Destiny Sells $325 Million Worth of Units in 5 Days - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 September 2014 / 7,442 Views

Activision announced in that for the launch of Destiny it had shipped $500 million worth of copies of the game. Activision has now said that it has sold through more than $325 million copies of the game in its first five days on sale.

"Destiny fans played more than 100 million hours of the game in the first week," said Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg. "That's on par with the engagement levels of our most popular Call of Duty games, which obviously is an industry leader."

"Millions of gamers are having a great time playing Destiny and can't put down their controllers," continued Hirshberg. "And this is just the beginning. Destiny is a platform that will grow and evolve and we will continue to work closely with our partners at Bungie to bring a long line of new experiences and content to life in the game."

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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.