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GTA IV sets UK single day sales recordDVDBack23 @ Apr 30, 2008 22:01 | 12 comments According to Chart-Track, GTA IV has shattered previous launch day sales records in the UK, selling 610,000 units on its first day. The data is based on EPoS data and retailer estimates.
The previous UK sales record was 501,000 units, following the launch of GTA: San Andreas in 2004.
The game also set a new record for one day Xbox 360 software sales, moving 335,000 units. The old record was set last September at 266,000 with the release of Halo 3.
The PlayStation 3 sales record was completely shattered with the PS3 version of the game selling 275,000 copies. The previous record was a lowly 80,000 set last month with the release of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue.
Chart-Track says the figures are very accurate but will not be completely official until the group "has analyzed the data in its entirety on May 6 following the UK Bank holiday."
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Comment by: lecsiy (Apr 30, 2008 22:28) Quote: Quote: As an xbox fan. :-D Sums that up!
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Comment by: DoomLight (Apr 30, 2008 23:42) i wanna know what the US sales data was. and then worldwide. cause so far as i play the game. its pretty good. graphics as well. its a hit in my book |
Comment by: tyrant897 (May 01, 2008 00:38) Quote:Quote: ? sums up what? that with a year+ market advantage it only did 60k units more? =), I expected at least double hehe
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Comment by: hulud86 (May 01, 2008 03:51) It was a hard decision for me when i was at GameStop to pre-order GTA IV for the PS3 or the Xbox 360. I decided to go with the 360 mainly because of the exclusive content that will be available in 4 to 6 months for the Xbox 360. I was not disappointed, this game is freakin awesome with the 360! |
Comment by: nobrainer (May 01, 2008 05:55) Originally posted by lecsiy: I'm waiting for the pc ver so i can enjoy 1920 by 1200 resolution, faster frame rates, longer draw distance and user generated FREE content/mods, maps weapons, vehicles, ect.
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Quote: only 80,000 ppl purchased the demo then, i bet sony are rubbing their head about those disappointing sales, but i suppose they get to flog the same game to the same ppl all over again when the real title is released. The BPI Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI.
The RIAA Soundexchange Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI. The IFPI Are: The same anti consumer lot as listed above! The MPAA Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, DISNEY, PARAMOUNT, FOX. |
Comment by: wolf503 (May 01, 2008 10:54) i have no idea wot u guys r on about, i bought it, played it for 10hrs straight when i got it and i didnt notice no frame rate crap or anything. i play on an analogue TV and it looks awsum so i really want to see it on a HD TV. either way tho its a F****** AWSUM GAME!!! |
Comment by: ck44 (May 01, 2008 18:59) yea, i bought it for the xbox360 too because of the exclusive content coming for it, 10 hours of whole new gameplay was what changed my mind :D |
Comment by: saltynuts (May 02, 2008 00:48) something i dont understand i do recall people saying that GTA4 would be crap on the 360 because it was not on a blu-ray disk but from what i can see side by side the 360 version looks and plays just as well as the ps3 version so somebody plese help me out.how is this possible that a game pressed on DVD-9 look as good as a blu-ray when so many people said it would not.because i thought that to do a game like this you need 50gig of space.i guess not? |
Comment by: wolf503 (May 02, 2008 05:52) lol |
Comment by: nobrainer (May 02, 2008 09:46) Originally posted by saltynuts: you know i once owned a copy of ff7 on my ps1 that was spread across 4 cd's and it didn't really change enjoyability the game.
The BPI Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI.
The RIAA Soundexchange Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI. The IFPI Are: The same anti consumer lot as listed above! The MPAA Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, DISNEY, PARAMOUNT, FOX. |
Comment by: wetsparks (May 02, 2008 20:38) first off no brainer, no one said the cell was easy to program for, except maybe people who work insomniac who are able to put out a game a year. and the 80,000 for gt5p is uk only, first week only, it has sold well over 1 million copies worldwide, not bad for a "demo." Not "mostly all ps3 titles" require an install, not even close. and has been posted on this forum before, the blu ray drive doesn't have the same read rate that a 360 drive does. it may spin slower but it reads more information with the lazer. so even though the 360's dvd drive spins faster, it only reads slightly more data than the ps3's drive. |
Comment by: wolf503 (May 03, 2008 03:33) im buying a video capture card so i can plug it into my PC, even then i can pick my own resolution, but the main reason is so i can play it in my room. no TV in my room :( |