Summary
Grand Theft Auto 5has reached a new sales milestone, hitting 205 million copies sold since the game first released 11 years ago. The incredible milestone was shared directly by Take-Two Interactive, the parent company ofGTA 5developer Rockstar Games.
GTA 5’s success over the years has been dizzying in comparison to the average video game.GTA 5’s solid gameplay, potential for chaos, and praised story shared by three protagonists has snared gamers all over the world, many of which stillplayGTA Onlineto this day. It seems thatGTA 5continues to do so well that even its parent company is surprised.
In a recent earnings call with investors,Take-Two Interactiveshared a number of new details regarding the company’s successes and future direction.GTA 5was the biggest headliner from its detailing of the second quarter. Take-Two announced thatGTA 5has sold 205 million copies, and that it actually performed better during the quarter than the company had expected.GTA Onlinealso continues to perform well, and the company says thatGTA+ membershipsare on the rise, seeing a 33% increase in memberships compared to the same time last year.
GTA 5 Is a Huge Part of the Series' Entire Success
Grand Theft Autohas been a massive hit for Rockstar Games sinceGTA 3released for the PS2. While there were entries prior to that, it didn’t find its foothold with the majority of gamers until the third iteration launched. At this point, the entireGTAseries has sold over 435 million copies overall. While that means that most of the titles have performed better than tons of other video games that have come out over the same period of time, the fact thatGTA 5makes up nearly half of all sales of the entire franchise is mind-boggling.
Withthe release ofGTA 6on the horizon, fans, investors, and even former developers are eager forGTA 6’s release. In the meantime, theGTAseries isn’t the only Rockstar Games icon to do well.Red Dead Redemption 2also performed well, reaching 67 million units sold since its launch, and still sitting in the top ten for units sales globally according to the GSD. This number may go up as more players get introduced to the series with the recent release ofRed Dead Redemptionon PC. However, its success is likely bittersweet for fans, as many were hoping to see more from the game’s single-player orRed Dead Onlinecomponents, but Rockstar seems to moved on from the games outside of small updates for the online mode.
Grand Theft Auto 5
WHERE TO PLAY
When a young street hustler, a retired bank robber and a terrifying psychopath find themselves entangled with some of the most frightening and deranged elements of the criminal underworld, the U.S. government and the entertainment industry, they must pull off a series of dangerous heists to survive in a ruthless city in which they can trust nobody, least of all each other.Grand Theft Auto V for PC offers players the option to explore the award-winning world of Los Santos and Blaine County in resolutions of up to 4k and beyond, as well as the chance to experience the game running at 60 frames per second.The game offers players a huge range of PC-specific customization options, including over 25 separate configurable settings for texture quality, shaders, tessellation, anti-aliasing and more, as well as support and extensive customization for mouse and keyboard controls. Additional options include a population density slider to control car and pedestrian traffic, as well as dual and triple monitor support, 3D compatibility, and plug-and-play controller support.
