Pachter: Grand Theft Auto V Next Gen Sold 1.8M Units in the US, Ship 5.5M Units by End of Year - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 22 December 2014 / 4,462 Views
Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter has stated that Grand Theft Auto V for the next generation has been a bigger success than he originally predicted. He originally thought that not many people would be interested in upgrading, but has stated he was wrong.
"NPD data for the month of November confirmed that next-gen Grand Theft Auto V sales vastly exceeded our prior expectations," said Pachter. "GTA V on next-gen consoles sold 1.47 million units including pack-ins in the PS4 Black Friday bundle."
"We estimate that there were an additional 368,000 digital unit sales of the title, for a total of 1.84 million units. This suggests worldwide sell-through approaching 3.7 million units in November alone, meaning our prior sell-in estimate of 3.75 million units for Q3:15 was way too conservative."
Pachter expects Grand Theft Auto V for the next generation shipments to hit 5,5 million units by the end of the year and another 1.5 million by March 31, 2015.
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