Summary
- GTA 5 sells 205 million copies in 11 years, surprising even its parent company Take-Two Interactive.
- GTA 5 makes up nearly half of the entire GTA series' sales of over 435 million copies.
- GTA 6 release anticipation grows among fans, investors, and former developers as GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 continue to perform well.
Grand Theft Auto 5 has 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 of GTA 5 developer 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 still play GTA Online to this day. It seems that GTA 5 continues to do so well that even its parent company is surprised.
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In a recent earnings call with investors, Take-Two Interactive shared a number of new details regarding the company's successes and future direction. GTA 5 was the biggest headliner from its detailing of the second quarter. Take-Two announced that GTA 5 has sold 205 million copies, and that it actually performed better during the quarter than the company had expected. GTA Online also continues to perform well, and the company says that GTA+ memberships are 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 Auto has been a massive hit for Rockstar Games since GTA 3 released 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 entire GTA series 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 that GTA 5 makes up nearly half of all sales of the entire franchise is mind-boggling.
With the release of GTA 6 on the horizon, fans, investors, and even former developers are eager for GTA 6's release. In the meantime, the GTA series isn't the only Rockstar Games icon to do well. Red Dead Redemption 2 also 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 of Red Dead Redemption on PC. However, its success is likely bittersweet for fans, as many were hoping to see more from the game's single-player or Red Dead Online components, but Rockstar seems to moved on from the games outside of small updates for the online mode.
Grand Theft Auto 5
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 92 /100 Critics Rec: 92%
- Released
- September 17, 2013
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ due to Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs and Alcohol
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar North
- Publisher(s)
- Rockstar Games
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.
- Engine
- Rockstar Advanced Game Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- no
- Cross Save
- yes
- Franchise
- Grand Theft Auto
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- yes
- Platform(s)
- Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Genre(s)
- Open-World, Action
- How Long To Beat
- 32 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- PS Plus Availability
- Extra & Premium
- File Size Xbox Series
- 84 GB (July 2023)
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
