One of Rockstar’s franchises has just crossed a major sales threshold, and this time it’s not just Grand Theft Auto. During a Take Two Financial Q2 report, the company revealed that the Red Dead Redemption franchise has now sold more than 70 million copies over its whole lifetime worldwide. Considering that the series generally plays second fiddle to the absolute mammoth Grand Theft Auto, and the fact that it’s only a little more than ten years old, this is a very impressive achievement.

Take-Two shared that the lifetime sales of the GTA franchise reached 385 million copies and the Red Dead Redemption series has sold over 70 million copies.

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As you can see in the tweet above, the Grand Theft Auto franchise also made some new strides with a new record monster 385 million in sales over its lifetime. However, due to the massive popularity of the series a s whole, these numbers aren’t terribly surprising in the long term. The statistics for Red Dead Redemption are a bit more intriguing, as it accounts for only two titles, Red Dead Redemption and its sequel Red Dead Redemption II. 

The 70 million lifetime sales are split between the two titles with the first entry garnering around 24 million while the sequel sits at a staggering 46 million. This variance is more than likely due to the huge amount of hype and anticipation that Red Dead Redemption II built leading up to its release in 2018. The first title launched in 2010 and was critically acclaimed, with most people calling it the best open-world western title of all time. The sequel received even more praise and was nominated for several Game of the Year awards.

As we already mentioned, Grand Theft Auto is the company’s shining star that constantly generates numbers every single year, but its western sibling is no slouch. The Red Dead Redemption franchise has gained a massive fan following since the 2010 title, and whenever Rockstar is done with Grand Theft Auto VI, hopefully, they’ll return to the wild west for another outing.