GTA V generated nearly $ 1 billion in revenue in 2020, even at the age of 7.

There is a phrase that can be applied very well in this newsletter which reads as follows: Old but golden. This is exactly what is happening with the popular game Grand Theft Auto. ABOUT original name was created in 1997, and many of our readers will surely remember to play it.

GTA V is already 7 years old, but that’s not what sets it apart from other, more recent games. Proof of this is that, according to the latest figures, the game generated nearly $ 1 billion in revenue last year.

It is not new to anyone that the constraint caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred the use of technology and, in particular, the race for electronic games. And it really was one of the activities that most entertained users by helping them to spend time at home.

But make up for those who thought players would only pick the freshest games.

GTA V remains a successful game

Grand Theft Auto V was released in September 2013 and quickly became one of the best games of all time. Of course, previous releases have also helped a lot to generate curiosity and desire to play this version. But even time has not consigned this game to oblivion.

Even in 7 years of its existence, GTA 5 was able to bring in almost a billion dollars in revenue in 2020. And this result came as a surprise even to the distributor. Take two, who hoped that after so many years on the market, the game will cease to exist.

But instead of declining, GTA V's numbers are getting bigger and bigger. According to the data, the game has sold 145 million copies, accounting for 42% of the total sales of all versions.

These results have boosted the value of Take-Two, which reached a record fiscal year with $ 3.37 billion in net revenue at the end of fiscal 2021 that ended in March. According to the distributor, GTA games accounted for 29.2% of that amount, bringing in $ 984.9 million.

Aside from the pandemic, one of the factors that may explain this phenomenon is Rockstar's strategy in GTA Online. For example, in partnership with Epic Games, the developer distributed the game for free, which increased the number of players.