The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Has Sold over 60 Million Copies, Todd Howard Reveals

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Todd Howard has revealed that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the classic action RPG that he helped direct for Bethesda Game Studios, has now sold over 60 million copies worldwide following its original release in November 2011 for Windows PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 platforms. That figure, if true, would imply that Skyrim is currently the sixth or seventh best-selling game of all time, behind only a handful of other popular titles that include Minecraft (238 million), Tetris (100 million), and Grand Theft Auto V (180 million). The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim had already sold 30 million copies in the five years since its release, according to an interview that Rolling Stone had with Howard dated November 21, 2016.

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Brian_B said:
I suppose it helps when you keep re-releasing it for every platform ever conceived over the years.

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Almost every game on the list is on multiple systems as well.
Tetris (520M) - On nearly every single platform since 1988.
Minecraft (238M) - On 18 platforms since 2011.
GTA:V (180M) - On 7 platforms since 2013.
Wii Sports (83M) - Only on the Wii from 2006. [Sold with console]
PUBG - (75M) - 8 platforms since 2017
Mario Kart 8 + Deluxe (62M) - 2 platforms since 2014
Skyrim (60M) - 8 platforms since 2011
Red Dead Redemption 2 (50M) - 4 platforms since 2018
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (50M) - 6 platforms since 2015

Skyrim doesn't really stand out as being "the most ported" game that's helped is sales.
 
LeRoy_Blanchard said:
Almost every game on the list is on multiple systems as well.
Tetris (520M) - On nearly every single platform since 1988.
Minecraft (238M) - On 18 platforms since 2011.
GTA:V (180M) - On 7 platforms since 2013.
Wii Sports (83M) - Only on the Wii from 2006. [Sold with console]
PUBG - (75M) - 8 platforms since 2017
Mario Kart 8 + Deluxe (62M) - 2 platforms since 2014
Skyrim (60M) - 8 platforms since 2011
Red Dead Redemption 2 (50M) - 4 platforms since 2018
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (50M) - 6 platforms since 2015

Skyrim doesn't really stand out as being "the most ported" game that's helped is sales.
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It's by no means unique, just notorious for it
 
Still not seeing anything different that other games and companies do. I just dont understand the negativity towards it when literally everyone does it.
 
Don't forget the upcoming Starfield, which has been described as "Skyrim in space". Does that count?
 
Tempest said:
Don't forget the upcoming Starfield, which has been described as "Skyrim in space". Does that count?
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Might as well.

With that being said, I've not been excited about a new game in a long, long time. This game has me a little excited about coming out. Just trying not to buy into it too much. It might not be everything they claim. Just look at Redfall as a recent example. Not that I was excited, or even knew about the game until it released, but it was hyped up before the release and was a Microsoft first party exclusive.
 
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