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I’m still learning stocks and I'm still a uni student so don’t take this as advice, but I bought 5 shares at $222 because it felt like TTWO still hadn’t fully recovered from that January Google AI game making scare + the GTA VI delay fear.

My thinking was pretty simple. You know that old Wall Street guy that talked to Ishowspeed and said something like “don’t just buy Apple products, buy Apple stock”? That’s kinda my logic. Rockstar still has insane attention power, at least from what I see online, and if GTA VI actually stays on track for Nov 2026, I thought the stock could slowly get sentiment back.

Then like 2 days after I bought, the Best Buy preorder leak/rumor came out and TTWO ran from around my  222 entry to about $242. I’m not gonna act like I predicted that exact timing, that part was luck lmao.

Tomorrow is the first check. If the preorder thing gets confirmed, the delay fear probably drops a bit. If nothing gets confirmed, some of the hype probably fades a little.

Bigger check is 5/21 earnings, mainly to see if management sounds confident about GTA VI and FY2027.

Position is tiny so I’m chilling. Not adding or anything, I’m just tryna make money to afford GTA VI anyways. Just hope the GTA VI hype isn’t already fully in the price.

Also yes I’m partly posting this for the drops lmao, but I actually do want feedback. I know there are way smarter and more experienced people here than me, so please tell me what I’m missing. What else should I be watching?
May 17, 2026 · 06:10 AM · 29 views
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@montacarlos939 · May 17, 2026 · 07:39 AM
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to be honest short term due to gta 6 you can own take two because hype will skyrocket the prices but long term not good stock to hold because Never consistently profitable FY2022: Net loss -$3.0B
FY2023: Net loss -$1.1B
FY2024: Net loss -$2.8B
Over $4 billion in debt. When you carry that much debt you're paying interest instead of investing in growth. Rising interest rates made this significantly more painful.
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@quantguild · May 17, 2026 · 06:20 AM
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Haha great post thanks for sharing, it's all about positioning and survival

You said "that part was luck lmao." - but in reality you will "get lucky" a tremendous number of times just managing your exposure appropriately and staying in the game (if you chose to do so long term).

Hope this is useful!
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pqqq Novice
@pqqq Solaris Traders · May 17, 2026 · 08:21 AM
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Also NBA 2K usually drops around September, so if NBA 2K27 follows the normal cycle, it should also affect FY2027's numbers. But GTA is obviously the main thing we are looking at here
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