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Kaan Serin

Red Dead Redemption 2 just had its best sales year since launch, but Take-Two CEO doesn't think GTA 6 hype is behind it

Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2.

Red Dead Redemption 2 has had stamina fit for a horse, but Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick doesn't think the cowboy epic's long shelf life has much to do with the hype for GTA 6.

Rockstar Games' open-world sequel recently became the third best-selling game of all time, barging Wii Sports out of the way with a whopping 85 million copies sold as of March 2026. Even more impressive is the game's legs – Red Dead Redemption 2 also had its best year sales-wise since it originally launched.

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