US retailers inform Microsoft that the multi-million selling title is selling three units on Xbox 360 to every two on PS3.
According to data provided from the US Xbox team to Gamerscoreblog, retailer information indicates that sales of GTA 4 in the US favoured the Xbox 360 by 3-to-2.
Other info from the US Xbox team reveals that Xbox 360 console sales at retail went up 54% week-over-week as a result of GTA 4, and retailers are telling MS that roughly 40% of new Xbox 360 buyers are also taking home a copy of GTA 4.
AdvertisementGamerscoreblog has also posted a bunch of Xbox LIVE stats relating to GTA 4:
• In the first week, more than 2.3 million people played Grand Theft Auto IV on Xbox LIVE.
• GTA 4 is now the number one played game on Xbox LIVE.
• Over the weekend the Xbox LIVE service reached 1 million concurrent users.
• Gamers have unlocked more than 12 million achievements worth over 100 million gamerscore points in GTA 4.
• Grand Theft Auto 4 set a new record for time played, with the average gamer spending more than four hours playing the game on LIVE in the first week alone.
For lots more on Rockstar's latest head over to the GTA 4 game page.
tom wrote at 11:44 on 08 May 2008
this game is the bomb the best game I have ever played next to call of duty four. It is not so surprising that it got record sales the grahpics are totally cool and the killing just as much as you like it. if it is between getting grand thef auto 4 and battelfield get grand theft auto 4 battelfield SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
El-Dev wrote at 14:46 on 08 May 2008
Suprising it was this little considering how many more 360s there are in america compared to ps3s.
Jay wrote at 01:31 on 10 May 2008
Suprising that PS stll can't compete with a system that is 1 an 1/2 years older. But hey it has Blu ray. LOL
El-Dev wrote at 15:30 on 10 May 2008
Not suprising that the US is the only place where 360 is outselling PS3. So it clearly can compete, IDIOT!
And hey it does have Blu-Ray.