Take-Two Interactive has taken part in its latest earnings call over the past 24 hours, revealing that the sales of Grand Theft Auto V continue to "exceed expectations", eight years on since its original 2013 release.
According to the company, GTA V has now sold over 140 million units, and in calendar year 2020, more units of the game were sold than in any other year except for 2013. Meanwhile, Grand Theft Auto Online had more players in every month for the entirety of calendar 2020 than in any other year since its launch.
"2020 also marked Grand Theft Auto Online's highest participation rate ever by both new players and reactivated players who returned to experience Rockstar Games' array of new content offerings."
Ultimately, the news means you probably shouldn't get your hopes up about GTA 6 arriving anytime soon, especially since Grand Theft Auto V is set to receive a next-gen version in the second half of 2021. Take-Two says more details will be revealed in the months ahead, but the game will feature "a range of technical improvements, visual upgrades, and performance enhancements to take full advantage of the latest hardware."
Are you surprised GTA V is still so popular in 2021? Give us your thoughts down below.
[source fool.com]
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It's crazy to me that GTA V came out almost a decade ago now. Still remember when I got the game on release day and had a blast playing through the story. The game is just incredible and so much fun. It's too bad though that we'll most likely not see a new entry anytime soon.
Still have this in my PS3 backlog, although don't recall ever actually buying it; I think my brother might've gave me it when his PS3 died. Never really had the urge to play it TBH, maybe one day...
Amazing that it's still selling so well though.
Disgrace really that of all the money they've made off this game, that they didn't even do a One X or PS4 Pro upgrade and only in 2021 are we getting an upgraded version for next gen, which you can bet your house will NOT be a free upgrade.
7 years on from release and no sign on GTA VI either.
Haven't played GTA V since it was released on PS3. I'd probably purchase the series upgrade for GTA V. Sorry to let you guys down.
There is no other game like that so no wonder. They are like Paradox with Europa Universalis, masters of their own genre.
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