MarketWatch is reporting that Grand Theft Auto 5 has beaten out every other game and movie ever made, and is now the most financially successful media title of all time. Since its 2013 launch, GTA: V has sold 90 million units, putting it's total haul in the neighborhood of $6 billion.
I'm purposefully ignoring the grandstanding in the article, and focusing on the numbers, and I must say they are impressive. I purchased GTA: V at launch for the 360, and with all the changes, bannings, rollbacks and the like, it completely lost its appeal for me long before it was launched for PC. Thanks to cageymaru for the story.
The online world of “GTA V” also creates a model, says KeyBanc analyst Evan Wingren, where as people spend real money on online components, it allows Rockstar to reinvest resources into developing more content, which in turn fuels more spending by players. “It fuels this virtuous cycle.”
I'm purposefully ignoring the grandstanding in the article, and focusing on the numbers, and I must say they are impressive. I purchased GTA: V at launch for the 360, and with all the changes, bannings, rollbacks and the like, it completely lost its appeal for me long before it was launched for PC. Thanks to cageymaru for the story.
The online world of “GTA V” also creates a model, says KeyBanc analyst Evan Wingren, where as people spend real money on online components, it allows Rockstar to reinvest resources into developing more content, which in turn fuels more spending by players. “It fuels this virtuous cycle.”