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Take-Two CEO says discs are largely obsolete as company is 'well over 90% digital'

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick told investors on an earnings call that the company already distributes more than 90% of its business digitally and called physical discs unnecessary for big titles. Take-Two will sell Grand Theft Auto 6 as a digital-only release, and Sony plans to end disc production in 2028, intensifying the shift away from retail boxes. This matters because the change affects retailers and collectors and leaves consumers with slow or limited internet facing practical barriers to buying large downloads.

• Strauss Zelnick said on the earnings call that Take-Two’s business is ‘‘well over 90%’’ digitally distributed.
• Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released exclusively in digital format, a decision positioned as a driver of broader industry change.
• Sony plans to end optical disc production in 2028, reducing the availability of new physical console releases.
• Zelnick argued most players must register online to play anyway, making downloads more convenient, but some consumers still lack sufficient internet or value physical game boxes.