As GTA VI pre-orders break records, investors still need one answer

Pre-orders for GTA VI launched on June 25, the company said, and the game will debut on Nov. 19 for $79.99 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. This means the longer-term value of GTA VI could be less about opening-week sales and more about Rockstar's ability to replicate the lasting economics of GTA Online. GTA VI has already created extraordinary expectationsTake-Two's first-quarter numbers were fairly average compared to the expectations leading into November. GTA VI does. That restraint is unusual because GTA VI is one of the very few entertainment releases that investors already expect to earn billions of dollars.