What numbers generated by most expensive game in history could we imagine? Or the best-selling game on its first day of release? or even the game with the largest map ever created by Rockstar? imagine how much is necessary, but know that Grand Theft Auto V is a game that involves a series of extensive numbers:
1. GTA V is reportedly the most expensive game of all time with a development and marketing campaigns budgeted at 265 million USD, something around 25 billion kwanzas (25.880.061.570,81 kz), more than double its predecessor, GTA IV.
2. In a space of 24 hours the GTA V had dethroned the Call of Duty with a first day of record sales, about 800 million USD or 78 billion kwanzas (78.128.487.760,93 kz), which means more 300 million USD more than Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 that raised 500 million USD on the first day of sales.
3. And by the end of the third day, according to company estimates, there were sales of retailers around the world budgeted at more than 1 billion USD (97.660.609.701,16 kz). A press release from Take-Two that is Rockstar's parent company added the following:
We believe that this brand was hit faster than any other entertainment property, including video games and movies.
4. The online GTA may have had a somewhat bumpy launch because servers that did not support the large amount of players, but this problem reflects another impressive brand hit by the game. E According to IGN Keza MacDonald:
On a conservative estimate, one would expect about two million players to log in to GTA online in the first 24 hours.
5. Not everyone is in a position to complain about GTA online, in case they are the pc gamers. However fans of the game are still waiting for the confirmation of a version of GTA V for the PC platform. More of 581 a thousand people already signed an petition demanding to Rockstar the version of the game for PC.
6. The initial development of GTA V started around April of 2008, which took more than five years until the game's launch date.
7. During the development period the Rockstar team built the largest GTA world known to date with art director Aaron Garbut who noted the following:
When you include indoor and outdoor spaces together, Los Santos is bigger than the worlds of Red Dead Redemption, San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto IV combined, and there's still plenty of space. The map is thought to occupy approximately 78.858 square km of play area.
8. GTA V contains no less than 18 original songs created specifically for the game. The live performance of GTA V music occurred as part of the 51 New York Film Festival.
9. In a list of the 11 best sites and magazines specialized in game reviews the GTA V got the maximum score in 6 from them:
- Computer and Video Games: 10 / 10
- Edge: 10 / 10
- Eurogamer: 9/10
- Famitsu: 40/40
- Game Informer: 9.75 / 10
- GameSpot: 9 / 10
- IGN: 10/10
- Joystiq: 4,5 stars / 5 stars
- Official Playstation Magazine (UK): 10/10
- Official Xbox Magazine: 10/10
- Play: 97/100
The impressive numbers generated by GTA V clearly demonstrate that the sequence of successful Rockstar releases continues, a fact that can be proved when we look at the previous releases. Another interesting point is the fact that the game covered all the expenses of 5 years (265 million USD) on the first day of sales, certainly it was the best news that the members of Rockstar could receive.
