NBA 2K27 Sold 4 Million Copies in Its First Two Months, IGN Italia Reported

NBA 2K27 sold 4 million copies in its first two months, IGN Italia reported, placing it among the most successful launches in the history of the basketball franchise.

The franchise as a whole has surpassed 175 million lifetime units sold across its history. Chief Executive Officer Strauss Zelnick downplayed the slight miss when discussing the company’s software lineup with Bloomberg.

“If your breakfast must be eaten, I would far rather be the one to eat it,” Zelnick told Bloomberg regarding the internal competition between the publisher’s titles.

Advance orders for Grand Theft Auto VI reached 9,69 million units, generating an estimated $942 million in revenue according to tracking data from Sensor Tower.

PlayStation 5 accounts for 75 percent of those preorders, while Xbox Series X/S represents the remaining 25 percent. Both Sony and Microsoft described the booking figures on their respective digital storefronts as record-breaking.

Take-Two confirmed its financial forecasts for the current fiscal year, maintaining a projection between $8 billion and $8.2 billion. The publisher elected to keep its guidance unchanged despite the massive intake from the upcoming open-world release.

Customers who preordered the title can download the game ahead of its scheduled release, as file sizes exceed 200 gigabytes for the single-player production.

Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for release on November 19. Preloaded data remains accessible to buyers who secured advance digital copies ahead of launch day.