Grand Theft Auto V crosses 120 million copies sold in, Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Outer Worlds also reach new milestones
Grand Theft Auto V, hitting new milestones? It’s even more likely than you think.
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What you need to know
Take-Two Interactivehas sharedits Q3 2020 financial report, showing the performance of multiple different games and the company as a whole. Of immediate note is Grand Theft Auto V, which has crossed 120 million units sold-in. Grand Theft Auto V was previously established as the best-selling game of the decade in the U.S. Grand Theft Auto Online exceeded Take-Two’s expectations due to the launch of the Diamond Casino update.
While the GTA juggernaut continues, western adventure Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold in 29 million copies. The PC version launched late in 2019, which helped propel this number up. Borderlands 3 has sold in almost 8 million units, up from7 millionback in November 2019. The Outer Worlds has crossed 2 million copies sold in since launch, which “significantly succeeded expectations.”
Take-Two also noted that the new studioCloud Chamber, established to work on the next BioShock game, “will be in development for the next several years.”
When asked about the departure of Rockstar Gamesco-founder Dan Houser, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnicksaid that"Rockstar Games individually, and Take-Two as a whole, are a team sport. The team leader at Rockstar Games is Sam Houser, who founded the label, and we believe in the entire team, led by Sam. We feel really great about it, even as we wish Dan well on the next chapter in his career."
Heists are waiting
Grand Theft Auto V is a massive game from Rockstar that allows players to live out their high-stakes criminal dreams. A huge campaign focuses on three very different men drawn together by circumstance, while GTA Online continues to grow with constant updates.
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
