Only a few things in life are guaranteed: death, taxes, and Call of Duty's endless popularity. However, you should never bet against anime, either — and it seems the weebs are coming out in force to support Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero on PS5.
The next entry in the Budokai Tenkaichi series in all but name, Sparking! Zero is a hotly anticipated brawler that lets you play as hundreds of characters and blast away opponents with explosive attacks. It's set for release this October.
Of course, Dragon Ball is a massively popular anime and manga in itself, and it seems this game is resonating with fans; it's currently outdoing the imminent Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 in terms of pre-orders on the PS Store.
In the US, all three digital editions of Sparking! Zero are above Black Ops 6 when sorted by best selling, as pointed out by DrLove on X. We've double-checked, and this still holds true at the time of writing:
In the UK PS Store, Sparking! Zero's Ultimate Edition is currently the top pre-order, while the standard edition is below both versions of Black Ops 6. A little more mixed, then, but it's still giving Activision's FPS series a run for its money.
We've played Sparking! Zero a couple of times in the lead-up to launch, with accounts from two Push Square editors you can read here: