GTA 5’s unprecedented success continues to succeed in new heights in 2025 with complete gross sales that not even GTA 6 might be able to surpass.
Initially launched in 2013, the collection’ fifth mainline entry is among the most profitable leisure merchandise of all time, persevering with to persistently promote copies lengthy after its debut. Ports, upgrades, and the behemoth that is GTA On-line being packaged with the bottom sport free of charge have all contributed to that longevity.
Whereas its days because the collection’ latest entry are firmly numbered, now that GTA 6 has a particular launch date of Might 26, 2026, there’s nonetheless no scarcity of first-timers desirous to hop in and discover all the pieces San Andreas has to supply.
(*5*)GTA 5 2025 gross sales surpass 5 million
In its Might 2025 quarterly earnings report, Take-Two, Rockstar’s father or mother firm, confirmed that GTA 5’s complete variety of models bought had reached over 215 million. A rise of 5 million from February 2025, when (*6*) that GTA 5’s complete gross sales have been greater than 210 million.
Take-Two confirmed that Grand Theft Auto V has bought over 215 million copies as of Might 2025.
To place that determine into perspective, Take-Two introduced that lifetime gross sales of all Grand Theft Auto video games mixed have been “almost 450 million” as of Might 2025, making GTA 5 solely chargeable for simply shy of half of the franchise’s complete gross sales.
Whether or not GTA 6 will file comparable or even higher gross sales success than its predecessor is unimaginable to gauge. Based mostly on model energy alone, the collection’ sixth entry is assured to strike it large, however GTA 5 is one thing of an anomaly, even for Rockstar.
With unconfirmed reviews that GTA 6 may launch with a price ticket of $100 or extra, many followers might discover themselves priced out of 2026’s greatest sport and go for a less expensive, older various in its predecessor.
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