Take-Two Interactive is preparing for the November 19 release of Grand Theft Auto VI, with pricing set, pre-orders open, and legal action underway against leakers. The company has also reported strong sales for Grand Theft Auto V and defended the digital-only release of the upcoming title.
Take-Two Interactive is in the final stretch before Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The company set the standard edition at $79.99 and the Ultimate Edition at $99.99, with pre-orders opening June 25. The physical edition includes a digital download code rather than a disc, a decision CEO Karl Slatoff defended by noting that over 90 percent of the business is digital distribution and that discs are not very meaningful to consumers, especially for major games.
In the same period, Take-Two reported that Grand Theft Auto V has sold over 230 million copies across three console generations, with the full GTA series at about 475 million copies. Fiscal Q1 2027 net bookings reached about $1.39 billion, exceeding forecast. GTA Online added a mission creator tool.
Weeks before release, Take-Two filed DMCA subpoenas with a New York federal court on August 20, demanding Microsoft and Discord hand over account records tied to recent GTA6 gameplay leaks. The subpoenas, due by September 4, seek identification data for accounts linked to handles including Cyberleek, CinematicRockstar, and Surfer24k, along with Microsoft's internal records on the cyberleek persona. The leaker's identity remains unknown, and Rockstar Games has not commented.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself
sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every
fact links the story it came from.
Aug 23
Take-Two Interactive filed DMCA subpoenas with a New York federal court on August 20, demanding Microsoft and Discord hand over account records tied to recent GTA6 gameplay leaks. The subpoenas, due by September 4, seek identification data for accounts linked to handles including Cyberleek, CinematicRockstar, and Surfer24k, along with Microsoft's internal records on the cyberleek persona. The leaker's identity remains unknown, and Rockstar Games has not commented.
Aug 11
Take-Two Interactive CEO Karl Slatoff defended the lack of a physical disc version of Grand Theft Auto VI, saying discs are not very meaningful to consumers, especially for major games. He noted that over 90 percent of the business is digital distribution and cited the music industry's analog records as an example of limited demand.
Aug 10
Take-Two Interactive reported that Grand Theft Auto V has sold over 230 million copies worldwide across three console generations. The company's fiscal Q1 2027 net bookings reached about $1.39 billion, exceeding its forecast. GTA Online added a mission creator tool, and the full GTA series has sold about 475 million copies.
Jun 24
Rockstar Games has announced pricing for Grand Theft Auto VI, the next entry in the open-world crime series. The standard edition will cost $79.99, while the Ultimate Edition is set at $99.99. The prices were reported by journalist Jeff Keighley, who said the information came directly from Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two Interactive. Pre-orders for the game open on June 25 at midnight local time, and the title is scheduled for release on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Japanese price has not been announced, but based on current exchange rates, the standard edition is expected to be around 13,000 yen and the Ultimate Edition around 16,000 yen. Alongside the pricing news, Sony Interactive Entertainment published a PlayStation.Blog post detailing PS5-specific features. The PS5 version will support DualSense haptic feedback and adaptive triggers from launch day, as well as Tempest 3D AudioTech and near-instant load times via the console's SSD. The physical edition of the game will include a digital download code rather than a disc.