Activision wants GTA 5's sales record back

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Activision hopes to reclaim the record for the biggest video game launch in history before the release of Grand Theft Auto 6.

The record was held by the publisher's Call of Duty series prior to the release of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 5 last month.

GTA 5 generated $1 billion in global retail sales in just three days. In the UK, it has already surpassed sales of former record breaker Call of Duty Black Ops 2 and should overtake FIFA 13's lifetime sales total in a matter of days, MCV reports.

Activision UK senior brand manager Kevin Flynn told the site: "Congratulations to the team at Rockstar for their success. We look forward to getting the record back before the next GTA title."

In early September, prior to GTA 5's release, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg told CVG there's room for both Rockstar's game and Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Ghosts to succeed this year.

"Obviously, [GTA] is a hugely successful franchise, and I get asked about our big competitors every year," he said. "We're always up against iconic titles, and I know people like to tell a clash-of-the-titans story, but I feel there's lots of evidence that there's room for more than one successful game, and indeed more than one successful blockbuster. And if people only have money for a few games, I like our chances that Call of Duty will be one of them."

Activision has confirmed a Call of Duty: Ghosts release date of November 5 on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC. The game will also be a launch title on Xbox One and PS4 later in the month.

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DissPosted:

I believe it will be a close battle for first place. So many people buy CoD every year hoping it will be better than the last, and end up getting disappointed.

MetallicaOGPosted:

Infiltrate Maybe if Activision took their time on making a good Call of Duty game instead of rushing the production of the game to get one out every year that it could surpass GTA. Rockstar spent 5 years making GTA 5, Activision should think about doing something like that with Call of Duty (Maybe not 5 years but you get the point) and adding a lot more stuff in it so we can have a lot more fun. I personally think if they honestly took their time on Call of Duty it would be a great game

Agree with you 100% you need to put effort into something to make it worth while

TywinPosted:

World_Star With the new crappy updates GTA developers are doing on the game they will slow down sales.


Nothing is going to slow down sales other than time itself.
Rockstar will still remain at the top for at least another 6 months. Maybe even longer.

InfiltratePosted:

Maybe if Activision took their time on making a good Call of Duty game instead of rushing the production of the game to get one out every year that it could surpass GTA. Rockstar spent 5 years making GTA 5, Activision should think about doing something like that with Call of Duty (Maybe not 5 years but you get the point) and adding a lot more stuff in it so we can have a lot more fun. I personally think if they honestly took their time on Call of Duty it would be a great game

World_StarPosted:

With the new crappy updates GTA developers are doing on the game they will slow down sales.

TreyarchedPosted:

Hopefully they don't come close. Call of duty doesn't deserve any record except most resold piece of crap in history.

SeikoPosted:

slayerz43
FriskyPanda they wont get close AT ALL haha.


So true lol. They wont come even close to BF4 or GTAV on xbox one. There's no way. Im not sure if its confirmed that GTAV will be on XB1. If it is i will flip out. But you are 100% right they have no chance


The ignorance is real.

BF3 didn't touch MW3 sales. And BF3 fans were saying the same thing.

SIKSPosted:

Activision will never have a chance against rockstar.

slayerz43Posted:

FriskyPanda they wont get close AT ALL haha.


So true lol. They wont come even close to BF4 or GTAV on xbox one. There's no way. Im not sure if its confirmed that GTAV will be on XB1. If it is i will flip out. But you are 100% right they have no chance

ATLatimerPosted:

This might not happen because of the new consoles.