
There are 9.8 million Xboxes in homes around the country, compared to 24.9 million PlayStation 2s. Most analysts believe "Grand Theft Auto" will ultimately sell more copies, due to the significantly larger number of PS2 owners.

"Halo 2" can be played only by Xbox owners, while "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" can only be played on the PlayStation 2.īoth games are widely expected to be the top sellers in the gaming industry in 2004. 26.Īnalysts had expected "San Andreas" to sell somewhere in the neighborhood of 2.5 million copies in October.Įach game is exclusive to a specific console at this point. Take-Two Interactive Software ( Research), which publishes the "Grand Theft Auto" games, does not disclose internal sales numbers, but the NPD Group - a third-party organization that tracks video game sales - reported "San Andreas" sold 2.06 million copies in October.
