That's not really a lot for 2 consoles, actually it's pretty low, by the end of 2019 the gen will probably be close to over.
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Take-Two FY 2015: GTA V 52 million, Evolve 2.5 M, NBA 7M, WWE 3M, lost $243 million
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Chobel
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They think XB1 sold 13m as of Q1 2015? Don't see how is that possible.
Welfare
Member
World of Warcraft has grossed much higher.
Regret Upon Approval
Member
I re-read EA's attempt at taking over Take-Two a little while ago.
Crazy things, looking at them both now and imagining if EA succeeded.
Crazy things, looking at them both now and imagining if EA succeeded.
speedomodel
Member
Now can I have new Red Dead, please?
A lot of that revenue probably went into studio expansions within the company.
brickarts295
Member
I'm willing to bet some hard cash that many of the GTA audiences are minors, in fact I think half of those 52 million copies were bought by people under 17. Of course I'm speculating and this could be entirely untrue but every time I go to GTA online I always get children on mics and that almost only happens on COD games, at least to me.
how the hell did they lost money?
GTA Online makes me think that. Like every other time their is annoying squeaking child that has a mic.
GTA Online makes me think that. Like every other time their is annoying squeaking child that has a mic.
Oh.. my fault..
Xplatformer
Member
Did not buy or play a copy of 4 or 5.
I'm old school. I have to like my single player protagonist for me to invest in their open world. GTA just doesn't have my kinda heroes.
52 million gamers say that my $$$ isn't missed.
Good job. Get out RDR 2 on the PC please.
I'm old school. I have to like my single player protagonist for me to invest in their open world. GTA just doesn't have my kinda heroes.
52 million gamers say that my $$$ isn't missed.
Good job. Get out RDR 2 on the PC please.
Welfare
Member
Take Two are STILL losing money?
This mismanagement at this company is unreal, how have they not gone under yet?
GTA V 52 million might be why.
piratethingy
Self professed bad raider
Most videogamers don't go online and talk about videogames.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
after all that and they sill losing $240m+
A A A G A M E I N D U S T R Y
A A A G A M E I N D U S T R Y
Prototype Viktor
Member
That evolve number is toodamhigh.jpg
Shocked at the WWF number
Shocked at the WWF number
and it's still all over the place. Check reddit the past few weeks and it's all been GTA V gifs.
CoD, Skylanders, Blizzard's entire line-up, and now Destiny.
That would mean a very good number for the Xbox One that people won't like.
Maybe I misheard, they may have said as of today, rather than as of Q1.
I'll have to get this clarified. I do think it was Q1 though.
Even with the asian market Take Two will find a way to still post losses nearly year after year, they've got it down to an art form.
Rockstar is probably saving them at this point tbh
Finale Fireworker
Member
I wonder. When I was a kid I knew a lot of other kids playing GTA3. Not so much as an adult.
Not that I know 50 million people, but that's kind of my point. Not only is the conversation largely absent online with a rather inert fanbase that seems to not talk about the game, but none of the "casual gamers" I know talk about it either. I only know one pocket group of player who played GTA V, three guys who each bought the game twice. But you would never know, because they never talk about it. They have nothing to say about their experience. "Yeah, I played that." That's all. Over and done.
Whereas 15 million people played Red Dead Redemption and people still talk about it all the time. Even casual gamers I know.
Take Two are STILL losing money?
This mismanagement at this company is unreal, how have they not gone under yet?
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Lord of Castamere
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Reviews don't matter apparently.
Shadoken
Member
I meant even without Blizzard. Destiny is new , but even the previous years , take two just seem to make nothing.
Even Fkin capcom had 500m revenue selling a couple of remaster that barely crossed 1m. Take two had literally 20-30 times that . Where's the money going ?
Me too. PS3, then PS4, then PC.
Madrugador
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52 million is just crazy. Holy shit.
Visualante2
Member
So yeah, awful player base considering the games sales. Pretty much what I posted.
Also a trash player base. It's almost as if PC gamers are tired of the paid DLC vectors.
The Albatross
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52 Million, awesome. Excellent game that deserves to sell well because it'll mean that Rockstar will be given free reign to develop the next GTA however they see fit.
Regarding WWE...
WWE 2K14 was released on PS3 and Xbox 360. WWE 2K15 was released on PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. I suspect that much of the bump (40% YoY) has to do with people saying "Well, I haven't bought a wrestling game in a while and now that I have a PS4/X1, may as well get the latest one..."
And then being sorely disappointed in how shitty the game is.
I have a feeling it's just because it's the first nextgen release, that they'll fall sharply next year.
Regarding WWE...
WWE 2K14 was released on PS3 and Xbox 360. WWE 2K15 was released on PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. I suspect that much of the bump (40% YoY) has to do with people saying "Well, I haven't bought a wrestling game in a while and now that I have a PS4/X1, may as well get the latest one..."
And then being sorely disappointed in how shitty the game is.
I have a feeling it's just because it's the first nextgen release, that they'll fall sharply next year.
Is that legal?
Take Two
Take2 refusing to give out metrics and data on GTA Online (in regards to number of players/interactions).
Just confirmed that digital download accounted for 75% of PC sales. (GTA V)
So 25% was retail (8 disc right?).
According to steamspy we see ~2.3m digital which means ~3.0m+ sold. (ESTIMATE)
Just confirmed that digital download accounted for 75% of PC sales. (GTA V)
So 25% was retail (8 disc right?).
According to steamspy we see ~2.3m digital which means ~3.0m+ sold. (ESTIMATE)
It's legal in the same way college athletics departments would rather spend millions on useless shit and gross luxuries instead of lose the non-profit title and -gasp- have to give their student athletes compensation instead of a C-tier education.