Fallout 4 Generates $750 Million and Ships 12 Million Units

Fallout 4 had an incredible launch, Bethesda has announced that the game shipped 12 million units worldwide and that is just for day one. Representing sales in excess of $750 million. “Major retailers have informed Bethesda of the tremendous consumer interest in Fallout 4 , with some noting it was the most pre-ordered game this year,” Bethesda added, noting that the Pip-Boy Edition became the fastest-selling collector’s edition for any game in history “at leading retailers.”

“Following the release, Bethesda was advised that launch day sales at some of the leading retail chains were the largest of any game released this year,”

On Steam alone, Fallout 4 was the top-played game at launch, at one time reaching over 470,000 concurrent players. Bethesda also claims that the Fallout Pip-Boy app was the “number one game” on the iTunes App Store.

Fallout 4 is generating record sales at brick and mortar stores and across Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and PC. Fallout 4 has generated more than Call of Duty Black Ops 3 did on their opening weekend which was $550 Million. Bethesda said Fallout 4 set a new record to become the most-viewed game launch for any new game released so far this year.