Take-Two Interactive maintained its annual bookings forecast, a move that raised questions about how much demand the publisher expects from Grand Theft Auto VI despite the game’s unusually high profile and premium pricing. The company reiterated a November 19 launch date for the title, began taking pre-orders on June 25, and set the base version at $79.99 and the Ultimate Edition at $99.99. Take-Two said it expects fiscal 2027 bookings of $8 billion to $8.20 billion, compared with analysts’ average estimate for a 31.9% increase to $8.86 billion, according to LSEG. It also forecast second-quarter bookings of $1.62 billion to $1.67 billion, below the $1.85 billion analysts expected. Shares were marginally higher in volatile premarket trading. GTA VI is widely seen as one of the industry’s most anticipated releases after a 13-year wait since GTA V, which has sold nearly 230 million units since its 2013 launch.