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Question number 2, how many consoles are gonna be surpassed by GTA V?

GTA V will only outsell 360 and PS3 7 33.33%
 
GTA V will outsell Wii and PS1 8 38.10%
 
GTA V will outsell Gameboy 4 19.05%
 
GTA V will outsell DS and... 2 9.52%
 
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Teeqoz on 20 January 2018
Zkuq said:
Looking at yearly numbers, at first glance it seems fairly obvious that PS4 is going to win in the long run. PS4 has beaten GTA V every year since 2014, and by a comfortable margin too. I don't see the situation getting any worse at least. GTA V's numbers are only going to get worse, whereas PS4 seems to have had a slightly better year than in 2016, so it's either peaking and slowly getting worse or it just keeps selling even more.

Comfortable margin? In 2016, GTA V sold a total of 15 million copies, according to 2K's official statements. Same in 2017, 15 million (with no decrease). Up til the end of september in 2017, it had sold 10 million that year, no doubt it might have pulled of another 5 million in q4 to end up with 15 million in 2017. The PS4 has gained a few million each year (with a somewhat growing margin), but the PS4 will either start decreasing this year, or if Sony are lucky, next year. GTA V's ~15 million+ lead is too big to overcome at the rate GTAV keeps on selling.



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Farsala on 20 January 2018

GTA V sales are as strong as they are due to PS4 sales. They both sell at pretty much the exact same rate, meaning that when people pick up a PS4 they usually also pick up GTA V. So due to GTA V's advantage with the PS3/360/XB1, I think it wins by default.

There is another scenario where RDR2 or GTA VI replaces GTA Vs sales, but I think that is compensated by the inevitable GTA V remaster in 10-15 years.



Zkuq on 21 January 2018
Teeqoz said:
Zkuq said:
Looking at yearly numbers, at first glance it seems fairly obvious that PS4 is going to win in the long run. PS4 has beaten GTA V every year since 2014, and by a comfortable margin too. I don't see the situation getting any worse at least. GTA V's numbers are only going to get worse, whereas PS4 seems to have had a slightly better year than in 2016, so it's either peaking and slowly getting worse or it just keeps selling even more.

Comfortable margin? In 2016, GTA V sold a total of 15 million copies, according to 2K's official statements. Same in 2017, 15 million (with no decrease). Up til the end of september in 2017, it had sold 10 million that year, no doubt it might have pulled of another 5 million in q4 to end up with 15 million in 2017. The PS4 has gained a few million each year (with a somewhat growing margin), but the PS4 will either start decreasing this year, or if Sony are lucky, next year. GTA V's ~15 million+ lead is too big to overcome at the rate GTAV keeps on selling.

The margin is comfortable but not huge. Also, like you said, the trend has been that PS4 has been gaining more rapidly all the time. I don't see why the situation would change in GTA's favour, especially considering that GTA's sales are partially tied to PS4's sales. If PS4 starts declining, GTA starts doing so even faster. At this rate, it's going to take a while, but I expect PS4 to still beat GTA V.



Ryng on 06 March 2018

Update, as for December 2017:

GTA V - 90 million
PS4 - 76.5 million



Kristof81 on 06 March 2018

If we get GTA V for the Switch ... it's GTA V