GTA 4 Sets One-day Sales Record in UK

by Nick Breckon, May 01, 2008 8:15am PDT

Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV broke a record by moving 609,000 copies during its first day of release in the UK, according to MCV.

The previous one-day UK record had been held by Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which saw 501,000 copies sold in a 24-hour period.

Sales of Grand Theft Auto IV were closely split between platforms in the territory, with 335,000 Xbox 360 copies sold as compared to 274,000 for the PlayStation 3.

The game has also become the fastest selling Xbox 360 title in the UK, beating Halo 3's first-day sales of 266,000.

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Glad i went to a midnight launch at my local game as alot of my mates cant find a copy now and thus are jealous of my hindsight

May 02, 2008 4:13am PDT

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- Don't you mean foresight? LoL. Sorry, I'm not usually pedantic like that. This just tickled me :). But... : etherealrhythm

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I wonder what the HW numbers in the UK are like. Is the installed base of 360's and PS3's similar to the ratio of GTA IV copies sold that first day?

May 01, 2008 9:38am PDT

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  I thought there were more PS3's in europe that 360's... : dedgecko
  - I guess geography isn't your strong suit. : treefingers1
- HW numbers for UK: Xbox360 - 2,15 mil PS3 - 1,17 mil : nosseman

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So many places were sold out within hours that I think they would have sold more had they been able to make more. Not everywhere was sold out but by about midday it became difficult to track down a copy if you didn't have on ordered.

May 01, 2008 1:34pm PDT

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So many places were sold out within hours that I think they would have sold more had they been able to ma... : nudel
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- I still cant find a fucking copy now, I must be doing something wrong :/ : steve_o

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Making some money I see.

May 01, 2008 8:18am PDT

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Making some money I see. : pimpium
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  not yet... that's just under 1/3 of the production cost, assuming that every copy sold was 60 bucks. : dedgecko
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    Uk was on average £45 a copy so thats nearly $90 to you US chaps. : Vincenoir
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      Yeah, don't remind me about the dollar to pound/euro exchange rate :p : noleh8r
      
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      1 AUS dollar is roughly 0.94 US dollars. Why Australian xbox360 games are still $120AU (RRP) is beyond me... : Goblin au
      
      Where are you that you pay $120 for 360 games in AU? I've never paid over $99.95 for a new release 360 ga... : dirtypunk
    - ooooh... that's right. yea, big difference, my bad. do they make any mention of the # of CE edition... : dedgecko
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  $ 54,810,000 Made in the UK alone on the first day.... : Vincenoir
  - More like $45 million. VAT is 17.5%, so the government took a $9.5 million slice of the pie. Pre-orders a... : weapey

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It seems everyone but maybe Greg Stephens got a copy.

May 01, 2008 11:47am PDT

It seems everyone but maybe Greg Stephens got a copy. : Haku-Jin

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kinda makes me want a Ps3... *shiver*

May 01, 2008 8:28am PDT

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kinda makes me want a Ps3... *shiver* : kwix
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- well, having a blu-ray/media player that seconds as a gta4 macine for 400$ isnt terrible. : sanewave

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No surprise here.

May 01, 2008 8:19am PDT

No surprise here. : -sk-

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