Grand Theft Auto V has become the fastest selling videogame in UK history, it has been revealed, breaking the previous record set by Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. The chart data shows GTA V sold a massive 1.57 million units across all platforms on it’s first day, compared with Call of Duty: Black Ops’ 1.41 million sales.
In addition to the 12 Deals of Christmas, SCEE is also holding a festive sale on the PlayStation Store starting today. The festive sale brings even more great offers on a range of titles including Deus Ex Human Revolution, Just Cause 2, 007 Legends, Prototype 2 and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD.
Just a week after PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale entered the UK Games Chart at position 38, the title has completely dropped out of the charts. Even worst, the title sold less than PS Vita title Call Of Duty: Black Ops Declassified, which has received very poor reviews compared to All-Stars Battle Royale.
The first week’s numbers for Call of Duty: Black Ops II are in and the news is as expected. The game has sold over 11 million units across the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC in it’s first week on sale. In comparison, the game outsold the previous version by around 550,000 units, which sold over 10.5 million units in its first week.
Sony have announced their financial results for the 2nd quarter of the year, running from from July to September 2012. The figures show PS3 and PS2 sold 3.5 million units combined, and the PS Vita and PSP selling 1.6 million units combined. However, the figures don’t reveal how well the PS3 and PS Vita are doing individually.
Sony has sold over 200,000 copies of Tokyo Jungle, a survival action game exclusively available on the PS3. The number includes both digital and Blu-ray disc versions of the game, since the title was launched in Japan on June 7, 2012.
SCE President Andrew House told Reuters in an interview that Sony is aiming to sell ten million PlayStation Vita systems before the end of the current fiscal year. Sony is hoping to achieve the sales target by releasing major software titles during the holiday season.
According to Chart-Track data, the PS Vita in the UK is tracking at just under a third of what the PSP achieved after the first ten weeks. The PS Vita has sold just 100,000 units according to the website, although the numbers have not been confirmed by Sony.
The launch of the PlayStation Vita in North American and Europe last week has helped push sales parts the 1.2 million mark. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, today announced that the sales of the PS Vita reached over 1.2 million units worldwide as of February 26, 2012. Software sales across the globe have surpassed 2.0 million units at both retail and on PlayStation Network.
The Top PSN, PS3, PSOne and Add-on sales data has been revealed by Sony for January 2012. NFL Blitz was on top for PSN / PS3 downloads, while Corpse Party went for its third straight month at the top of the PSP charts. In PSone Classics, Final Fantasy VII reclaimed its spot at the top. Lastly, Battlefield 3 DLC earned two spots on the Add-Ons category.
