Take-Two Reports 17% Increase in Net Bookings

Ah, the unpredictable world of gaming — where chaos and numbers meet in this peculiar dance. So, here we go, diving headfirst into these fiscal mysteries. Trust me, the figures are a bit head-spinning, but hang tight.

First off, apparently, the mighty Take-Two has seen its net bookings shoot up by, wait for it, 17%! Yeah, 17 is the number of the day. For the first quarter, they raked in $1.42 billion. To put it in perspective — or maybe not — last year’s was about $1.22 billion. Which, okay, last year feels like a blur now. And that recurrent consumer spending? Also up by 17%, kind of spooky how numbers like to match sometimes. Anyway, it seems 83% of the net bookings come from this. Whatever exactly “recurrent consumer spending” means in human terms — subscriptions? Online buys? I digress.

So, what’s fueling all this excitement? The juggernaut of Grand Theft Auto 5 drags along its Online counterpart, weaving in the mania of NBA 2K25. Oh, and can’t forget the cowboys — those Red Dead Redemption 2 folks are galloping right in there. Plus, a whole bunch of mobile games (those sneaky little guys). Mentioning mobile games feels obligatory but important — they’re like the unnoticed heroes in the background doing the heavy lifting.

Now, who’s pulling the strings behind all this? CEO and chair Strauss Zelnick says something like — I’m paraphrasing here — “Our quarter one was amazing, thanks to our big hitter games and diverse biz.” And then he’s like, “We’re revising our future outlook, aiming for $6.05 to $6.15 billion in Net Bookings for Fiscal Year 2026.” (Insert wide-eyed emoji here.) Strauss seems pretty jazzed about what’s next — and by jazzed, I mean, overflowing with a CEO’s version of poetic confidence.

Anyway, maybe, just maybe, the Take-Two universe will keep expanding, like this runaway rollercoaster ride. We’ll see if all these projections hold up or if we’re just along for the ride. Or maybe I just need more coffee. Who knows.