GTA V is now apparently the fastest entertainment property in history to earn 1 billion USD. Upon launch, analysts were quick to speculate that it would earn 1 billion USD in one month, but it seems their expectations have been toppled, as the game has earned the amount within just three days from its release. Although these aren’t official figures, they have come via Take-Two Interactive’s company estimates.
The fact to be noted here is that the game has achieved its major milestones despite being made available only for two platforms – PS3 and Xbox 360. Calling it a ‘cultural phenomenon,’ Take-Two Interactive has conveyed through a press release that this is the fastest time any entertainment property, including video games and feature films, has taken to achieve the landmark. It was just two days back that we had come to know about GTA V having broken day-one sales records by managing to generate 800 million USD within just 24 hours of its release.
In the UK, the numbers were even more surprising. The title was the territory’s biggest ever video game launch, selling about 1.57 million copies on its first day, in turn earning 65 million GBP. GTA V is one of this year’s most anticipated titles, and it has already received extremely positive reviews from gamers and critics alike. It features not one but three protagonists, and takes place in Los Santos, the city introduced through 2004’s GTA San Andreas.
We’ll have more on GTA V when additional details about it are out. Meanwhile, look into this space for a review of it which should be going live within the next few days.