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GTA V Makes $800 Million In 24 Hours

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-lot-of-cheese dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto V was released at midnight yesterday, and to no surprise has managed to break the record for highest sales in 24 hours. Distributors Take-Two Interactive have announced that the game has managed to achieve a staggering $800m (£490m) worth of sales within the first day, and is certainly going to break the forecasted $1 billion within the week. The record was previous held by Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops which made $500m within 24 hours in 2009. The game also holds the title for the quickest entertainment product to achieve $1 billion in sales as they hit the mark by day 15."

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  1. Sure by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Most people are stupid and like shallow entertainment.

    1. Re:Sure by flayzernax · · Score: 0, Troll

      You feel anger because its the truth. GTA is shallow and boring.

    2. Re:Sure by flayzernax · · Score: 1, Troll

      The youtube lets play I saw of Red Dead Redemption was interesting. But it was far from worth watching more than 30 minutes of it. It was nice to see someone try to make a historically interesting western game. However http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_(video_game) seemed like a more fun and compelling game minus a few pitfalls in gameplay (one I actually did play). I could see how the story in that game might be decent if the time was invested in the gameplay.

      I've seen first hand a few people play GTA. And I played a friends GTA4 console version for a few hours ~2.

      It was no where near as fun as Saints Row 1 or 2. They decided to "simulate" reality in too much detail. Rather than being a game, arcady. They sacrificed good gameplay for faux realism. The guns reached the uncanny valley. And I sat there thinking. Damn, this is bullshit. Its nothing like real life. Its a farse. The selling point is to give people a simulation to act out their criminal fantasy in. But its a horribly inaccurate simulation. The abstraction they used is not fun from a gameplay perspective. The entire game holds up this promise and falls flat in every regard.

      The storyline is no better than a B movie at best. It doesn't tell a compelling or thought provoking tale full of meaningful choices. At least Saints Row was a humorous parody on political topics.

      They should have just made a fun shooter. Like Serious Sam.

      To me GTA falls short of being a game. And is more like an attraction. And not a very good one.

      Detailed virtual worlds exist. But in games like Eve (player made), or Dwarf Fortress (procedural), or Angbhand, Archimedean Dynasty, Frontier: Elite II.

      GTA is a pale imitation of real life lacking in fine detail. Even F.E.A.R. was more detailed and compelling. Or Dues Ex which had a well thought out and developed universe.

  2. Incredible. by matt007 · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am baffled by the stupidity of the people.

    1. Re:Incredible. by flayzernax · · Score: -1, Troll

      I agree the GTA series sucks. And I have played them, among many other games. Along with Saints Row which is by far much more "fun".

      Great works of art? Anything of Meaning? GTA is not... its like the last piece of creative work on the planet I would bother with.

      Hence, why our opinion that the "Majority" is dumb. IMO its because they are pretty well brainwashed to buy what they are simply advertised and what their peers will be buying. Perhaps the original GTA, was somewhat novel and cutesy. But even then, not worth an investment.

      I would drink pabst. But not bud lite. I think people are pretty dumb for drinking bud light as well. Its just shit. Sorry if that rustles your jimmies.

      And to answer your question. If you like GTA. Your pretty dumb. Mostly for the aforementioned reasons.