Red Dead Redemption 2 is set to be an absolute monster, as expected. Rockstar parent company Take-Two has revealed that the game, which launched just under two weeks ago, has sold-in 17 million units. To be clear, 'sold-in' refers to the amount of copies shipped to retailers, not the amount of copies sold to consumers. That said, retailers aren't exactly in the habit of overstocking, so you can expect seriously impressive sales figures to make headlines sooner or later.
The crazy part about all this is that Red Dead Redemption 2 shipped more units in eight days than the original Red Dead Redemption managed in eight years on the market. The sequel's success has even persuaded Take-Two to up its financial forecast for the fiscal year.
While we're still not quite sure Red Dead Redemption 2 will be able to sustain its high numbers as long as the mighty Grand Theft Auto V, there's zero doubt that it's going to make a lot of money.
Are you at all surprised by this news? Let us know how you're getting on with Red Dead 2 in the comments section below.
[source gamesindustry.biz]
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PC version next year
I'm waiting until the PC version. My PS4 still is lagging like crazy despite all the good advice from people here. I'm perfectly happy with my purchase of Yakuza Kiwami 2 on sale and I'm avoiding spoilers until I get to play RDR2.
That is absolutely outrageous.
I said this would do huge numbers, Rockstar's games just sell. Probably not GTA V levels but it won't a million miles off.
I wonder what Rockstar's next game will be? They could pretty much make whatever they want now.
There is Rockstar.
Then there's everyone else.
I forget to go back to camp & do story missions sometimes😁 this game will take me months to finish.
Those are awesome numbers. It'll be even more impressive when direct-to-consumer digital sales are factored in.
I just won a digital copy of RDR2 last night (shout out to Liquid Lola and Justin D). Can't wait to dig in and spend some time in the waning Wild West this weekend!
@get2sammyb that is an outrageous mane, Sammy.
That's a lot of beard shaving.
@Turismo4GT Wow that's an amazing prize. Enjoy the game, it's wonderful.
@get2sammyb cheers, I'm really looking forward to it.
I doff my hat, just like Arthur does to the ladies, the old smooth rogue.
Those are crazy number! Glad to see it's doing so well. I'll be picking the game up a some point, probably during the holidays.
I'm was gonna get this game day one but after watching some reviews and the heavy emphasis on realism turn me off a little but I still planning to get it mostly for curiosity to see if the game lives up to the hype but not at full price
Great news.Can't wait to see where this one ends up in comparison to GTA V.
This doesn't include digital sales, right?
@GKO900 Indeed the extra realism is tedious for my opinion, you spend quite some time eating, shaving, sleeping, taking care of your horse and yourself and traveling from point to point... Still a great game though
@Eran Yeah some gameplay mechanics are boring and some even unnecessary, I mean I play games for the fun experience the challenge and the non realistic aspect trying to get away from reality I understand that some games do need a little but they don't need to go full in depth
@beemo Given how quickly games seem to get remastered or remade nowadays, I think it's time for a remaster of RDR2.
Not surprised at all and I've seen it sold our in some stores, the standard version at least. Whilst I doubt it'll surpass GTAV, for me it's a much better game and I'm having a great time. As for the original, why not make it DLC for this? A large part of its map is already there so it shouldn't be beyond the realms of imagination
@zazzy @Neolit @beemo Same here hoping they will go back and remaster RDR1 on PS4...only reason I've been holding off on playing PS3 copy or buying a XB1/XB1X.
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