Take-Two Boss Strauss Zelnick on GTA 6 Expectations, GTA Online, and the Decade to Come

10 days out from the release of GTA 6 , Strauss Zelnick tells me he’s feeling “optimistic.” It might be the understatement of the century. Reporting its second quarter fiscal year 2027 results tonight, Take-Two said preorders for Rockstar’s next game are tracking “far in excess” of the company’s initial expectations. “We know that the numbers will speak for themselves soon enough,” the Rockstar parent company added. Or, as Zelnick put it to me during a phone interview, “I'm looking forward to the launch.” GTA 6 is expected to be the biggest entertainment launch of all time, surpassing any movie…