– Insider Gaming independently verified the leaked Best Buy affiliate email from Impact for “GTA 6 Pre Order (Physical Game)” (May 18–21) with a 5% affiliate commission; corroborated by two separate affiliates.
– If legitimate, the pre-order window would be five months before the Nov 19, 2026 release and aligns with Take-Two’s May 21 earnings call; potential trailer 3 could debut around the campaign.
– Email lacks MSRP; price estimates hover around $70–$100, while the market reacted with Take-Two stock rising about 5% (+$2B in value) on the rumor.
– No official confirmation from Take-Two/Rockstar yet; the leak is corroborated but remains unconfirmed.
The GTA 6 Best Buy pre-order story just got a lot harder to dissmiss. Insider Gaming has independently verified the leaked affiliate email by having two separate affiliates forward it directly, which confirms that the emails originate from Impact – one of the largest affiliate partner marketplaces in the industry, used by major retailers including Best Buy. Anyone signed up for Best Buy’s affiliate program through Impact may have received the same email from [email protected].
Affiliate Source and Verification
The campaign, which is titled “GTA 6 Pre Order (Physical Game),” runs from May 18 to May 21 and offers affiliates a 5% commission on physical copy sales. The leak was originally brought to light by YouTuber Frogboyx1Gaming during a live stream. The Australian creator TGG was among the first to corroborate it. Now with Insider Gaming’s verification, which is backed by traceable infrastructure rather than the testimony of creators, the leak appears to carry way more weight than before.
Campaign Outline & First Corroborations
If the May 18 pre-order date is actually on point, it would land exactly five months before GTA 6’s confirmed November 19, 2026 release date on PS5 (curr. $595) and Xbox Series X|S. What this should do is effectively rule out fears of another delay. Furthermore, the timing also lines up with Take-Two Interactive’s earnings call on May 21 – the same day the rumored affiliate campaign ends. As we mentioned in our past coverage, there are widespread speculations that trailer number 3 (which would be the first major Rockstar footage in over a year) could drop alongside the official pre-order announcement to close out the campaign window. Meanwhile, trailer 2 has already crossed 160 million YouTube views.
No MSRP shows up in the email, however. Price estimates still range from $70 to $100. Simultaneously, Insider Gaming’s new report indicates that the market has already made its feelings pretty clear: Take-Two Interactive’s stock jumped nearly 5% on Thursday alone – up $10.79 per share to $237.78 – adding close to $2 billion in market value within hours of the pre-order rumors. Neither Take-Two nor Rockstar has officially confirmed anything yet.
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