It's all change at the top of the UK's list of best-selling physical video games as new entries like Gotham Knights and A Plague Tale: Requiem push most of last week's winners down the pack. While FIFA 23 still claims top spot, Gotham Knights debuts in second place and the rat-infested sequel from Asobo Studio takes fifth. Persona 5 Royal then re-enters the top 10 in sixth thanks to its release on other platforms alongside a native PS5 version.
The new releases mean that while Horizon Forbidden West remains one of the UK's best-selling physical titles, it's down to eighth this week. The rest of the top 10 is, as usual, made up of Nintendo Switch exclusives.
Here's the latest top 10 in full.
UK Sales Charts: Week Ending 22nd October 2022
- FIFA 23
- Gotham Knights
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Persona 5 Royal
- Splatoon 3
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
[source nintendolife.com]
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Good to see Plague Tale up there. An absolutely amazing game! I'm already playing through it a second time!
I hope Gotham Knights does well as its way better then the reviews suggest.
@WallyWest indeed..2nd in the charts suggests to me that its selling well and those that cancelled their orders have not made much of an impact on the sales figures..as soon as i'm back home i'll be diving in..
Ah, man, was hoping for A Plague Tale to have higher sales. It’s absolutely fantastic so far. I hope more people expose themselves to the series.
Get out my way and all shift down one!!!
My names COD, I’m coming 👾
Glad to see the new Mario + Rabbids is off to a solid start! Great game.
I am happy that Plague Tale Requiem is kinda flying under the radar. The audacity of the developers to release the exact same game again even after people were overly kind to them in 2019. And not to mention all of the cliches and contrivances in the story.
@Romulus
1. Being in the top 5 isn't what I'd call flying under the radar. Keep in mind it's only avaliable for current-gen consoles and beefy PC setups. Plus it's on Game Pass day 1 and it still cracked the top 5 in physical sales? I'd say that's pretty impressive.
2. You clearly have not actually played it if you honestly think they just copy and pasted Innocence with a new (awesome by the way) story. I loved Innocence but the improvements Requiem makes are plentiful.
And 3. What did Asobo do to deserve such slander? Release a complete, polished, excellent single player game? The nerve of that team!
Glad to see A Plague Tale: R getting recognition. I only started it yesterday as it took me a few days to actually find a copy, but what I've played so far is really engaging. My eldest is old enough to play it now so she's starting with the first game.
@WallyWest I agree .been playing non stop
SO glad to see Gotham Knights up there. Much better than the reviews. Not an arkham game and I'm perfectly happy with that.
Hopefully it has a long healthy post launch lifespan.
@Romulus This is a real L take right here....
Been thinking of getting Gotham Knights, but the performance, price, and repetitive gameplay have me put off.
So I'm gonna wait for a sale. 50 or so percent off, and maybe it'll have a patch or two under its belt. If not, perfectly fine completely ignoring it.
A Plague Tale Requiem is my GotY. Glad it's charting while being next gen only.
I've got it digitally and I'm optimistic its going to reflect positive on the PS store charts, as it's up there in the most downloaded games, for days now, on the PS Store.
I'll get Gotham Knights too but on sale. Probably around the Black Friday sales.
Nice seeing new games doing so good.
@Constable_What @Korgon The game is a carbon copy of the first, but with worse pacing and even more cliches. Maybe you just have low standards.
Also, physical sales don't mean much nowadays. They are made specifically for a loud minority.
@Constable_What https://www.base.com/buy/product/gotham-knights-ps5-inc-bonus-dlc/dgc-gothknps5.htm
@Romulus
😁 Sure. Whatever you say dude.🤣
Gotham Knights didn't deserve the hate it got and hopefully it green lights GK2 or other heroes that aren't just the main three.
I wanna see others get the spotlight and expand.
@Korgon You enjoy the same thing over and over and over again. It's fine. It doesn't make you a bad person. You simply have low standards.
@Romulus
Yes because A Plague Tale Requiem, Street Fighter V, 13 Sentinels, Persona 5, Gravity Rush, and Metal Gear Solid (just to name a few of the games i like) all play exactly the same. Do you see the words your typing? Are you ok?
@Korgon You cannot like Plague Tale Requiem and have standards. It's a carbon copy of the first, but with even more contrivances and cliches. It's fine. You are not a bad person. You simply have low standards.
@Romulus
Welp a troll is going to troll I guess. I'll just drop it.
@Korgon I am not a troll. You like the same thing over and over and over again. It does not make you a bad person. It simply means that you have low standards.
@Korgon i wouldnt bother mate..obviously just getting a kick out of baiting you..from the games you've just listed i would not say you have low standards at all. 👍
Seeing the friggin Rabbids game up there is hardly comforting. Nothing personal I just never liked them. Seems like WOM (Word of Mouth) of the recent Xbox and pc ports of P5R have given the original PlayStation version a nice little boost.
@Northern_munkey I would say that. And I have many times. You simply like the same thing over and over and over again.
@Northern_munkey
Yeah your right. I should have realized what they were doing sooner honestly. Cheers!
@Romulus Coping. Seething. Malding.
Take your L king
@Constable_What You are as cliched as the game you like. You have low standards.
@Korgon You can't even realize that you are playing the exact same again lol
Why don’t these lists ever give REAL numbers? We have no idea how many copies are actually being moved. A game could have sold 1000 copies and got top 10 and literally nobody would know.
@Romulus Objectively wrong.
Keep up the cope.
@Northern_munkey That's a pretty good deal this early in the game's lifespan, but 55 dollars US, is still a bit too steep for me.
This year and next year is absolutely packed with stuff to play, so I'm good with waiting a few months for a massive sale.
@Constable_What no worries bud..i dont understand why people will pay £70+ for day 1 releases when you can get them much cheaper by shopping around..
@Northern_munkey I have a digital PS5 (all I could find for MSRP, so i took it), and usually just have to wait for PS sales. It's not really a bother, as when the game is on sale it's got a few patches.
A $10 increase is not that big a deal to me. $70 is a dinner date at a good restaurant with my fiance. Still I would always prefer to pay less; especially on games that I'm only really kind of interested in.
There are a lot of deals for physical day one releases though. I want to try to get a physical version PS5 when it has a console reset for sure!
A Plague Tale: Requiem was fantastic. I really hope that Charlotte McBurney wins some awards for her performance as Amicia. Pure emotion.
@Constable_What i never wanted a digital ps5 as i didnt fancy being fingered by over inflated psn prices so i was waiting it out for a ps5 with the bluray drive..i know shocking considering i'm a walking billboard for everything sony 🤣.
@Northern_munkey Thankfully...it's not so bad in the States, sales are really good too. In the UK the PS Store inflation is highway robbery, no way would I ever consider buying a digital PS5 if I lived in the UK, Sony shouldn't be able to get away with that.
A plague Tale is Brilliant. If they keep making games like this I will be gamming till I am a very old man.
No idea what game reviewers played. Gotham Knights is tons of fun co-op. I ended up ranting it... one of the big advantages PS5 has over PC.
@ApostateMage
"...I really hope that Charlotte McBurney wins some awards for her performance as Amicia"
Yes!! She really takes the overall experience to another level.
@ApostateMage @Agramonte I agree, she's exceptional. The character of Amicia is so well written & acted. She has flaws, vulnerabilities, & a wide range of emotions over the course of the game (and boy does she go through alot!) The result is outstanding character development, making others (Aloy for example) come across as planks of wood in comparison.
It still amazes me to see games like Mario Kart 8 and GTAV (not in this list) constantly topping charts. At this point, who doesn't own these games that had the slightest interest in them?
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