Take-Two (TTWO) CEO Strauss Zelnick doesn’t have any plans to play Grand Theft Auto VI, despite running the company that will publish the Rockstar-developed game. That may come as a surprise as GTA VI is set to be a massive release for Take-Two and many fans might expect the company’s CEO to want to see how the game performs ahead of its release on May 26, 2026.
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Zelnick has reassured gamers that his decision to not play GTA VI has nothing to do with the quality of the game. Instead, he stated that he’s “not a gamer.” The Take-Two CEO clarified that his “role is to attract, retain, and motivate the best talent in the business, and then getting out of their way.”
Zelnick Doesn’t Need to Play Games for Take-Two to Succeed
While gamers might not like that Take-Two’s CEO isn’t one of them, investors have nothing to fear. The company has performed well under Zelnick’s leadership. He became the company’s Chairman in March 2007 and took over as CEO in January 2011.
Since Zelnick took over Take-Two has published several major hits, including L.A. Noire, Max Payne 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Grand Theft Auto V, which has sold 215 million units, making it the second-best-selling game in history behind Microsoft’s (MSFT) Minecraft.
Under Zelnick’s tenure, shares of TTWO stock have also increased 1,767.96%. Needless to say, Take-Two is in good hands, even if its CEO doesn’t play the games it publishes.
Is TTWO Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Turning to Wall Street, the analysts’ consensus rating for Take-Two is Strong Buy, based on 17 Buy ratings over the last three months. With that comes an average TTWO stock price target of $256.33, representing a potential 9.43% upside for the shares.
