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MS: GTA 4 Xbox 360 Outsold PlayStation 3 in UK; Gamers Play Over 31 Million Hours of 360 Edition

by Chris Faylor, May 07, 2008 8:37am PDT

Perhaps responding to Sony's claim that the PlayStation 3 has surpassed Xbox 360 in Europe, Microsoft today announced that the Xbox 360 edition of Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV outsold the PlayStation 3 version in the UK by 20%.

Of the game's $500 million worldwide launch, sales-tracking firm ELSPA/Chart-Track reported that 514,000 units of the Xbox 360 iteration and 413,000 PlayStation 3 copies were sold in the UK across its first week at retailers.

Microsoft claimed that UK sales of Xbox 360 hardware jumped 125% following the game's release. The company stated that, across the past week, gamers have spent more than 31 million hours playing Grand Theft Auto IV on Xbox 360, with over 9.7 million of those hours spend playing the game online.

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THESE NUMBERS MAKE ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT MY CONSOLE

May 07, 2008 8:40am PDT

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  These numbers are very interesting since they show a clear picture of the current state of the console wa... : MrLobo
  - Wow, you must not of ever taken a high level stats course. You can't say since GTA4 sold more on 360, ... : SlingBlaze
- 360 E-Penis is Extended! : Freon

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http://www.techradar.com/blogs/article/gta-iv-xbox-vs-playstation-359413

May 07, 2008 11:15am PDT

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  Wow, what a piece of shit article. He makes it sound like PR some is something exclusive to MS and then d... : Fred Garvin
  - Haha I expected you wouldn't like it Fred. : theflux

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I almost blew my money on a console even though I had forsaken them for the PC, just to play GTA IV. However, I couldn't find something about either the 360 or PS3 to sway me definitively in their direction. I read the 360 has better graphics (as far as GTA IV goes, even though the PS3 can run a higher resolution), better online support (with a pay service of course) but uses DVD discs and is plagued with issues like "red ring" and general crappiness. The PS3 uses larger capacity Blu-ray discs, has higher resolution, but low quality online support. I dunno, couldn't make a decision so I just went and bought GTA:SA for my PC, a system where I know whats in it and I'm happy with it.

May 07, 2008 9:18am PDT

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I don't really see how that's an optimistic number, other than the fact that some analysts were wrong, but what else is new there.

May 07, 2008 9:24am PDT

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  Those numbers are for the UK only. I'd say they're pretty damn good. : Altanar
  - I bet they're almost identical to the number of units shipped, too. Most stores were sold out on the rele... : nudel

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What's not mentioned here is that PS3 owners literally could not play multiplayer at all due to bugs present with the online connectivity. This was affecting huge numbers of players across the board.

May 07, 2008 8:48am PDT

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EA EAT YOUR FREAKING HEARTS OUT!

May 07, 2008 8:53am PDT

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Is anyone else a little scared that they have these kinds of numbers on tap? I mean sales figures are one thing, but hours played? What the hell!? That seems like a statistic that would be somewhat invasive.

May 07, 2008 9:49am PDT

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I think those sales figures are for the UK, not all of Europe.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=137351

May 07, 2008 8:54am PDT

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  - still.. UK is a pretty good representative as far guessing whats the case for the rest of us in Europe no... : humbleone

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what about NA?

May 07, 2008 8:49am PDT

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- No word yet, but Microsoft NA press releases tend to arrive at 9 AM PST. : Chris Faylor

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Gotta love corporate politics.

May 07, 2008 8:41am PDT

Gotta love corporate politics. : deadhorse

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