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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WindowsSe7enPosted:

Well call of duty doesn't have all the thing you can do in GTA and I think this year that we beat them and teay won't catch up

DerangedPosted:

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OmittingCoder Well CoD has a good five years to beat that record. So... Five more games before GTA6. I wouldn't be surprised if they did pass the record, more and more people are turning into gamers.


Well maybe but everyone has to wait 5 years for another gta so people will buy gta cuz they would of put a lot of work into unlike cod etc...


There is still a lot of time put into each cod because IW and Treyarch switch off every other year


But until treyarc shows theyre creating a new game theyre not.. black ops 2 ended "going out with a bang" their words for bops2

I-DA-KINGPosted:

Don't think there going to be passing that, I know alot of COD fans who are't getting ghosts & are going over to BF & the majority or my friends list is on GTA V

TywinPosted:

Corporations will be corporations. The competition is to be expected.

Corn_DogPosted:

Monster-Munch
OmittingCoder Well CoD has a good five years to beat that record. So... Five more games before GTA6. I wouldn't be surprised if they did pass the record, more and more people are turning into gamers.


Well maybe but everyone has to wait 5 years for another gta so people will buy gta cuz they would of put a lot of work into unlike cod etc...


There is still a lot of time put into each cod because IW and Treyarch switch off every other year

SeikoPosted:

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TTGNaviLlusShore oh and am i the only one who thing GTA V isnt as great as people say it is? its basically the same thing as GTA IV but with better graphics and some extra features and gamemodes in multiplayer plus a new campaign story, i personally dont think it deserved 7 records granted its fun but not that fun


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Antonio_Cesaro yay another 5 crap of duty games, which i wont buy. because its the same old shiat every single time. i wont support those money biatches, but there are enough of little kids who think that they're the bosses because they get once in a lifetime a nuke. and going to buy this game year after year and they never realise that nothing changes expect crap maps and weapons.


actually ghost has quite a few changes from the previous call of duty's and they are continuing to change, they even said they were going for a more "fun" feel instead of competitive tryhard feel, not saying thats what will happen but i personally am looking forward to ghosts from what im hearing about it, don't judge a game before it releases this might be the best cod since mw2 "might" be


Call of duty has been getting worse every year so i wont be buying cod ghosts it already look **** judging by the trailers


but your judging it before release im not saying to buy it but atleast wait til it comes out and see it on youtube or something before making assumptions like that


No just no. I am sorry but GTA 5 quadruples the features it had in GTA IV vs most call of duty only adding about 20% new stuff 10% of which is the UI.

I don't think many people understand how call of duty is the joke of the hardcore gaming community. You can deny it all you want but it is true. When I am talking about hardcore gamers I am referring to people that play multiple genres and games and have played many games on the Xbox, PS, whatever Nintendo has, and PC. Most of these gamers are older and see Call of Duty as what little kids play and the casual gamers and the casuals that think they are hardcore.


Since when did more features = better game? Seriously?

I beat GTA 5 in like 20 hours, waited for GTA Online, got bored with it, and returned the game. But in every Call of Duty game I have atleast 5 days play time, hell, I even enjoyed the BF4 Beta on my PC more.

Features =/= better game.

No one cares about you hardcore gamers, playing games other than call of duty doesn't make you a hardcore gamer. Spending $1,000s on a gaming PC doesn't make you a hardcore gamer either.

Aren't hardcore gamers the ones that play games 24/7? IF it is then every game has there own hardcore gamers.

I went to the GTA 5 midnight release, there were a ton of kids with their parents there. Don't give me any BS about how there aren't any kids that play GTA 5. And no one besides teenagers that think they're mature see CoD as a game kids play. I'm in the Air Force and I have a ton of buddies that play.

AdamuPosted:

OmittingCoder Well CoD has a good five years to beat that record. So... Five more games before GTA6. I wouldn't be surprised if they did pass the record, more and more people are turning into gamers.


Well maybe but everyone has to wait 5 years for another gta so people will buy gta cuz they would of put a lot of work into unlike cod etc...

iJarH3adPosted:

I want you all stop buying COD on first day to teach activision a lesson. COD are getting worst. That won't happen i guess

OmittingCoderPosted:

Well CoD has a good five years to beat that record. So... Five more games before GTA6. I wouldn't be surprised if they did pass the record, more and more people are turning into gamers.

NeuroPosted:

TheDivision Yeah but the thing is, CoD has basically swept the youtubers and most of their viewers, and has definitely taken MLG and a lot of the fans. I personally don't think a console game will be taking its place In MLG soon either.


No console game will, the closest was halo.


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