Summary
Even more than a decade after its initial release,Grand Theft Auto 5is still managing to top the sales charts, sitting as the best-selling game in Europe in August. The beloved open-world game has seen monumental success for the already massive crime action series, becoming an iconic part of the modern gaming industry.GTA 5sits just behindMinecraftas the second best-selling video game of all-time, selling over 200 million copies since its 2013 debut. Now, the game has once again topped sales charts in Europe.
Grand Theft Auto 5’s sustained popularity over a decade after its launch owes both to its robust campaign and its expansive online mode.GTA 5was the firstGrand Theft Autogame to allow players to control multiple characters during its story mode, allowing fans to play out the stories of Michael, Franklin, and Trevor.GTA Onlinehas also become a staple of modern online gaming, with many popular online servers and a thriving role-playing community.GTA 5’s universal popularity has now led to the game becoming August’s best-selling game in one region of the world.
As reported by VGC, a new report from popular gaming sales aggregator GamesIndustry confirms thatGrand Theft Auto 5was the best-selling game in Europe last month.GTA 5’s success saw the game beat out a pair ofnotable new releases inStar Wars: OutlawsandConcord, though the latter has seen significant controversy. However, digital sales data was not available for the European release of another major August debut inBlack Myth: Wukong.Hogwarts Legacy,Kingdom Come: Deliverance, andEA Sports FC 24also finished in the top 5 best-selling games for August.
GTA 5 Topped Europe Sales Charts in August
The report also shares more information about sales throughout the gaming industry from the month of August. According to the report from GamesIndustry, Europe saw 300,000 consoles sold throughout the region during the month of August, a notable drop of 42% from last year but an improvement from July. The report alsoconfirmed the PS5 as the best-selling consolethroughout August in Europe, with the Nintendo Switch following behind in second place.
Grand Theft Auto 5’s continued relevance in the gaming industry comes as Rockstar has recently begun to give fans more information about the long-rumoredGTA 6. Rockstar confirmed earlier this year that it is aiming for aFall 2025 release forGrand Theft Auto 6, following the blockbuster reveal of the game’s first trailer in December. Many fans and critics have already speculated thatGTA 6is poised to break records following its release, owing to the immense amount of hype from theGTAfanbase.GTA 5continues to be a mainstay for many gamers as more information begins to surface about the franchise’s next entry.
Grand Theft Auto 5
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When a young street hustler, a retired bank robber and a terrifying psychopath find themselves entangled with some of the most frightening and deranged elements of the criminal underworld, the U.S. government and the entertainment industry, they must pull off a series of dangerous heists to survive in a ruthless city in which they can trust nobody, least of all each other.Grand Theft Auto V for PC offers players the option to explore the award-winning world of Los Santos and Blaine County in resolutions of up to 4k and beyond, as well as the chance to experience the game running at 60 frames per second.The game offers players a huge range of PC-specific customization options, including over 25 separate configurable settings for texture quality, shaders, tessellation, anti-aliasing and more, as well as support and extensive customization for mouse and keyboard controls. Additional options include a population density slider to control car and pedestrian traffic, as well as dual and triple monitor support, 3D compatibility, and plug-and-play controller support.
