Grand Theft Auto 6 preorders have finally arrived. New screenshots were also recently released. The game’s November 19 release date is locked in. But Rockstar Games is still staying relatively quiet about the specifics of GTA 6, like what new kinds of gameplay experiences it provides.
To date, all that’s been revealed are screenshots, story descriptions, and cinematic trailers. Fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of any new information about the game, or a third trailer, and while it remains to be seen when that could happen, fans are now circling a new date on their calendars: August 7. That is the day that Rockstar owner Take-Two will release its next quarterly sales report.
Intriguingly, Take-Two is changing things up in terms of how it shares this update. Take-Two’s quarterly reports, and the Q&A sessions that follow, are historically held after the market closes at 4 PM ET. But this new report on August 7 will be released before the market opens, with a conference call following at 8 AM ET. The market will then open that day at 9:30 AM ET.
People are speculating as to what this could mean, but Take-Two has not offered any official explanation for the change-up. Many companies report earnings before the bell and many report after. The notable bit here is that Take-Two normally reports after the market closes, not before it opens.
In any event, there is precedent for Rockstar announcing new GTA 6 info around the time of Take-Two’s earnings reports, so the excitement is not unfounded.
Take-Two has also said it will begin the marketing campaign for GTA 6 this summer, so people are waiting for that as well.
GTA 6 launches on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game will not be available on a disc, and that just makes sense.