Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5), released on September 17, 2013 has crossed the $1 billion sales mark in just three days since launch. 56 per cent of Grand Theft Auto 5 sales comes from Xbox 360, with the remainder on PS3.
This is the biggest selling game of all time. It was released on 17 September 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles.
The first Grand Theft Auto was released in the year 1997 by Scottish games developer Dave Jones and his company DMA Games.
Within one day of release, Grand Theft Auto V fetched more than $800 million in revenue, selling around 13 million copies, exceeding the previous first-day sales record of $500 million set by Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Strauss Zelnick, Chairman and CEO of Take-Two said, “We believe this marks the fastest that any entertainment property, including video games and feature films, has reached this significant milestone.” He added, “We are incredibly proud of the extraordinary critical and commercial response to Grand Theft Auto 5.”
Take-Two Interactive Software stated, “Grand Theft Auto V has achieved worldwide retail sales of more than $1 billion during its first three days on sale, according to our estimates.”
Computerandvideogames.com digital manager John Houlihan said, “GTA V has been worth the five-year wait.”
The previous version Grand Theft Auto IV was released in 2008. According to some estimates of analysts, Take-Two’s Rockstar Games studio developed the game GTA 5 at a cost of between $200 million and $250 million and took more than five years to develop.
The first Grand Theft Auto was released in the year 1997 by Scottish games developer Dave Jones and his company DMA Games.
Within one day of release, Grand Theft Auto V fetched more than $800 million in revenue, selling around 13 million copies, exceeding the previous first-day sales record of $500 million set by Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Strauss Zelnick, Chairman and CEO of Take-Two said, “We believe this marks the fastest that any entertainment property, including video games and feature films, has reached this significant milestone.” He added, “We are incredibly proud of the extraordinary critical and commercial response to Grand Theft Auto 5.”
Take-Two Interactive Software stated, “Grand Theft Auto V has achieved worldwide retail sales of more than $1 billion during its first three days on sale, according to our estimates.”
Computerandvideogames.com digital manager John Houlihan said, “GTA V has been worth the five-year wait.”
The previous version Grand Theft Auto IV was released in 2008. According to some estimates of analysts, Take-Two’s Rockstar Games studio developed the game GTA 5 at a cost of between $200 million and $250 million and took more than five years to develop.
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