Rockstar Games has unveiled two custom Grand Theft Auto V designs for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

To celebrate the launch of GTA V on the next-gen consoles, the studio is offering the limited-edition PS4 and Xbox One as the grand prizes in two separate giveaways.

"Both of these individually hand-fabricated consoles features an exclusive black-on-black Grand Theft Auto V design, laser etched on micro perforated metal paneling with hi-gloss deep green painted accents and a custom color-matched controller," according to Rockstar's website.

The company will also be giving away 20 runners-up Deluxe Prize packs of new GTA V gear and collectibles. The items featured in the prize will eventually be available for purchase over at the Rockstar Warehouse, but sadly, the consoles are only available through the giveaways.

Rockstar revealed a GTA V skinned PS4 in September, featuring the Rockstar and GTA V logos on a yellow, black, and white console.

GTA 5 sales crosses 1 billion dollars in just three days

GTA 5 sales crosses 1 billion dollars in just three days

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. 

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Grand Theft Auto V

Take-Two has announced that Grand Theft Auto V generated approximately $800 million in sales worldwide during its first 24 hours on sale. According to Take-Two, this marks “the highest first day retail sales of any title in the history of the company and the Grand Theft Auto series. #GTAV #800M

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Grand Theft Auto V DLC Region-Locked

Grand Theft Auto V will be getting post-launch DLC, though Rockstar has warned fans it will be region-locked!.

A post on the Rockstar Support page advises fans against buying discs from other regions as it will result in issues when pre-order bonuses and DLC come to be played.

"It is generally recommended that you buy and play games that are designated for your country to avoid potential problems with DLC region-compatibility," it reads. "For example, a North American PS3 GTAV disc (BLUS31156 code on spine of box), Japanese PS3 GTAV disc (BLJM61019 code on the spine of the box) or Asian PS3 disc (BLAS 50639 code on spine of box for Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan. BLKS20442 for Korea) will play on a European PlayStation®3 console.

"However, if you live in Europe (where the GTAV disc code is BLES01807) you will likely have a European PSN account that will not be able to redeem a US pre-order code, and will only be able to download Region 2 (European) DLC, incompatible with non-European discs

September 17, 2013