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GTA 5 Reaches 170 Million Units Sold, Red Dead Redemption Hits 70 Million
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 57742" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Publisher Take-Two Interactive has announced another milestone for <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/grand-theft-auto-v" target="_blank"><u>Grand Theft Auto V</u></a> with 170 million units sold, while Red Dead Redemption has hit the 70 million mark.</p><p></p><p></p><p>During Take-Two’s <a href="https://www.take2games.com/ir/quarterly-earnings" target="_blank"><u>quarterly earnings call</u></a>, the company’s investor presentation revealed sales numbers for both series. As a franchise, Grand Theft Auto has sold more than 385 million units, with 170 million of those attributed to GTA 5.</p><p></p><p></p><p>As pointed out by <a href="https://twitter.com/DomsPlaying/status/1589729181436641282?s=20&t=pO86b5SrvQcbrUkvatZ-yw" target="_blank"><u>@DomsPlaying</u></a> on Twitter, that’s a smaller jump from the “nearly 170 million” mentioned in Take-Two’s last earnings report. In that same report, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/take-two-expects-almost-half-its-sales-this-year-to-come-from-zyngas-mobile-games" target="_blank"><u>GTA 5 sold around 5 million</u></a> copies in a single quarter. Speaking to <a href="https://www.gamesindustry.biz/take-two-losses-deeper-than-forecast" target="_blank"><u>GamesIndustry.biz</u></a>, Take-Two executive VP of finance Hannah Sage noted the company only updates GTA 5’s sales in increments of 5 million.</p><p></p><p></p><p>As for Red Dead Redemption, sales are up by another 2 million units since the publisher’s last earnings call. The franchise, which includes both Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2, has sold 70 million units worldwide.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Back in August, Take-Two had an optimistic outlook on its mobile future after the Zynga acquisition. However, <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/take-two-stock-earnings-51667857902" target="_blank"><u>Barrons</u></a> highlights that the financial forecast took a dip, with cuts for the fiscal year outlook attributed to a weakened global economy and reduced mobile spending.</p><p></p><p>Regardless, both Rockstar Games’ series have crushed industry records for years now. GTA 5 made $1 billion in retail sales faster than any other entertainment release in history, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/20/gta-5-sales-hit-1-billion-in-three-days" target="_blank"><u>a feat it achieved in only three days</u></a>. And despite being a decade old, the developer is still pushing out <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-5-next-gen-patch-adds-a-host-of-highly-requested-improvements" target="_blank"><u>next-gen patches</u></a> for its open-world heists.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Andrea Shearon is a freelance contributor for IGN covering games and entertainment. She's worn several hats over her seven-year career in the games industry, with bylines over at Fanbyte, USA Today's FTW, TheGamer, VG247, and RPG Site. Find her on Twitter (</em><a href="https://twitter.com/Maajora" target="_blank"><em>@Maajora</em></a><em>) or the Materia Possessions podcast chatting about FFXIV, RPGs, and any series involving giant robots. </em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-5-170-million-red-dead-redemption-70-million-units-sold" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 57742, member: 1"] Publisher Take-Two Interactive has announced another milestone for [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/grand-theft-auto-v'][U]Grand Theft Auto V[/U][/URL] with 170 million units sold, while Red Dead Redemption has hit the 70 million mark. During Take-Two’s [URL='https://www.take2games.com/ir/quarterly-earnings'][U]quarterly earnings call[/U][/URL], the company’s investor presentation revealed sales numbers for both series. As a franchise, Grand Theft Auto has sold more than 385 million units, with 170 million of those attributed to GTA 5. As pointed out by [URL='https://twitter.com/DomsPlaying/status/1589729181436641282?s=20&t=pO86b5SrvQcbrUkvatZ-yw'][U]@DomsPlaying[/U][/URL] on Twitter, that’s a smaller jump from the “nearly 170 million” mentioned in Take-Two’s last earnings report. In that same report, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/take-two-expects-almost-half-its-sales-this-year-to-come-from-zyngas-mobile-games'][U]GTA 5 sold around 5 million[/U][/URL] copies in a single quarter. Speaking to [URL='https://www.gamesindustry.biz/take-two-losses-deeper-than-forecast'][U]GamesIndustry.biz[/U][/URL], Take-Two executive VP of finance Hannah Sage noted the company only updates GTA 5’s sales in increments of 5 million. As for Red Dead Redemption, sales are up by another 2 million units since the publisher’s last earnings call. The franchise, which includes both Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2, has sold 70 million units worldwide. Back in August, Take-Two had an optimistic outlook on its mobile future after the Zynga acquisition. However, [URL='https://www.barrons.com/articles/take-two-stock-earnings-51667857902'][U]Barrons[/U][/URL] highlights that the financial forecast took a dip, with cuts for the fiscal year outlook attributed to a weakened global economy and reduced mobile spending. Regardless, both Rockstar Games’ series have crushed industry records for years now. GTA 5 made $1 billion in retail sales faster than any other entertainment release in history, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/20/gta-5-sales-hit-1-billion-in-three-days'][U]a feat it achieved in only three days[/U][/URL]. And despite being a decade old, the developer is still pushing out [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-5-next-gen-patch-adds-a-host-of-highly-requested-improvements'][U]next-gen patches[/U][/URL] for its open-world heists. [I]Andrea Shearon is a freelance contributor for IGN covering games and entertainment. She's worn several hats over her seven-year career in the games industry, with bylines over at Fanbyte, USA Today's FTW, TheGamer, VG247, and RPG Site. Find her on Twitter ([/I][URL='https://twitter.com/Maajora'][I]@Maajora[/I][/URL][I]) or the Materia Possessions podcast chatting about FFXIV, RPGs, and any series involving giant robots. [/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-5-170-million-red-dead-redemption-70-million-units-sold"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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