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Take-Two chief executive

Strauss Zelnick

"Unprecedented and astonishing" pre-orders, and two delays approved

Strauss Zelnick is chief executive of Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar's parent company. He approved both GTA 6 delays after Rockstar explained its reasons and now frames the extra months as an investment. In August 2026 he called pre-orders "unprecedented and astonishing" and left it there. Confirmed

Numbers he has not given

Neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has published a pre-order figure. Sensor Tower's estimate of November 3, 2026 was about 7.71 million digital pre-orders; see Pre-orders and sales. A real number is unlikely before Take-Two's post-launch results in early 2027. Confirmed

Official screenshots

The official cover art.
The official cover art.

Questions

Who is Strauss Zelnick?

Chief executive of Take-Two Interactive, the publisher that owns Rockstar Games.

Sources and further reading

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Last updated 2026-11-06.

Rockstar people
Rob Nelson, Aaron Garbut, Phil Hooker, Jennifer Kolbe, Strauss Zelnick and James Horton.
Jennifer Kolbe
Jennifer Kolbe is Rockstar's head of publishing. Per Bloomberg, she asked Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick for both GTA 6 delays and rejected the rumour that the game cost more than about 1.5 billion dollars.
Pre-orders and sales
Rockstar and Take-Two have published no GTA 6 pre-order figure. Sensor Tower estimated about 7.71 million digital pre-orders worth 751 million dollars as of November 3, 2026, 74 percent on PS5.

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