Chart-Track estimates GTA IV broke UK sales record

51 Comments by Alexander Sliwinski Apr 30th 2008 2:00PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business

Chart-Track estimates Grand Theft Auto IV sold 609,000 units on its launch day in the UK, which eclipses GTA: San Andreas' 2004 first-day record of 501,000 units. GI.biz reports the game also broke records among the two consoles it's available on, with the Xbox 360 and PS3 selling 335,000 and 274,000 units respectively. The former records belonged to Halo 3 with 266,000 and GT5: Prologue with 80,000 units sold on day one.

The "official" Chart-Track sales data will release on May 6, with the current data being based on electronic point of sale and retailer estimates. We're still waiting for Take-Two to send out a press release trumpeting its global success.

Tags: chart-track, grand-theft-auto-iv, grandtheftautoiv, gta-iv, gtaiv, uk

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Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio: Apr 30th 2008; 2:03PM

So much for the launch of Halo 3 being the biggest day in media ever.

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio: Apr 30th 2008; 2:14PM

NNOOTT!!

Kizzle: Apr 30th 2008; 2:03PM

This is surprising.

Kizzle: Apr 30th 2008; 2:04PM

...NOT!

HA HA DID YOU LIKE MY JOKE

xFenixKnightx: Apr 30th 2008; 2:06PM

Yes, keep em' coming.

...NOT!

PojoMofo: Apr 30th 2008; 2:07PM

yes, I lol'd.

PojoMofo: Apr 30th 2008; 2:08PM

...NOT!!!

Borat: Apr 30th 2008; 2:09PM

What is a NOOOOOOOT joke?

xFenixKnightx: Apr 30th 2008; 2:10PM

You ruined my joke Pojo, arghhhhh >:(

lol!

Kizzle: Apr 30th 2008; 2:11PM

...NOT!

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio: Apr 30th 2008; 2:13PM

NOT!!!

...Lets fill this whole post with that same comment.

browntown: Apr 30th 2008; 2:13PM

Ohh no sarcasm

rv: Apr 30th 2008; 2:35PM

I do NOOOOT like your jokes

NOOOOT

NOOOOT (triple negative ftw!!!)

MinimumWageNinja: Apr 30th 2008; 2:07PM

I thought the PS3 version was "supposed" to sell more over there... guess not.

Chimp: Apr 30th 2008; 2:11PM

It will in time.

Anyway, not bad sales figures considering the the 360/PS3 install base ration.... about 2:1

Chimp: Apr 30th 2008; 2:12PM

ration?!?!? I meant ratio

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio: Apr 30th 2008; 2:22PM

Sure you meant ratio...

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Vcize: Apr 30th 2008; 2:56PM

Is the install ratio 2:1 in Europe? I thought the PS3 was winning pretty handily over there? I'm asking, I have no idea what the actual numbers are...

Vcize: Apr 30th 2008; 2:56PM

Nevermind, I see now that this is for the UK, not all of Europe.

MinimumWageNinja: Apr 30th 2008; 5:01PM

All I was saying that all these websites were saying how the PS3 version was so heavily outselling the 360 version over there and it wasn't.

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio: Apr 30th 2008; 2:13PM

NNNNOOOOTTTTTT!!!!

xFenixKnightx: Apr 30th 2008; 2:30PM

The spamming, please stop it. :P

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio: Apr 30th 2008; 2:33PM

You should have added a ...NOT!!! to that.

xFenixKnightx: Apr 30th 2008; 2:36PM

...NOT!

butaneko: Apr 30th 2008; 2:15PM

Can I go home early and play GTA please?

Kizzle: Apr 30th 2008; 2:17PM

no you may

...NOT!!!

Kujel: Apr 30th 2008; 2:16PM

The best lunch day selling BS3 exclusive only sold 80,000 units, pitiful, just pitiful. Anyway kudos to GTA IV for selling so well on it's lunch day.

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio: Apr 30th 2008; 2:17PM

Is there a reason you spell "launch" as "lunch"?

Kujel: Apr 30th 2008; 2:18PM

Typo.

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio: Apr 30th 2008; 2:21PM

Oh I see...I also find it strange that GT5P only sold 80,000. Is that only including retail copies? I can't imagine that downloads of it would be higher then the retail copy...

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force): Apr 30th 2008; 2:21PM

twice?

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio: Apr 30th 2008; 2:24PM

"twice?"

That was why I questioned it...I can understand a typo or two, but two exact same typos of the same word?

I guess that's understandable

...NOT!

Ted: Apr 30th 2008; 2:34PM

Well the British video games market is a lot smaller than the US one.

Raheem: Apr 30th 2008; 2:54PM

Ted it's actually larger when you take into account the proportion of the population who play games... but I know what you mean. AND YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN! o_O

riggs: Apr 30th 2008; 3:07PM

i do

NOT!!!

know what you mean.

Kujel: Apr 30th 2008; 3:21PM

Meh, it's not a big deal to me.

Courtney: Apr 30th 2008; 2:39PM

I know GTAIV is the biggest thing this week, but can we please move on...

xFenixKnightx: Apr 30th 2008; 2:41PM

ZOMGWTFBBQ!!! Obligatory NOT!!!

This is GTAIV week!

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo): Apr 30th 2008; 3:30PM

No. This is GTAIV week. Don't like it? Then Get the fuck out!!

2Three: Apr 30th 2008; 2:40PM

A tremendous shock to us all, no doubt. ;)

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MJ: Apr 30th 2008; 2:44PM

I lol'd at that picture, can just imagine the Queen escaping from it all by becoming an Eastern European.

MJ: Apr 30th 2008; 2:44PM

NOT! (lame joke, but had to be done)

Raheem: Apr 30th 2008; 2:55PM

Ah a Royal Family gag. We Brits sure love those...

*sigh*... Not.

MJ: Apr 30th 2008; 3:28PM

The Royal family are a kind of running gag though lol.

But I guess they're one of the most recognisable things about us to people overseas. Apart from the teletubbies, dr who and amy whorehouse lol

Ted: May 1st 2008; 8:27AM

We need there to be a GTA game set in London. That way the rest of the world would be taught all about the hundreds of other things that you can tease British people about.

Freeze: Apr 30th 2008; 3:42PM

You type pretty cool ....

NOT!

Korova: Apr 30th 2008; 3:49PM

55% to 360, 45% to PS3. That's pretty close to the Joystiq pole.

Fanboy comment: Considering that GTA was THE playstation game last generation, this is quite an emasculation of PS by MS. Or shall I say MSculation! Oh, where is Ludwig when I need him.

Korova: Apr 30th 2008; 3:51PM

I meant "Joystiq poll". Damn Freudian slip.

TheHuntIsOn: Apr 30th 2008; 3:55PM

Whats odd is that the PS3 outsells the 360 in the UK, but GTA4 managed to do better on the 360. Looks like folk do value DLC and higher resolutions after all!

JJ: Apr 30th 2008; 4:41PM

actually hunt, the 360 has a 2 to 1 console overall lead in the UK, so the number isn't surprising, actually i'm surprised its so close to be honest i mean you're comparing 2.2 million consoles to 1.2 or 1.3 million (360 vs PS3) so it to be within 10% of each other between the 2 consoles is actually kind of amazing if you ask me.

Now europe as a whole may be a different story with the PS3 gaining steadily (as a whole) But still a great showing on both consoles by GTA IV

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