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Forums - Sales Discussion - GT5 breaks PS3 sales records in Australia

The latest version of the world's most successful car racing game launched last week and will earn Sony an estimated $1 billion in sales.

Gran Turismo 5 is predicted to sell more than 10 million copies, outranking Hollywood movie blockbusters and enshrining the game's status as the most realistic car racing simulator on the market.

More than 2.5 million copies have reportedly been sold in the first week (Sony won't confirm or deny).  With the Christmas rush to come, the company is banking on a software and hardware (you need a PlayStation 3 to play) bonanza.

"Gran Turismo 5's first four days in Australia has exceeded our sales expectations and we are receiving great feedback on the title from consumers.  Numbers will be shared in due course, however, we can confirm that after the recent opening weekend this is the biggest  exclusive release on PlayStation 3 ever in Australia," a Sony spokesperson says.

Nothing has come close to dethroning the title as the must-own four-wheeled franchise. No matter whether you're playing for fun or using the game to learn tracks before actually racing on them, it's focus on physics hasn't been seriously challenged.

Read more: http://www.carsguide.com.au/site/news-and-reviews/car-news/gran_turismo_5_a_sales_hit

Quite impressive. 2.5 million first week? I suppose we'll get the numbers from Sony in due course.



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2.5 million first week means 2.5 million shipped first week



2.5 plus million ? Hmm. And this is reportedly sold according to the article, not shipped. Perhaps. I'm sure we'll know more later. I read initial shipments were far higher than 2.5 million.



AMAZING.

And Crazy "Sony an estimated $1 billion in sales"

I expecte sales record in Brazil too. 

 



yahoocom1984 said:

2.5 million first week means 2.5 million shipped first week


Shipments for GT5 would be way higher than 2.5 million first week. They aren't going to risk missing out on sales due to shortages on a game that will sell for years.



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first shipment should be at least 5 million. Rememeber france, 555k shipped, 235k sold



Hapimeses said:

2.5 plus million ? Hmm. And this is reportedly sold according to the article, not shipped. Perhaps. I'm sure we'll know more later. I read initial shipments were far higher than 2.5 million.


According to many other articles 4.1 million PlayStation move controllers were sold until it was corrected by Sony themselves which was shipped.



GT5 being undertracked here was a no-brainer anyway.



So basically, fastest selling PS3 exclusive. Not fastest selling game of all time.



Mordred11 said:

GT5 being undertracked here was a no-brainer anyway.

Maybe you should have read the whole article before discredited VG numbers

 

More than 2.5 million copies have reportedly been sold in the first week (Sony won't confirm or deny)