Activision wants GTA 5's sales record back
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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Third_EyePosted:
CoD will simply not gross more than $1 billion in less than ~3 days. They're insane.
TwiiitchyPosted:
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.
CyimkingPosted:
This is the year where no one buys COD. Ghost will be a good game but.... i prefer other games.
NeuroPosted:
appleiphone sorry activision i have gta 5 and battlefield 4 is coming out so CoD is not on the top of my list i'll get it on black friday
I'll be getting cod day one but there's no way it's passing GTA lol, funny of them to say that
BeetPosted:
Justin01EchleonShenEchleon in 3 days GTA 5 beat cod records over the last years. im not supporting activision i wont buy this trash.
EVERYONE says that but then so many people do buy it haha, it's Call of Duty, hard to pass up.
n its not hard to pass up didnt even pre-order it and it comes out in less than one month
You will get it. We all do! I only get it to play with friends but gawd the game sucks
No. Not all gamers get cod. The pc gamers in particular because 90% of them see it for what it is. A giant corporate, milked, cash in. It its gameplay is not even that good. I did not get black ops 2 and I will not be getting ghost because I don't want to get a call of duty 4 expansion pack because that is what it really is. Also there are other games that I want for my gaming pc I just built.
appleiphonePosted:
sorry activision i have gta 5 and battlefield 4 is coming out so CoD is not on the top of my list i'll get it on black friday
THQPosted:
Sheeeeetttt, they better be making a new franchise then. CoD is a few years overdue to be making more.
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