Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has revealed during an investors call that 44% of the publishing giant’s upcoming slate for the next three years will be new IP.
The Grand Theft Auto publisher has 36 games planned for launch for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2025 — March 31, 2026, representing FY 25 and FY 26, respectively. A transcription of the Q&A session provided by Seeking Alpha reveals the following comments from Zelnick:
It’s very uncharacteristic of us to talk about subsequent years at this time. We’re doing so because we’ve been investing in a pipeline for a long time. And we now have a great deal of confidence that pipeline will be delivered in the next three years.
During the current fiscal year, Take-Two is planning to release 12 games, with 36 across the following two years — 44% of which will be comprised of new IP.
The rest is new iterations of existing franchises, and that’s mobile, console, PC and numerous business models. We couldn’t be more excited. Fiscal 24 titles look good and as I said, we’re very confident in the years to come as well. And we thought it was important to convey that with transparency today.
Zelnick revealed that he expects mid-cycle console refreshes from Sony and Microsoft, and also indicated that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be out in 2024 due to its high projections for the next fiscal year.
[Source – GamesIndustry.biz]