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Grand Theft Auto CEO believes GTA 5 was so successful because it's a 'highly social' experience

Take-Two CEO Strass Zelnick has discussed the success of Grand Theft Auto 5 in a new interview.

TechRadar

Call of Duty and Mario Kart are up there, but Take-Two CEO says Grand Theft Auto is "the most valuable entertainment IP ever created," and while he still won't reveal how much GTA 5 made, "it's a lot"

Rockstar's been raking it in

GamesRadar

GTA 6 Release Delay Concerns Grow as Take-Two CEO Reveals Game Was Once '18 Months Behind'

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick confirms Grand Theft Auto VI's release for 19 November, despite previous delays. Fans remain concerned about the absence of a new trailer.

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Take-Two CEO says the original Borderlands' art style overhaul cost a year of dev time and $50 million: 'Had we not done that, Borderlands wouldn't have been a hit'

Borderlands' distinct comic book aesthetic was the result of a last-minute bet.

PC Gamer

Borderlands' last-minute art style change cost the company $50 million, Take-Two CEO says: "Borderlands wouldn't have been a hit"

"It was insane"

GamesRadar

GTA 6 Launches This November — Here's Why It's Costing Over $1 Billion to Make

GTA 6 may become the most expensive video game ever produced because modern AAA games now operate at Hollywood blockbuster scale.

International Business Times UK

Will GTA 6 Be Released in 2026? Here's Why Take-Two Is Betting on AI to Save Future Blockbuster Titles

Take-Two boss says GTA 6's huge budget means future blockbusters must lean on AI to keep costs in check. The publisher is exploring new tools while insisting players won't get 'less' game.

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'Get a PlayStation 5 today to be ready for when Grand Theft Auto 6 launches' — GTA 6 marketing has seemingly kicked off as Sony urges PS4 users to finally upgrade to the PS5

PlayStation 4 users who have wishlisted Grand Theft Auto 6 have started receiving messages urging them to upgrade to a PlayStation 5, suggesting marketing for the game has officially begun.

TechRadar

GTA 6 was delayed to avoid crunch, claims Take-Two CEO, comparing notoriously crunchy Rockstar to college: "You do your homework, you don't pull an all-nighter"

Apparently it's not something Take-Two tolerates

GamesRadar

Take-Two CEO Says He's 'Deeply Disappointed' That a New 'BioShock' Game Is Taking Too Long

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has expressed that he's deeply disappointed about the delays involving what is referred to as BioShock 4.

Player One

Take-Two chief is 'deeply disappointed' that we still don't have a new BioShock game

13 years after BioShock Infinite, BioShock 4 remains a distant dream.

PC Gamer

BioShock 4 delay "deeply disappointed" Take-Two CEO, who thinks the studio "wasted a lot of time and money" on creative "dead ends"

Showbiz, baby

GamesRadar

"We got it wrong" with Civilization 7, Take-Two boss admits, and he takes "responsibility" for the strategy game's failures: "What we tried to do was a bridge too far"

"But it wasn't for want of trying"

GamesRadar

The CEO behind Grand Theft Auto VI doesn’t play video games, but is staking $1.5 billion on the biggest game launch of the decade

"I don't think being consumer-in-chief really helps a CEO be effective in this business," said Take-Two Interactive Software CEO Strauss Zelnick.

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GTA 6 should be $80 so the whole "struggling" industry can raise game prices, Bank of America says, and players will accept it because they love AI

"We think it’s in Take-Two's self-interest, as a publisher and partner to many developers, to raise the price point for the entire industry"

GamesRadar

GTA 6 devs aim to "deliver perfection," Take-Two boss says, and the Rockstar owner tries "to give them unlimited financial, creative human resources" to do so

"That's a high-stakes game for big boys only, and I'm cool with it," says Strauss Zelnick

TechRadar

Take-Two CEO admits GTA 6 expectations are 'so high' it's 'terrifying' — 'I think here our goal is to deliver to consumers something that’s never been experienced before'

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has admitted that the expectations for Grand Theft Auto 6 have him terrified, even as industry analysts expect the game to sell exceedingly well.

TechRadar

Take-Two CEO says GTA 6 isn't coming to PC day one because console players are the 'core consumer' — but the real reason is obvious

Rockstar Games won't release GTA 6 on PC on November 19, 2026, and Take-Two's CEO effectively says it's because console players are the main audience.

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GTA 6 not coming to PC at launch because console gamers are the ‘core consumer,’ CEO says

You'll just have to wait for the re-release.

GamesRadar

GTA 6 skipping PC at launch not due to PlayStation deal, but because Rockstar focuses on "the core consumer," Take-Two CEO says

Still, Zelnick admits that a PC version could make up "50% of the sales" of a modern release

PC Gamer

PC players aren't Grand Theft Auto 6's 'core' audience, Take-Two CEO says, and that's why we have to wait for it

Zelnick said going to consoles first is a matter of "serving the core consumer," but he also said PC can account for half of a big game's sales these days, so I don't get it.

GamesRadar

Gearbox head Randy Pitchford says Borderlands maker won't use AI for "any work that could ever be seen" after posting ChatGPT-generated image of a Gearbox employee

That guy is not real, and does not work at Gearbox

GamesRadar

GTA 6 isn't "even at risk" of having product placement "because all the brands are made up," Take-Two CEO says: "I think that keeps us pure"

"Everyone knows if you push too hard with partnerships it's a disaster"

GamesRadar

GTA 6 launch has Take-Two's CEO a "billion" times more "scared" than any other game release

"Because [if] you claim success before you have it – you will largely be wrong"

TechRadar

Take-Two CEO wants GTA 6 to be 'the most spectacular piece of entertainment on Earth, in history'

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has discussed the highly anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto 6 and admitted that he is "terrified."

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