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Grand Theft Auto 5 averages more copies sold per year than most megahits manage in their entire lifetime, with a total of 230 million since 2013

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Grand Theft Auto 5 averages more copies sold per year than most megahits manage in their entire lifetime, with a total of 230 million since 2013

Grand Theft Auto 5 has sold an astonishing 230 million copies since its 2013 launch, according to recent earnings call figures from Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick. The series has continued to outperform expectations, with recurrent consumer spending for the franchise growing by 3% and GTA Plus maintaining popularity through additional content. The anticipation for Grand Theft Auto 6 remains high, as the game's release on November 19 approaches with an estimated multi-billion dollar development budget.

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