Sales of GTA 5 in the first 24 hours amounted to $ 800 million

Hello habravchane. On Tuesday, September 17, the official release of Grand Theft Auto V, one of the most anticipated games of this year, took place. For the first 24 hours, sales exceeded all analysts' expectations and amounted to $ 800 million. According to some estimates, the project’s production costs were $ 265 million. For comparison, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 sales were $ 500 million over the same period

In North America alone, more than 8,300 stores opened at midnight. The dedication and enthusiasm of the fans of this game The New York Time has called the most exciting performance in interactive entertainment. Strauss Zelnik, CEO of Take Two (which is wholly owned by Rockstar Games), said in a press release: “We are incredibly proud of the creative success of Rockstar Games and could not be more pleased with the success of this launch.”
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The success of the blockbuster GTA led to an increase in the value of Microsoft shares ( MSFT + 1.17% ) and Sony ( SNE + 1.02% ), producing the Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles for which the game was released.

Source: Forbes

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