EXHIBIT 23.1

                       Consent of Independent Accountants


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-56477); S-3 (File No. 333-58087); S-8 (File
No.  333-50251);  S-3 (File No. 333-50033);  S-3 (File No.  333-83065);  and S-8
(File No. 333-89995) of Take-Two Interactive Software,  Inc. of our report dated
December 17, 1999  relating to the  financial  statements  which appears in this
Form 10-K.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
January 26, 2000