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Grand Theft Auto V Earns $800 Million in a Day

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Re: Grand Theft Auto V Earns $800 Million in a Day

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Post by plq »

jackmaney wrote: post #109
jiggy2011 wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You could if you target really high end PCs but a lot of the PC market is now laptops or people who don't want to upgrade every 6 months to a year.

There was a time when gaming PCs had to be upgraded regularly, but that hasn't been the case for years, now. My gaming rig was built about three years ago, and it should be able to go another one to two years before it will need an upgrade. And even then, the only upgrade it should need is a new video card (the GTX 460 that I have is sufficient, but it will eventually be a performance bottleneck).

I wonder how much consoles are to blame for that. Big studios that have the power to drive PC upgrades produce mainly for decade-old hardware, which is just peanuts by the standards of today's PCs.

Re: Grand Theft Auto V Earns $800 Million in a Day

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Post by DigitalSea »

fmax30 wrote: post #104
DigitalSea wrote: post #10

What is even more impressive about this figure is that it's just XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 sales. GTA V hasn't been announced for PC yet which is a severely underrated market when it comes to games I reckon. If GTA V launched with a PC version I think they would have eclipsed $1 billion in 24 hours, easily, if not 1.1. I played this yesterday (I don't own a console) at a friends house and what they've been able to a…

News flash , AAA companies don't like to do PC releases because of all the piracy. Hell Let me be honest , every GTA games i had played till San Andreas on the PC was a cracked version. It wasn't that i wanted to get a crack , but the thing was that there was no other option available where i live.

You do realise this argument is null and void? GTA V for XBOX 360 leaked onto torrent websites days before the game was even officially released. If this is the argument companies are using for delaying the release of PC games or not releasing them at all, I think that's weak.

Look at Watch Dogs. Another open world hacker-esque game and it's coming out on consoles and PC on the same date. Rockstar are a much bigger company with more resources and bigger budgets to develop for multi-platforms. They are a console oriented company, but I remember when GTA was much bigger on PC than any console back in the 1,2 and 3 days especially.

Well, put it this way. If there are plans for next gen, we'll definitely get a PC person as they are effectively the same in many ways.

Re: Grand Theft Auto V Earns $800 Million in a Day

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Post by podperson »

cyanbane wrote: post #23
DigitalSea wrote: post #10

What is even more impressive about this figure is that it's just XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 sales. GTA V hasn't been announced for PC yet which is a severely underrated market when it comes to games I reckon. If GTA V launched with a PC version I think they would have eclipsed $1 billion in 24 hours, easily, if not 1.1. I played this yesterday (I don't own a console) at a friends house and what they've been able to a…

Not only PC, but I wonder if some people are waiting to see if this hits next gen consoles also.

My guess is their business plan was -- get it out for the tail end of the current gen consoles, then rake in cash a second time on a remastered edition when the next gen consoles are out in significant numbers.

Re: Grand Theft Auto V Earns $800 Million in a Day

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Post by Fourplealis »

teamonkey wrote: post #140
petercooper wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No game in the history of ever has sold that many copies on day one on PC. No game in the history of ever has sold as many copies on Xbox 360 or PS3 as GTA V just has either, no? ;-) That said, I think I agree with the inferred point that simultaneous PC release wouldn't have had a huge impact on revenue.

> No game in the history of ever has sold as many copies on Xbox 360 or PS3 as GTA V just has either, no? ;-) Several blockbusters, such as Call of Duty, have sold more on consoles than GTA V currently has, just not on day 1.

Well, according to wikipedia, it took 5 days for COD:BO2 to earn $800M. Game grossed $500M on the first day.

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Post by freehunter »

cwarrior wrote: post #132
freehunter wrote: post #126

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Are you insinuating that GTA V is targeted at casual gamers?

It is.

"They are typically distinguished by their simple rules and lack of commitment required in contrast to more complex hardcore games. They require no long-term time commitment or special skills to play, and there are comparatively low production and distribution costs for the producer."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_game

Re: Grand Theft Auto V Earns $800 Million in a Day

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Post by robmcm »

AndrewDucker wrote: post #88
robmcm wrote: post #75

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Rockstar north is based in Scotland, so it's not going to be that high ;)

Pensions, Employers National Insurance Contributions, office space in the middle of Edinburgh (not cheap) - it's not _that_ cheap here.

I was only joking, Edinburgh costs a fortune!

Re: Grand Theft Auto V Earns $800 Million in a Day

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Post by twerquie »

Shorel wrote: post #169
twerquie wrote: post #165

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It shouldn't be a surprise to you that words can have more than one meaning.

This one is by design. 'Piracy' was defined as copyright violation by the copyright holders, not by general usage. Therefore, we should fight that usage, just to compensate the balance.

I follow but disagree. The world's largest and most successful torrent site calls itself The Pirate Bay. There are political "Pirate Parties" in Canada and Sweden. It may have been a pejorative label initially, but file sharers have "owned" the name and made it their own.

That's exactly how language is defined; by popular usage, not by design.

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