GTA 5 makes a billion dollars during it’s first 72 hours on the market

Written by Brandon Hofer on September 21, 2013

GTA 5 News: Rockstar’s latest game is already breaking records and it hasn’t even been on the market for a week yet.

Grand Theft Auto 5 has only been out for three days but it has already made a billion dollars. Breaking the record previously held by Call of Duty: Black Ops II, GTA 5 is set to shatter all kinds of records as we are just beginning to enter the holiday shopping season. It was previously reported that GTA 5 had made 800 million during its first 24 hours on the market and it would appear there is nothing that is going to slow down Rockstar or the Grand Theft Auto franchise.

“Grand Theft Auto is a cultural phenomenon and Rockstar Games continues to redefine what can be achieved in interactive entertainment,” said Strauss Zelnick, the chairman and CEO of Take-Two. “We are incredibly proud of the extraordinary critical and commercial response to Grand Theft Auto V.”

This remarkable feat was achieved with having GTA 5 only being available on two platforms, the Xbox 360 and PS3. No PC version has been announced although it is widely assumed that version is on the way. A next gen version set to appear on the Xbox One and PS4 is also a big rumor making the rounds right now but Rockstar won’t comment on anything other than the versions we currently have.

Currently GTA 5 is on store shelves but GTA Online isn’t available until October 1. GTA Online is free for those who have purchased GTA 5 and will allow up to 16 players to participate in shenanigans online with friends and/or rivals. While gamers are busy figuring out everything that Los Santos has to offer, it is the online mode that will really give this game some legs and ensure that people are playing it for years to come, especially if the next gen versions actually become a reality.

What do you think about GTA 5? Have you bought it yet or are you waiting to see if the rumors are true? Tell us what you think below.