ‘Laspus$,' which was also allegedly responsible for the Uber leaks.
Besides GTA 6, Take-Two's release slate includes BioShock creator Ken Levine's next game Judas, a Red Dead Redemption 2 (over 53 million copies sold).