Well, we knew that the release of Grand Theft Auto 5 would be massive, but the initial sales figures show that it has sold over $800 million worth of copies in the first day it has been on sale worldwide.
Take-Two, the parent company of Rockstar Games, was quick to point out that the game has not launched in Brazil or Japan. The previous record for one day sales was Call of Duty: Black Ops II which brought in $500 million on the first day. Rockstar should be at $1 billion in sales by this weekend as some people will go out and purchase it later in the week.
Before release, it was announced that Grand Theft Auto 5 had a development cost of $226 million, making it the most expensive game in history. It looks like in just the first day Rockstar has made back that money, and then some. You can read the news from Take-Two here.
