Take-Two Boss Defends No Physical Disc Version of GTA 6, Insists When It Comes to Big Games, Discs 'Don't Really Make Sense for the Consumer'

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How it spread - 6 original reports

1. Fri, 7 August 2026

   5 reports
   • ign.com13:22first to report
     Take-Two Boss Defends No Physical Disc Version of GTA 6, Insists When It Comes to Big Games, Discs 'Don't Really Make Sense for the Consumer'

     Strauss Zelnick, boss of Rockstar parent company Take-Two, has defended the company’s decision not to release GTA 6 on a physical disc, insisting when it comes to big games, discs “don’t really make sense for the consumer.”

   • eurogamer.net13:33
     As GTA 6 publisher Take-Two revises its 2027 net bookings up to $8.2bn, Strauss Zelnick confirms its sales are "well over 90% digital"

     First Capcom, now Take-Two: Strauss Zelnick doesn't appear phased by PlayStation's migration to an 'all-digital future'.

   • eurogamer.net14:35
     We'll all be streaming our games in about "three years", says Take-Two boss, raising some post-release questions about GTA 6

     Are you ready for an 'all-digital future'? No? How about a future where we all stream our games, instead?

   • ign.com15:14
     Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Won't Rule Out GTA 6 on Disc at Some Point, Insists Decision Had Nothing to Do With Concern Over Leaks

     One of the big questions following the shock decision not to release GTA 6 on-disc at launch is whether Rockstar will ever release a disc version of the game. In a new interview with IGN, Strauss Zelnick, boss of Rockstar parent company Take-Two, refused to rule it out.

   • eurogamer.net16:22
     Take-Two boss "not in the least" concerned bad press around Rockstar's employment tribunal will affect GTA 6 launch

     Rockstar's sudden expulsion of 31 employees last year flared so brightly it was discussed in UK Parliament, and it's an issue that shows no sign of abating.

2. Sat, 8 August 2026

   1 report
   • Vecernji list (Croatia)12:51
     Šef Rockstara brani odluku o GTA 6 bez diska: Igrače nije briga, to je puno praktičnije

     Strauss Zelnick, čelnik kompanije Take-Two, tvrdi da u digitalnom dobu fizički mediji više nemaju smisla za potrošače, unatoč valu nezadovoljstva koji je zapljusnuo gaming zajednicu