GTA 5 was the UK’s best-selling game in January

Grand Theft Auto 5 was the UK’s best-selling game in January, according to data acquired by industry mag MCV. The PS4 version was the highest-selling SKU for the month, with the Xbox One version following behind.

Rockstar’s open-world hit managed to outsell Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and FIFA 15, despite aggressive price promotions on Activision’s shooter.

Far Cry 4, meanwhile, was the fourth best-selling game of the month, with Assassin’s Creed Unity finishing in fifth. There are no real surprises throughout the rest of the Top 40, although Microsoft will likely be disappointed with Halo: The Master Chief Collection’s performance, ending the month immediately behind last-gen adventure Assassin’s Creed Rogue and Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Overall software sales for the month are said to be 3.5 per cent down on 2014, although they reportedly generated 4.5 per cent more revenue. MCV attributes the revenue increase to the higher price of current-generation titles.

PS4 proved to be the most popular console with the UK, though, securing a 27.8 per cent share of overall software sales. Xbox One follows behind with 24.4 per cent.

ALL FORMATS TOP 40 (DEC 28-JAN 24)

1. GRAND THEFT AUTO V

2. CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE

3. FIFA 15

4. FAR CRY 4

5. ASSASSIN’S CREED UNITY

6. THE CREW

7. MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION

8. MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION

9. DESTINY

10. WWE 2K15

11. LEGO BATMAN 3: BEYOND GOTHAM

12. DRIVECLUB

13. MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR

14. THE EVIL WITHIN

15. FORZA HORIZON 2

16. ASSASSIN’S CREED 4: BLACK FLAG

17. DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION

18. SUPER SMASH BROS.

19. ASSASSIN’S CREED ROGUE

20. CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS

21. HALO: THE MASTER CHIEF COLLECTION

22. WATCH DOGS

23. JUST DANCE 2015

24. LITTLEBIGPLANET 3

25. ALIEN ISOLATION

26. LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES

27. DISNEY INFINITY 2.0

28. FOOTBALL MANAGER 2015

29. CAPTAIN TOAD: TREASURE TRACKER

30. SAINTS ROW 4: RE-ELECTED/GAT OUT OF HELL

31. POKEMON ALPHA SAPPHIRE

32. THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME

33. POKEMON OMEGA RUBY

34. WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER

35. PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE

36. TERRARIA

37. SKYLANDERS TRAP TEAM

38. SUNSET OVERDRIVE

39. THE SIMS 4

40. MARIO KART 8

Earlier this week Take-Two revealed that GTA 5 had shipped over 45 million units since launch, with almost 10 million of them sold on PS4 and Xbox One.

Batman: Arkham Knight, meanwhile, was the most pre-ordered game on Amazon last month.

Source: MCV | Issue 821