Grand Theft Auto V Tops 2017’s Best Selling Digital Games

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A lot of great games came out this past year, including Call of Duty: WWII, FIFA 18 and countless others. But gamers seem to be obsessed by an older title, as Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V continues to be a massive hit.

The game has already sold more than 70 million copies worldwide, and its newest release benefits from the inclusion of a first-person mode, along with consistently updated features for Grand Theft Auto Online. And those could be keys to the game’s success this past year, as it topped the list of best-selling digital games.

A report called The 2017 Year In Review by SuperData, as reported by GamesIndustry International, notes that gaming video content has now generated $3.2 billion, or around $4 billion when combined with AR and VR games. The industry as a whole saw revenues of $108.4 billion overall.

Some new games certainly left an impact. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has become a tremendous hit over the year, generating $712 million in its first eight months alone. That’s more than both Overwatch and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive combined, as Blizzard’s first-person shooter made $382 million. However, that’s not too shabby either, considering the game released in 2016.

But back to GTA V. The game topped the list as the number one best-seller digital-wise, making $521 million last year alone. Call of Duty: WWII was close behind in second with $512 million, and two other Call of Duty games also made the top ten, Infinite Warfare and Black Ops III. Combined, all three Call of Duty games made $951 million.

Here’s the full top ten list:

Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: WWII
FIFA 17
Destiny 2
FIFA 18
Battlefield 1
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege


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Source: http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/01/31/grand-theft-auto-v-2017-digital-best-seller/

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GhostPosted:

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Tom
Izuku $521 million is an insane number for a game that has been out since 2013


The game keeps getting popular with all these DLCs coming out. Wish it could bring my attention back but probably never will unless I turn into a millionaire and buy shark cards. But they made $521 million "last year" alone, thats insane man. Rockstar is probably one of the best game developers ever.


Exactly. It will never have the hype it did when it first came out for me unless i somehow get millions on millions of dolllars and I can have whatever I want and still then it would get repetitive and boring really fast.


If you're given everything then you have nothing to earn this, making it boring. I think how it currently is, is consistent and adding extra things to buy gives you more of a reason to play it.

CraigPosted:

I'm still surprised at how much traction Wildlands got, this has to be the highest in the chart for any Ghost Recon game hasn't it?

That game was hilarious to play with a bunch of friends though.

QTPosted:

Tom
Izuku $521 million is an insane number for a game that has been out since 2013


The game keeps getting popular with all these DLCs coming out. Wish it could bring my attention back but probably never will unless I turn into a millionaire and buy shark cards. But they made $521 million "last year" alone, thats insane man. Rockstar is probably one of the best game developers ever.


Exactly. It will never have the hype it did when it first came out for me unless i somehow get millions on millions of dolllars and I can have whatever I want and still then it would get repetitive and boring really fast.

GhostPosted:

Can't believe Fifa 17 beat black ops 3, that's mad. But I'm far from surprised about GTA being at the top.

TomPosted:

Izuku $521 million is an insane number for a game that has been out since 2013


The game keeps getting popular with all these DLCs coming out. Wish it could bring my attention back but probably never will unless I turn into a millionaire and buy shark cards. But they made $521 million "last year" alone, thats insane man. Rockstar is probably one of the best game developers ever.

F11Posted:

$521 million is an insane number for a game that has been out since 2013

TomPosted:

surprised to see a game launched in 2013 still making the top best selling game. Glad to see the DLC they're pushing out is pushing players to keep playing.

QTPosted:

GTA V is such an amazing game. They need to add a single player DLC in my opinion

TOXICPosted:

Amazing GTA V is still going strong especially with all these DLC's coming out always.

I am abit surprised to see Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege on the list to be honest lol.

DragonPosted:

It is amazing to see this game still at the top. And without surprise, too. There is something for everyone in this game, and I see it thriving for another while.