GTA V set to break UK sales record with 3m copies ordered for release
An enthused retail source has said the game's publisher will allocate three million copies for the UK alone, giving it scope to outstrip the fastest selling UK game ever, Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Activision's immensely popular shooter sold 1.4 million units in a single day in the UK - a feat which has not been superseded even by the likes of Modern Warfare 3 or Black Ops 2.
In October, Electronic Arts managed to sell 4.5 million copies of FIFA 13 to retailers around the world - a staggering record which, judging by the UK numbers alone, Take-Two expects to surpass.
In 2008, Grand Theft Auto IV sold 630,000 copies on its first day of release - a figure which at the time represented about a quarter of PS3 and Xbox 360 owners in the UK.
Latest records show the PS3 and Xbox 360 installed base in the UK is around thirteen million units, meaning that the GTA V launch day allocation amounts to about a fifth of total consoles sold.
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KatsumiPosted:
RaheemSterling_31 Isn't this meant to be one of the longest games made?
And i thought GTA IV was long!
Hopefully this game ends up being greater in length than Grand Theft Auto 4. I got around 50 hours of or 4 so it was above average length in my opinion
neboPosted:
ZinqShockzZ GOOD work r* i wonder how many in EU i know one of stores is getting midnight im getting delievery on collectors
Hell yeah I'm going to midnight release too. Gonna be amazing
ZinqShockzZPosted:
GOOD work r* i wonder how many in EU i know one of stores is getting midnight im getting delievery on collectors
WokzePosted:
Katsumibigchukka Im just curious on how many pre-orders there are in Australia.
Hopefully there will be a fair few. Australia's Government needs to know how big the gaming industry is over here. I myself am going to pre-order it
is it banned in australia? Because isn't saints row 4 banned there?
Katsumibigchukka Im just curious on how many pre-orders there are in Australia.
Hopefully there will be a fair few. Australia's Government needs to know how big the gaming industry is over here. I myself am going to pre-order it
KatsumiPosted:
bigchukka Im just curious on how many pre-orders there are in Australia.
Hopefully there will be a fair few. Australia's Government needs to know how big the gaming industry is over here. I myself am going to pre-order it
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