God of War is not just selling well – it’s doing outrageously well. The game, which has “significantly exceeded expectations” according to Sony, is officially the fastest selling PlayStation exclusive ever in the United States. Mat Piscatella of the NPD Group confirmed the tidbit in an interview with IGN, noting that three months since launch, Kratos’ revival has sprinted past all previous PlayStation exclusives since tracking began in 1995. The previous record holder was The Last of Us.
“I currently project God of War finishing 2018 as the 8th best-selling game in the US market,” Piscatella said, “but a few more months of performance like this and I may have to raise those expectations.” The game’s currently the second best-selling game of the year, behind only the multiformat Far Cry 5.
[source ign.com]
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What are the other 6 games he is predicting going to be?
I will say it again: Game of the Generation!
#wordupson
@Knuckles-Fajita Doesn't say, but you'd expect stuff like Red Dead Redemption 2, Black Ops IIII, Far Cry 5, Smash Bros, Pokemon, Battlefield V, Madden (?) to all be in that mix I guess?
EDIT: Maybe Spider-Man as well! We'll have to see.
@LaNooch1978 Possibly, but even an underperforming Call of Duty will be somewhere near the top of the charts.
God of War has been an absolute triumph for PS4, hopefully it shows how you can reboot a franchise but not lose it's identity.
Yeah but single player games are dead so it doesn't count.
@Enuo And exclusives are not important too, also consoles are dead.
I don't really get it, but it's clear the game hit a nerve. Good for Sony. It's always nice to see single-player games without predatory micro-transactions succeeding.
I remember Xbox fanboys calling this game a flop on IGN. I don't even like the game but it's definitely no flop.
@get2sammyb Infinite Warfare for example was still that years best selling game despite the intense negativity towards it.
Well deserved in all aspects! Fleshing our Kratos and making his coming to terms with his rage the focal point rather than focusing on the rage itself was a great plan. Eventually all demi-god killing machines must feel some sort of regret.
It makes me unhappy that Far Cry 5 does that well.
@Ralizah If it was one switch you would get “it”
I havent started God of War yet (its next on my list), but i have bought 2 copies myself. One for me and one for my brother in law. To think Santa Monica had to fight Sony to bankroll the game. Thank goodness they did!
@get2sammyb And Fifa? Does that sell well in the USA?
@Sanquine No, corporate loyalist, I wouldn't suddenly develop interest in a game I think looks boring if it was on my preferred platform.
You are lying Sammy. Nobody wants singleplayer games without liveserviceeeeee. And Firstparty they really dont sell. 😜
Because god of war is the best.no surprise.best ps4 game ever.sh💕t. Best game ever.congratulations king kratos.word up son
@PS_Nation definitely playa.word up son
Still hoping to see Heavenly Sword 2 i dont even care if another of Sony Firstparty studio's makes it. 😃
I can only imagine what the GOW creators could do with the game. 😍
@adf86 its not a reboot chief.its a sequel to god of war 3.word up son
@Ralizah You need Some switch
@get2sammyb I don't expect Madden to sell well. The preorder numbers at my store are horrendous. That actually applies to all the sports games this year. It's wild.
@sajoey I wonder what the reason for that is. MLB The Show is having a good year, right? And I think they just announced a series record for NBA 2K18.
@Sanquine Hahaha, you’re so right!
I find it very impressive that God of War on one platform has outsold Monster Hunter: World on multiple platforms. There was a lot of hype for Monster Hunter and it released much earlier in the year in January.
It's a battle royale of gow, spider-man, and tlou 2 for the title of the best selling ps4 exclusive ever
@deepspace5d Monster hunter world sales itself is surprising, the previous games sold about 5M lifetime in about 5 year time, but world sold 5M in 3 days! Keep in mind that front loaded sales is sales at $60 price, plus mtx sales and $20 more money compared to portables version, man capcom must really glad they finally made next gen monster hunter game
@get2sammyb no clue, but they all have less than 20 preorders each, across all systems
@Jaz007
Why?
@Neolit oh I thought kat won it!
Sorry
Absolutely deserved, it's just so good in every category.
Epic performance figures for a genuinely epic game! Congrats Sony Santa Monica, you deserve all the praise you have received for this masterpiece. Are we getting any DLC does anyone know?
@Ralizah I hate to say it but the Sony superfans on here seem to be getting a bit worse!
@kyleforrester87
I'm no loyalist but i can spot a Nintendo "superfan" from miles away. When someone just comes to remark that he or she is not interested why bother to comment on the topic?
Oohw, i forgot! Need some Switch?
@Ralizah Before calling me a corporate loyalist i play much more often on my Switch than my Ps4
@Sanquine I don't much rate God of War either, or other PS exclusives that allot of people seem to love (Uncharted, The Last of Us, etc..). Does that make me a Nintendo fanboy too? Stop with the nonsense.
We're absolutely entitled to comment on articles, saying that we don't like something. The "why are you commenting if you don't like it" argument is ridiculous.
well deserved hope some DLC or The next installment is getting geared up please Sony Santa Monica!
@Sanquine if I was you just ignore it or you will get called stupid names I get ya it is baffling to hear God Of War is a masterpiece imo.
@Neolit was making a bad joke.
@Neolit well I guess I'm up there with u, I love the game gravity rush, but ever since I can't bring myself to play it....
@kyleforrester87 neir > gow
@ellsworth004 now that's what I'm talking about!
@kyleforrester87 ever try nier dlc?
@kyleforrester87 Man, some of the people here seem to be nursing really severe superiority complexes.
Well, anyway, thanks for going to bat for me!
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