We wonder how many hours UK gamers have spent hammering the X button to sprint in Grand Theft Auto V – it's got to be quite a lot, right? We may have reservations about the controls in Rockstar Games' open world opus, but there's no denying the title's overall quality – it's a stunning release that puts almost all other sandboxes to shame.
It's also something of a commercial juggernaut, selling five million physical copies in Britain alone. Remember, this is across all formats – including the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC. It doesn't, however, take into account digital sales, which we're sure are relatively high, too.
The most amazing thing is that this title simply keeps selling. Unlike most blockbuster games, which debut strongly but rapidly fade away, this release rarely ever drops out of the US or UK top ten – an amazing feat seeing as it's approaching its second anniversary. At last count in February, the release had sold 45 million units globally. That's an absolutely staggering statistic.
[source chart-track.co.uk]
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That's an incredible achievement. Most games would do well to sell 5 million at all, let alone from one country...
I just hope R* are now beavering away on a new Red Dead!
Never played a R* game was hoping to try a second hand one first to test the water but they seem to hold their value really well. Guess that means I could sell easily. I'll try soon I hope
@gingerfrog Personally I'd go for Red Dead Redemption over GTA...
It's a superb game from all aspects - graphics, story, gameplay, missions design, sound, voice act and more.
But there are a few other superb games out there which didn't succeed just as much, and I think one of the reasons is that the game scenario is our regular normal world, with humans (mostly...), and doesn't take place in space / dark weird places / zombies / monsters / other things which we don't usually see in reality. This is why it appeals to a wider audience.
It's one of the very few games which when I play with, my girlfriend can actually watch and not run away after 5 seconds...
@gingerfrog yeah red dead redemption is probably the most enjoyable Rockstar game to start with, and gta 5 is a good place to start for newcomers to the series because it plays really well. If you want a fun rock star game that doesn't follow it's normal open world formula, I suggest giving max Payne 3 a try as well which I've always really loved
@Eran I completely agree with you! The game being reality based makes it more relatable to the average consumer. I appreciate that rock star makes most of their games set in the real world
It is technically a masterpiece. One and a half years on since its release and it still has me panning the camera around for picturesque sights. Well well deserved.
If you play GTA in first person you have to hold x to sprint instead of tapping it.
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