GTA 6 preorder rumours send Take-Two stock flying
Take-Two Interactive had a very good day on the stock market, and yes, it is because everyone is still waiting for Grand Theft Auto 6 like it is a national holiday.
According to GameSpot, shares of Rockstar Games' parent company climbed by more than 6% after reports suggested that GTA 6 preorders could open on Monday, May 18. Rockstar has not officially confirmed the preorder date yet, but the rumour has clearly been strong enough to get investors moving.
The logic is simple: if preorders are really about to begin, that gives the market more confidence that GTA 6 is still on track for its planned November 19 release. After years of waiting, delays, leaks, trailers, speculation, and pure chaos from fans online, even a preorder window feels like a major signal.
At the time of GameSpot's report, Take-Two's share price had reached $242, adding more than $2 billion to the company's market value. Not bad for a day powered mostly by preorder hype. Still, the bigger picture is not all green: Take-Two's stock is reportedly still down around 4% across 2026.
Part of that earlier pressure came in February, when Google revealed Project Genie, an AI system it described as being able to create video game worlds. That spooked some investors, even though experts pointed out that current AI tools are nowhere near capable of producing something on the scale and detail of GTA 6. In other words, Wall Street panic saja — a tech demo is not suddenly replacing Rockstar's full open-world machine.
The preorder rumour itself reportedly came from a Best Buy leak connected to reputable sources. That matters because GTA 6 has had endless fake leaks and random social media theories, but this one seems to have carried enough weight to affect Take-Two's stock price.
For Malaysian and SEA players, the real thing to watch now is pricing. Once preorders officially go live, we should finally know whether GTA 6 lands at US$70, US$80, or potentially higher. Local PlayStation and Xbox store pricing will be the key detail for us, because a premium US price can quickly become a painful RM checkout moment. Console players here will want to compare digital pricing against local retailers before rushing in.
Rockstar and Take-Two have said the game's marketing push will begin this summer, so even if May 18 does not happen, the preorder announcement likely is not too far away. Expect trailers, edition breakdowns, bonus content, and probably some very expensive collector-style temptation once the campaign starts properly.
GTA 6 is currently set to launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19. There is no PC version at launch, with Take-Two previously saying PC is not the game's core market. Painful for the PC gang, but not exactly surprising for Rockstar.
For now, the market is treating GTA 6 preorders like a confidence boost. For players, it is the first sign that the long wait may finally be entering its checkout-cart era.
Source: GameSpot
