Since Rockstar Games announced on November 6th that they would once again postpone the release of Grand Theft Auto 6, Take Two Interactive’s market value has evaporated by approximately $3 billion. This most anticipated game in the past decade is now scheduled to be released on November 19, 2026.
The company’s stock price plummeted by 9% in just a few days, from $252 to around $231, and continues to be under pressure. The market reaction was swift and abnormal: one minute after Rockstar’s social media announcement, the stock price began to decline. And this delay completely overshadowed the impressive financial performance. Take Two’s Q2 revenue reached $1.96 billion, 33% higher than Wall Street’s expectations.
Although the CEO of the company is very optimistic about the prospects, it is predicted that Take Two will set a revenue record in the 2027 fiscal year after the release of GTA6. The company expects net revenue to reach approximately $6 billion during the game release year. But the fact that the $3 billion market value has evaporated also exposes investors’ tolerance for continued delays has reached its limit. As of November 10th, although the stock price has rebounded to $235.17, it is still 6.5% lower than the peak of $252 before the announcement. For this super IP series, which has sold over 220 million copies of its predecessor alone, every month of delay means a delayed entry of billions of dollars in potential revenue.
GTA6 has been confirmed to be released simultaneously on the PS5 and Xbox Series X | S platforms on November 19, 2026. The PC version has not yet been released, which is in line with Rockstar’s consistent release strategy of prioritizing console platforms.
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