GTA 5 sales have topped more than $1 billion (£625m) during the game’s opening three days on sale as the Rockstar developed title continues to set records.
Having broken a number of day one sales records both in the UK and globally, Rockstar has now suggested the long awaited game has become the fastest selling entertainment release of all time.
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The game has become the fastest entertainment release to achieve the $1bn sales milestone, eclipsing the 15 days it took last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 to hit the same figure and the 17 days taken by blockbuster Avatar.
Earlier this week it was revealed that day one GTA 5 sales had topped $800 million globally, with a staggering 1.57 million copies sold in the UK alone during the game’s first 24 hours on sale.
This £65 million day one take accounted for more than a third of the game’s total budget, with the latest Grand Theft Auto instalment having set records before launch as the most expensive game ever made at £170 million.
While Tuesday’s GTA 5 release date saw the game made available for Xbox 360 and PS3 only, Rockstar has failed to bring the game to PC or confirmed planned next-gen launches. Angering some gamers, petitions have started in a bid to convince the developer to bring GTA 5 to PC.
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