Summary

  • Grand Theft Auto 5 has been a massive success, but its hard numbers are truly mind-boggling.
  • In a new financial report, Take-Two has revealed the title has topped 215 million units sold, up from 210 million units from a quarter ago.
  • The decade-old title is managing to push five million units a quarter, and is dangerously close to accounting for half of all of GTA as a franchise's entire sales.

By this point, it's clear that Grand Theft 5 has seen its fair share of re-releases and ports. Of course, the game first came out on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 way back in 2013.

Then, a year later, the game was then brought forward to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in a more enhanced version. Flash forward to 2022, and the game was ported once more, this time to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series hardware. Oh, and if that wasn't enough, back in March, GTA 5 Enhanced Edition came to PC, though that upgrade wasn't nearly as well-received.

The only place where Grand Theft Auto 5 isn't available is the Nintendo Switch, and, who knows, that could change as Take-Two affirmed its support for the Switch 2 in early February. If all of that wasn't bonkers enough, then wait until you hear about just how many units GTA 5 is managing to push all these years later.

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Raise Your Hand If You've Purchased GTA 5 More Than One Time

As first spotted by GamesRadar, GTA 5 is managing to push — wait for it — roughly five million units a quarter. In the business world, a quarter is defined as three months, meaning 1.66 million copies or so are flying off the shelves each month.

The numbers, which were shared in Take-Two's latest financial report, show that the 2013 sandbox game is up to 215 million lifetime units sold. A quarter ago, that number was 210 million units. Over its lifetime, the GTA franchise as a whole has sold 450 million units, with GTA 5 accounting for almost half of the sales … ever.

It's a rather stunning set of numbers, all things considered. Go figure that people are not only buying GTA 5 like hotcakes, but watching it too, as the game managed to top 1.4 billion hours viewed on Twitch. I know I'm not the only one who's bought GTA 5 more than once, but it is wild to think of the game's staying power over a decade later. GTA 6's numbers will almost assuredly be even more wild.

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Open-World Action Systems 9.3/10 OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 92/100 Critics Rec: 92% Released September 17, 2013 ESRB M For Mature 17+ due to Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs and Alcohol Developer(s) Rockstar North Publisher(s) Rockstar Games Engine Rockstar Advanced Game Engine
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