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Activision's immensely popular shooter sold 1.4 million units in a single day in the UK - a feat which has not been superseded even by the likes of Modern Warfare 3 or Black Ops 2.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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TaigaAisakaPosted:
NinetySix looks above average
More like amazing :3 I wonder how this will do on sales in the US as well.
DJMarkyMarkPosted:
This is going to be one of the best games ever.
It looks like so much and I can't wait for it to come out
It looks like so much and I can't wait for it to come out
bigchukkaPosted:
This will be a awesome game. I can't wait!! It really helps not to think about it..and the time will fly.
milkxkingPosted:
VisionaryMGMT-Robert- Thiis is the game i am most looking forward to.
I'm not looking forward to it too much anymore. I was going to quit xbox and now they're coming out with it. I would've preferred for them to release it in Spring like they were going to. Then I would have time to play before my live runs out.
What do you mean quit Xbox? I hate when people always say that. It's a video game console, not a job. That's like me saying, "I like The Walking Dead but I can't watch the new season when it comes out because I'm quitting tv."
YurPosted:
MW2-Rush This game is gonna be awesome! I'm so Excited!
Yep, me too. Its going to be awesome!
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