Take-Two CEO Says “Who Cares” If Gamers Can’t Buy Grand Theft Auto VI Discs

Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two, has dismissively brushed off questions about the digital-only release of Grand Theft Auto VI. In a Q&A following the company’s first-quarter 2027 financial release, Zelnick asked, “Who cares?” if customers are forced to download games because discs “don’t really make sense” for a big title. He also compared physical discs to vinyl distribution. “Our business is well over 90% digitally distributed,” Zelnick said, per IGN. “It’s already a digital business. So in certain instances, especially if it’s a big game, discs just — and note I said discs — don’t really make sense for the consumer.” Buy Grand Theft Auto VI He continued, “Also, [in] most instances you have to register online to play anyhow. So if you’re already connected, who cares if you download digitally? It’s all the same, and it’s much more convenient. “So that’s where the world is going, in our opinion, and I think Sony understands that,” Zelnick added, referring to the recent announcement that physical copies of PlayStation games will no longer be sold beginning in January 2028. “We certainly understand that. It doesn’t mean that we won’t have physical e...