This is why GTA V isn’t on PC yet

Max Payne 3 sold really bad on all platforms, and there will most likely never be a sequel.

Search for sales numbers if you don't believe me.

@CrownKingArthur:

Wow another poster with a very productive life. You go guy.

@lundy86_4:

Don't want that. I might look like a no life loser.

Oh and congrats on working that out. Was not expecting that from you.

Last night the bean counters at Take Two Interactive released their financials for the last year and there were some surprising announcements in between all the tedious non-GAAP and loan note talking.

First up let’s take a look at the juicy sales numbers.

Borderlands 2 has now become 2K’s biggest selling title with the latest retail push helping the title sail past the 8.5 million mark. 2K, owned by Take Two, also pulled in some great sales of their signature NBA 2K series with the latest version, NBA2K14, selling over 5 million units which has pushed the franchise over the 35 million mark to date.

But the real money spinner was obviously Grand Theft Auto V which has now officially sold over 32 million copies already and is still widely expected to earn a lot more money with upcoming DLC, Xbox One and PS4 versions as well as the much-anticipated PC version.

The rest of the income earned is spread across XCOM, Bioshock, WWE, Civ 5 and GTA: San Andreas to name a few.

However those aren’t the most surprising numbers from the announcement. If you scroll all the way down Take Two have also given the breakdown of sales according to mobile, console or PC and the results are mind-blowing.

Consoles vs The Master Race

In the 2012 financial year the breakdown was as follows

• Console – 80%
• PC – 18%
• Mobile – 2%

A clear lead for the console market which is a bit of a shock since Max Payne 3 was released during that time on all platforms.

But fast forward to today and the breakdown for 2013 sales is vastly different

• Console – 97%
• PC – 3%
• Mobile – 0%

To put it bluntly Take Two is now simply a console house with that 3% barely even worth the effort of porting games over. Games like NBA2K, Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Within are debatable better on the console and with consoles having total domination inside the company you can understand why top titles like Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto V simply aren’t on the immediate horizon for PC gamers.

Do we have to mention the obvious factor of piracy being a major issue on the PC and that is possibly why Take-2 are investing more into consoles than the platform of the master race?

Sales tactics and Digital vs Retail

Take Two’s new sales plan also includes bundles with their next two bundles being Borderlands 2 & Dishonoured hitting retailers on the 11th of February along with a second, decidedly odd bundle of Skyrim & Bioshock Infinite which would make a perfect Valentine’s present for that special person in your life.

And for all of those, like me, who was worried that digital sales would ruin the typical retail experience it is nice to see that Take Two’s digital sales only accounted for 3% of all their sales. Again with GTA V skewing that results quite badly. Last year digital accounted for 22% of sales as a comparison.

The last bit of interesting info is that North America counts for 45% of all Take Two sales with the rest of the world combined making up the other 55% with no region being big enough to get a special mention.

http://www.lazygamer.net/xbox-360/this-is-why-gta-v-isnt-on-pc-yet/

@lundy86_4:

Thanks for the laugh. You think posts in a forum count. That say's it all.

@lundy86_4:

You think im serious? Have you seen some of the outrageous crap ive posted? Most people bite too. Then you have the grammer Nazis. May they live their boring life forever.

@lundy86_4:

You think im serious? Have you seen some of the outrageous crap ive posted? Most people bite too. Then you have the grammer Nazis. May they live their boring life forever.

Grammar* You're welcome.

I already looked up sales numbers, thats how I know it wasnt a flop, like I said, it didnt sell anything like GTA 5 but 4 million copies sold is not a flop, maybe by console standards, also thanks for looking into the future and letting me know there will never be a sequel.

When the the publisher itself said the game sold way below expectations and they put the game on sale for like 5 dollars a year after release you know something is wrong.

And selling lower than expectation does not mean a game is a flop, and do you have proof the game was put up for $5 a year after release?

Yes, that is the exact definition: selling lower than expectations = sales flop.

It's less than a month old and LOL so much for the Master Race and their Master sales.

@The_Last_Ride

Whos pirating games? Im not pirating games. Thats not how it works when you have a job and a life you buy your games. ( consolites get mommy and daddy to do it 9 times outta 10 )

@KillzoneSnake:

Why would it sell better on ps4? You think PC gamers want GTA just so they can play in 1080 at 60fps, THAT'S IT?

No try 1440/1600p at 60-120fps with gsync and more mods/tweaks/settings then you'd know what to do with.

@KillzoneSnake: Then your blind and ignorant. Ill leave it at that.

Console games sell much more. Pirate and mod GTA all you want. And sorry i cant notice higher than 1080p sitting over 5 feet away from a 40 inch tv. I also would have one hell of a hard time to notice anything higher than 60fps. PC gaming is pointless nowadays.

@KillzoneSnake: So i can just go out and by those games for my 360 then? Why the hell would i waste $60 on a game that cant be modified or tweaked? Why would i spend $60 on a game that remains the same the moment i hand over my money? A game that WILL NEVER EVOLVE AND CHANGE... is what consolites spend $60 for. Wtf kinda value is that?

Oh, you've taken that seriously? But thanks for biting! <3

@The_Last_Ride

Whos pirating games? Im not pirating games. Thats not how it works when you have a job and a life you buy your games. ( consolites get mommy and daddy to do it 9 times outta 10 )

@KillzoneSnake:

Why would it sell better on ps4? You think PC gamers want GTA just so they can play in 1080 at 60fps, THAT'S IT?

No try 1440/1600p at 60-120fps with gsync and more mods/tweaks/settings then you'd know what to do with.

@The_Last_Ride: Grandmas $250 Dell isnt a gaming pc. Even more ignorance.. amazing.

Then why do console games sell better when there are way more pc's out there?

@The_Last_Ride: I swear its like talking to a child..

Can your two year old laptop play games that are graphically equivalent to GTA? Smoothly? ( Because remember consolite logic is that indies dont count, right? ) If so then it sounds like you have a gaming laptop. Which brings me to my point. Gaming PC's are a different thing then the average personal computer. Which is a dieing breed as people move over to phones and tablets for every day browsing.

You say "Why do console games sell better when there are more PC's." Now.. there is a whole heep of crap thats twisted about that statement, but my phone is running out battery so i gotta keep it short. So instead of continuing to rant. A question... where do you get your sales figures from? And remember digital sales are NOT tallied. Which is how most if not all pc gamers get their games these days. Where consolites still have to buy physical copies. ( that is changing though ) So again what figures are you using to justify such a vague statement?

Or am i really talking to a child here? Meaning everything i just said was null..

@The_Last_Ride: Do read the crap you type or are you just throwing it all out there to see whos gonna bite on your trolling? Im done with your ignorance.

THank you for making me win the argument then :)

PC gaming is pointless nowadays.

Calm down ladies. There's no fighting in System Wars