Grand Theft Auto 5 makes off with over $800 million on day one

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Worldwide sales of the latest entry in Rockstar's open-world crime series, Grand Theft Auto 5, have surpassed $800 million in just 24 hours at retail. This figure represents a new day-one high for both the series and parent company Take Two Interactive.

Currently, Grand Theft Auto 5 only has a single-player component on Xbox 360 and PS3. Rockstar announced the multiplayer supplement, Grand Theft Auto Online, will launch on October 1.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/18/grand-theft-auto-5-makes-off-with-over-800-million-on-day-one/

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MarluxiaPosted:

wow thats quite an achievement!

TristanaPosted:

Lia
ORL_MAGIC
Lia
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-LoneWolf-
-Lamborgini I'm going to watch it get a billion dollars, that's going to be a middle finger to Cod.


This made me laugh so hard! I completely agree!


BO2 made a billion in 17 days. So not really bad considering once gta5 beats that it will be the second fastest to a billion ever. So not really a middle finger. And cod is year round. So sales wise they still win.

Quality wise they lose...sadly


Quality wise they definitely lose, they just keep pulling out the same game over and over every year with a small twist.


Yes I completely agree quality wise they lose. Cod4 was innovative for war type games, but after that they just kept adding small things not really doing anything that great. I mean it is a sequel so they can't really change much of the core game play otherwise it wouldn't be cod anymore but at least add some cool things other than dogs and fish. Either way GTAV is a great game. They did what cod didn't do. They didn't mess with the core game play, its still basically the same core as all the other gtas but they added so many new features. It will most likely be up there with bioshock infinite, last of us, and metro last light for some goty awards. I doubt it will win any goty awards category for every game, but should win for their category of game.


I thought WaW did a great job as well, it was my favourite CoD to date.

GTA V will definitely win a few awards but yah I'd think The Last of Us will win game of the year.


I actually think GTA V have a big chance to win game of the year, it have gotten so much positive feedback, everyone loves it. And more people are being able to play it, unlike Last of Us, that only PS3 players could play.

DissPosted:

ORL_MAGIC
Lia
III_XBOI_III
ORL_MAGIC
-LoneWolf-
-Lamborgini I'm going to watch it get a billion dollars, that's going to be a middle finger to Cod.


This made me laugh so hard! I completely agree!


BO2 made a billion in 17 days. So not really bad considering once gta5 beats that it will be the second fastest to a billion ever. So not really a middle finger. And cod is year round. So sales wise they still win.

Quality wise they lose...sadly


Quality wise they definitely lose, they just keep pulling out the same game over and over every year with a small twist.


Yes I completely agree quality wise they lose. Cod4 was innovative for war type games, but after that they just kept adding small things not really doing anything that great. I mean it is a sequel so they can't really change much of the core game play otherwise it wouldn't be cod anymore but at least add some cool things other than dogs and fish. Either way GTAV is a great game. They did what cod didn't do. They didn't mess with the core game play, its still basically the same core as all the other gtas but they added so many new features. It will most likely be up there with bioshock infinite, last of us, and metro last light for some goty awards. I doubt it will win any goty awards category for every game, but should win for their category of game.


I thought WaW did a great job as well, it was my favourite CoD to date.

GTA V will definitely win a few awards but yah I'd think The Last of Us will win game of the year.

ORL_MAGICPosted:

-LOST- It's a quality game. I just hope they don't wait so long to come out with another!


Don't ever say that. Otherwise it will turn into cod. When you release a game every year or every two years it doesn't end well. Theres not a whole lot you can do in two years that will really make it a whole "new" game. Theres a reason why this gta is going to be the best selling game ever, its because they took their time. Like look at cod, if they spent 5 years on the next cod then people would be amazed by it. That would mean ghost would be the sequel to cod 4, which might I add was extremely innovative for that time period. If you look at cod 4 and cod ghost there are some pretty major changes to the graphics and overall gameplay but if you look at it between each game it doesn't seem like much mainly cause you can't do much with just one year.

ORL_MAGICPosted:

Lia
III_XBOI_III
ORL_MAGIC
-LoneWolf-
-Lamborgini I'm going to watch it get a billion dollars, that's going to be a middle finger to Cod.


This made me laugh so hard! I completely agree!


BO2 made a billion in 17 days. So not really bad considering once gta5 beats that it will be the second fastest to a billion ever. So not really a middle finger. And cod is year round. So sales wise they still win.

Quality wise they lose...sadly


Quality wise they definitely lose, they just keep pulling out the same game over and over every year with a small twist.


Yes I completely agree quality wise they lose. Cod4 was innovative for war type games, but after that they just kept adding small things not really doing anything that great. I mean it is a sequel so they can't really change much of the core game play otherwise it wouldn't be cod anymore but at least add some cool things other than dogs and fish. Either way GTAV is a great game. They did what cod didn't do. They didn't mess with the core game play, its still basically the same core as all the other gtas but they added so many new features. It will most likely be up there with bioshock infinite, last of us, and metro last light for some goty awards. I doubt it will win any goty awards category for every game, but should win for their category of game.

XBL-ABPosted:

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ShadowBoltDashie
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Dr-Ponyfile $800 Million wow just wow but this was to be expected a game like this that was anticipated for a while now was going to go big they smashed all the other records and it is going to be hard for other companies to even come close to it good for Rockstar and Take Two.


I agree but Cod Ghost could be as big as that etc....


More people play COD then GTA, here is a quote from 'Undead' over at XboxMB;

"Call of Duty Ghosts will definitely outsell Grand Theft Auto 5. I'm not siding here its just logic. Look at it this way, when it comes close to Christmas and a kid wants Grand Theft Auto what do parents usually say? They usually say no because of the nudity, violence, language, etc. Now when it comes to Call of Duty the only thing is violence and language... So basically Grand Theft Auto is too mature in parents eyes because of the sexual materials in the game and the nudity. So Call of Duty will always outsell Grand Theft Auto, it may not be better, all the time."

More people have been excited about GTA 5 over CoD: Ghosts though. Now I'm not saying CoD: Ghosts will do bad, but it might not sell as good as GTA 5 did on the first day because of the hype over GTA 5.
You know Call of Duty is one of the most played franchises in the world. I am pretty sure it will sale as good as GTA or maybe even better.


You do know that GTA has the bigger fan base and is played by more people than Call of Duty. CoD: Ghosts will not come close IMO.


More people play COD then GTA, here is a quote from 'Undead' over at XboxMB;

"Call of Duty Ghosts will definitely outsell Grand Theft Auto 5. I'm not siding here its just logic. Look at it this way, when it comes close to Christmas and a kid wants Grand Theft Auto what do parents usually say? They usually say no because of the nudity, violence, language, etc. Now when it comes to Call of Duty the only thing is violence and language... So basically Grand Theft Auto is too mature in parents eyes because of the sexual materials in the game and the nudity. So Call of Duty will always outsell Grand Theft Auto, it may not be better, all the time."


Who is Undead? Why quote that. Look what has more sales, GTA series does. Who holds the records? GTA does. Which franchise is dying? Call of Duty is. As will be proved with CoD: Ghosts when the sales start becoming less.




PERFECT!
I hope Ghosts goes down in sales. They do a crap job at making a game different.
Same code, same gameplay, same everything.
It's purely crap.
I am for sure GTA V will be #1 on the lists for a WHILE.

XaldinPosted:

This was a question on the million second quiz if you watch that lol

CutPosted:

Raci
McCutchen I kind of expected it to be this big.


I expected it to be big but not quite that big...that fast


GTA is one of the greatest series created IMO so I expected this game to be very popular.

CutPosted:

Round of applause for Rockstar they truly made an outstanding game.

CHPPosted:

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BSOD I really need this game. No where has them in stock


That's sad. I won't be getting it until the Xbox One. And probably after.


What I think is disappointing is that GTA V isn't coming out for Xbox One, not sure if it's true though, so don't take it out on me.


really? 1st time i have heard of it. i would only get it for XBONE for online