The Old County In Their Latest Financials – WGB

Take-Two held its Q2 monetary report the opposite day the place they dropped the information that GTA 6 is being delayed yet again, and that Borderlands 4‘s sales have been “softer” than expected. However amidst all that negativity got here a silver-lining: CEO Strauss Zelnick appears very pleased with Mafia: The Old Country.

“2K and Hangar 13 launched Mafia: The Outdated Nation, the primary new entry in our common organized crime franchise in almost a decade, which earned huge reward from critics and shoppers alike,” stated Zelnick in his opening speech. “The title rapidly surpassed our inside expectations and affirmed our perception that client demand stays robust for premium, narrative-driven experiences that over-index on worth. The workforce at Hangar 13 will proceed to push the boundaries for cinematic experiences on this sequence and in future inventive pursuits.”

Speaking to The Game Business’ Christopher Dring, Zelnick had this to say concerning the sport’s success: “What we suspected was confirmed, which is simply… for those who give shoppers an important narrative expertise that’s a whole lot of enjoyable, considerably contained, and at a good value, then you may have the proper consequence.”

Sadly, precise gross sales numbers haven’t been given. Nonetheless, Zelnick did all however affirm extra Mafia video games, most likely in the identical fashion as The Outdated Nation, are coming.

Total, Take-Two reported good progress throughout the board. Regardless of that, although, their inventory value took successful, seemingly because of GTA 6 being delayed once more.

Personally, I cherished Mafia: The Outdated Nation and its deal with being a smaller, extra targeted sport. The prospect of extra titles like that’s thrilling.