Thursday, October 11th 2007
Grand Theft Auto IV Could Break Halo 3 Sales Record
Microsoft is extremely proud of their Halo 3 franchise, as they should be. Making $300 million in the first week of sales is no small feat. However, some analysts are predicting that Grand Theft Auto IV might have what it takes to break this record. The monetary sales figures do not give us an exact amount of Halo 3 copies sold, but analysts guess that the numbers are awfully close to 4.4 million units sold out of 5.2 million shipped. Analysts claim that Grand Theft Auto IV has all the features of Halo and more: the enormous fan-base, the high-quality graphics, and the relatively early release of a sequel. Combine this with the Grand Theft Auto IV release on the PS3 as well as the Xbox360, and sales figures are already estimated at between 3.5 and 5.3 million units in the first week. And if, for some reason, Grand Theft Auto IV was adopted at the same rate as Halo 3, then there would be approximately 9.5 million sales in that first week, which means $466 million dollars in sales.
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35 Comments on Grand Theft Auto IV Could Break Halo 3 Sales Record
"if you don't have anything positive to say, don't say it"
its not very practical thou
does anyone know if GTA IV will be for PC?
www.mtv.com/news/articles/1571704/20071011/id_0.jhtml
I was referring to video games. It's nice to escape the consequences/reprecussions of doing bad stuff in the real world sometimes.
Which reminds me of an amazing scene in BioShock. I was just entering Fort Frolic, and I saw a couple first aid kits behind a store window. I thought "oh man do I need first aid kits", hit the glass with my wrench, and promptly set off a security alert.
Looking back, I think about how this is the first game where you are responsible for your actions, and your morals determine the outcome and difficulty of the game. For those of you who haven't played it yet, BioShock is worth every penny of the $50, rootkits and all.
The alarms suck when you're playing on hard, but even then, there's plasmids out there. I especially liked "security evasion 2" and "shorten alarms 2" :D.