Tag: Sales
PS Store Sales Charts Assassin's Creed Shadows and Split Fiction Dominate a Busy March on PS5
Two for two
March was the busiest month of 2025 so far in terms of release schedule, and so it's no surprise to see some fresh faces take over the latest PS Store sales charts. It's also no huge surprise to see Assassin's Creed Shadows do really well for itself, given the brand's broad appeal. Ubisoft's open world adventure topped the charts in...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows a Big Sales Hit in US, Beaten Only By Monster Hunter Wilds
One of 2025's best-sellers
Ahead of the latest US sales charts, Circana (formerly NPD) analyst Mat Piscatella has given us some insight into how well Assassin's Creed Shadows performed, following its launch on the 20th March. According to Circana's data, Ubisoft's open world RPG immediately cemented itself amongst the best-selling games of 2025 so...
News Almost All the UK's Boxed Copies of Assassin's Creed Shadows Sold on PS5 Last Week
Who's laughing Naoe
The UK's latest physical games chart is here, and Assassin's Creed Shadows is still top of the pile. It's number one for the second week in a row, with 84 per cent of the boxed copies sold being the PS5 version. While this is only physical sales in one country, it's clear the game is performing well for Ubisoft — a much...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Smashes Capcom Record with 10 Million Units Sold
Wildly successful
Monster Hunter Wilds has tagged on another two million units in the weeks since its release, as the fictional animal slaughtering sim has now sold over 10 million units. If you recall, the release topped eight million units just three days after its arrival. Capcom says this is a “first month sales record” for the company, and...
News Analyst Firm Predicts Some Pretty Unimpressive Sales Numbers for Xbox Ports on PS5
How low can you go?
Xbox is now a third-party publisher, with many of its games already available on the PS5 – and a lot more to follow. It’s interesting to learn how said titles are selling, then, with the likes of Indiana Jones and Forza Horizon 5 already topping the PS Store pre-order charts. But now, widely shared estimates from...
News Japan Sales Charts: Assassin's Creed Shadows and Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Struggle on PS5
At least Yumia's done well
It's been a fairly big week for new PS5 games, but they've struggled to have any kind of meaningful impact on the latest Japanese sales charts. Although as always, we should stress that these rankings don't take digital sales into account. The headliner here has to be Assassin's Creed Shadows, which shifted a meagre...
News Xbox Is Absolutely Dominating PS5's Pre-Order Charts
It's a takeover
April is shaping up to be a big month for Xbox – and it’s mostly because of PS5. It looks like Sony stalwarts are salivating at the prospect of Forza Horizon 5 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, because both titles have rocketed to the top of the PS Store’s pre-order charts. MachineGames’ movie spin-off occupies the...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Broke PS Store Sales Records for Ubisoft
Doubt the success crept up on company
With digital becoming an increasingly popular method for people to purchase games, PS Store sales records really matter. Ubisoft will be elated to learn that Assassin’s Creed Shadows set a new launch day record for the publisher on Sony’s storefront, then – according to data seen by VGC. We already...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Seemingly Claims Second Biggest Launch in Series History
PS5 apparently a huge factor
Assassin's Creed Shadows seems to have done rather well for itself, according to a new report from the reliable Andy Robinson of VGC. It's claimed that, according to sales data that's yet to be made public, Shadows has managed the second biggest launch in Assassin's Creed history, trailing only 2020's Assassin's Creed...
News At a Tumultuous Time, Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Doing the Business for Ubisoft
Stomps three months of Star Wars Outlaws in one week
We already know Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been played by two million people across all platforms and has set a new series concurrents record on Steam, but now we have a little more insight into the initial sales of Ubisoft’s feudal foray. Journalist Chris Dring, who has access to UK...
News Journalist Apologises for Adding Fuel to the 'Final Fantasy 16 Flopped on PS5' Fire
Square Enix president misquoted
When a game gets the stench of failure, it can be hard to shake. We saw this in the most extreme instance with Concord: a game that, admittedly, had plenty of faults – but just couldn’t shake the bad reputation attached to it. Final Fantasy 16 has never been victim to such extreme treatment, but there has been a...
News Feb 2025 USA Sales: Monster Hunter Wilds the New Best-Selling Game of the Year So Far
Launch month dollar sales double MH Rise
Monster Hunter Wilds has been named the new best-selling video game of 2025 so far in the USA, with its launch sales enough to push it into the top position. Circana data reveals that the game's launch month dollar sales were 40 per cent higher than Monster Hunter World, and double that of Monster Hunter...
News PS5 Sales Continue to Outpace PS4 in the USA, the Best-Selling System Last Month
Maintains 7% gap over PS4 purchases
New sales data from Circana reveals the PS5 has maintained its lead over PS4 console purchases in the USA, with fresh launch-aligned figures confirming the current-gen box has still sold seven per cent more systems than PS4 managed at the same point in its lifespan. Data covers 52 months of USA sales, and PS5...
News Final Fantasy Series Surpasses 200 Million Total Sales, Pixel Remasters Reach 5 Million
Expectations met?
Square Enix has announced a duo of milestones for its ever-popular Final Fantasy franchise. The series as a whole has now reached an impressive 200 million sales worldwide. Meanwhile, the pixel remasters — which bring back games 1 to 6 on modern platforms — has now reached 5 million copies sold. The announcement comes via...
News PS5 Co-Op Hit Split Fiction Surpasses 2 Million Copies in Its First Week
Hazelight's fastest-selling game ever
Hazelight has confirmed that its latest co-op dedicated PS5 title Split Fiction sold more than one million units inside the first 48 hours of availability. This makes it the studio's fastest-selling game to date, with A Way Out taking two weeks to achieve the feat and It Takes Two one month. The Swedish...
News Split Fiction Smashes First Weekend in the UK, Physical Sales Dominated by PS5
Split the profits
After It Takes Two was confirmed to have sold over 20 million copies to date, it remains to be seen whether Split Fiction can replicate that huge success, but its early performance on the UK's physical chart is certainly encouraging. The game has debuted at number one, with 89 per cent of those physical copies being the PS5...
News Japan Sales Charts: PS5 Sells Over 100k Consoles in a Week as Monster Hunter Wilds Explodes
Wild stuff
For the first time in a long, long time, PS5 has sold over 100k units in its native Japan. The console, powered by Monster Hunter Wilds and a temporary price drop, moved an impressive 108,978 units, with the base disc model PS5 making up most of the numbers. In terms of the splits, the PS5 sold 75,070 units, the PS5 Digital Edition sold...
News PS Portal Keeps on Defying Odds, UK Makes It a Best-Seller
Sold 143,845 units in the UK in 2024, says data
Sony's own PS5 streaming device, the PS Portal, was the best-selling gaming accessory of 2024 across the UK in terms of revenue, and the sixth best-selling in terms of units sold, new research reveals. Based on GfK Entertainment data gathered by ERA, the handheld achieved this through 143,845 unit...
News Monster Hunter Wilds a Best-Seller in the UK as Series Continues Upwards Trajectory
Now an established seller in the West
Monster Hunter Wilds was the best-selling physical title in the UK last week, as its PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC launch saw the franchise begin to replicate the success Capcom experienced with Monster Hunter World. The franchise's first proper breakout hit in the West, it seems Wilds is already on course to...
News Japan Sales Charts: A PS5 Game Finally Rules the Roost as Like a Dragon Plunders
A pirate's life
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii has shot straight to the top of the latest Japanese sales charts, having launched on the 21st February. As you may have noticed, we don't write about the charts too often these days — and that's primarily because there's hardly ever anything going on that's relevant to PlayStation. It's nice...
News Steam Deck's Install Base Estimated to Be About a Third of PS Vita
But context is required
Depending on which podcasts you listen to, you may be forgiven for thinking the Steam Deck is the most important platform on the planet. But new market research from IDC estimates the handheld has shipped around four million units since launch, putting it at about a third of the PS Vita’s lifetime total. There is crucial...
News Sony's Pricey PS5 Pro Is Now Being Outpaced by PS4 Pro Launch Aligned in the US
Sticker shock
Sony’s mid-gen hardware upgrade PS5 Pro enjoyed a similar start to its predecessor PS4 Pro in the United States, but now it’s started to fall behind. That’s according to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, who was speaking as part of the January 2025 sales results, which saw the industry slump to a
News Jan 2025 USA Sales: PC Ports Boost Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Spider-Man 2
PS5 sells best, but spending is down
Last month's PC ports of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 allowed the two former PS5 exclusives to chart once again in the USA, selling well enough to earn the third and sixth positions for January 2025 respectively. The best-selling game of the month was a carryover from December, with Call of...
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Tops 2 Million Sales in Two Weeks
All the twos
Having sold 1 million copies at launch, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has now surpassed 2 million sales within its first two weeks on the market. The hardcore RPG certainly won't appeal to everyone, but it's really managed to strike a chord with those who enjoy its historical setting and deeply involved gameplay systems. Indeed,...
News UK Sales Charts: Civilization 7 Sells Best on PS5 in Strong Debut
EA Sports FC 25 comes top
The latest physical UK chart is in, and new arrival Civilization 7 almost makes it to the tip top. Beaten only by the ever-popular EA Sports FC 25, the strategy sim makes a commendable debut at number two. Almost half of the physical copies sold were for PS5. Elsewhere, the acclaimed Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has moved...
News Dynasty Warriors: Origins Carves Through a Deserved 1 Million Sales
A true warrior
It's official: Dynasty Warriors: Origins has been a hit for Koei Tecmo, surpassing 1 million sales in the space of a month, or thereabouts. The Dynasty Warriors series has never been a commercial juggernaut. Back in the days of the PS2 and PS3, the games used to sell especially well in Japan — but the property rarely caught on in...
News Consoles Are Alive and Well As PS5 Hits Over 75 Million Units Shipped Worldwide
Huge numbers after a massive quarter
Sony has shipped over 75 million PS5 consoles worldwide. The number comes courtesy of the company’s financial report, where it confirmed it shipped 9.5 million units during its third quarter, which ended on 31st December, 2024. This actually means that the PS5 closed the gap on the PS4 launch aligned by around...
News The Hype for Monster Hunter Wilds Is Real as World Sales Erupt Seven Years After Release
World's world
Monster Hunter World has become a seemingly eternal money-spinner for Capcom, as the action RPG continues to post impressive sales numbers seven whole years after its release. The impending launch of Monster Hunter Wilds has no doubt sparked this latest sales bump, with IGN Japan reporting that World somehow managed to shift 1 million...
News A Slow Month Sees PS5, PS4 Evergreens Dominate the PS Store Sales Charts in January
But a big month for Koei Tecmo in the US
January was not the biggest month for new releases – it rarely is, really. It’s not particularly surprising that the PS Store sales charts were dominated by faithful favourites, then, with the likes of EA Sports FC 25, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 all putting in their routine...
News GTA 5 Sells an Utterly Ludicrous 210 Million Copies
5 million units sold in final months of 2024
GTA 5 has now sold more than 210 million units since its PS3, Xbox 360 release in 2013, Take-Two revealed in its latest quarterly earnings call. An unfathomable statistic on its own, what's perhaps even more mindblowing is that five million copies of the game were sold in the final three months of 2024...
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Speeds Past 2 Million Copies Sold
Hedgehog fund
Sonic X Shadow Generations, the enhanced remaster of the fan favourite platformer, has now surpassed worldwide sales of 2 million units. SEGA confirms the stat as part of its latest quarterly earnings report. The game launched in October of last year to strong reviews, with most heaping praise on the brand new Shadow Generations...
News Shocking: Square Enix Says Dragon Quest 3 Remake Sales Actually Exceeded Expectations
No, really
Square Enix, a publisher notorious for stating that its games underperform in terms of sales, has actually bucked the trend in its most recent financial report. In an utterly shocking twist, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake sold better than expected — and the company has seen fit to highlight that fact. Are we living in some kind of...
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Immediately Sells 1 Million Copies
Delivered
Having released just yesterday at the time of writing this article, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has moved 1 million copies right off the bat. This kind of result seemed inevitable, given the game's explosive popularity on PC (which has been plain for all to see thanks to Steam's player tracking data). "We're beyond grateful for your...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Smashes Through 5 Million Sales, Breaks Fastest-Selling Record
Zero hour
Bandai Namco has revealed that Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has surpassed 5 million sales worldwide, making it an undeniable hit. The throwback anime fighter launched in October of last year, and managed to sell over 3 million copies within its first 24 hours — so it's sold a further 2 million since then. What's more, it's now the...
News UK Sales Charts: Sniper Elite: Resistance Headshots a Number One Debut
Bullseye
Rebellion's brand new third-person shooter, Sniper Elite: Resistance, has left its mark on the UK's physical games chart with a debut at number one. The PS5 and PS4 versions commanded a roughly 80 per cent share of the copies sold at retail. It's an impressive result for the game, pushing down mainstays like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (now...
News Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown's Reported 1.3 Million Sales Not Enough for Ubisoft
Could've been worse, though
About this time last year, Ubisoft released Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, a fantastic side-scrolling Metroidvania — but it sadly failed to live up to the publisher's expectations. Despite great reviews, the game didn't deliver in terms of sales, leading to the team being dispersed to other Ubisoft projects...
News Silent Hill 2 Has Been Massively Successful on PS5, PC
Tops two million sales in three months
Konami has announced that digital sales and physical shipments of Silent Hill 2 have now topped two million units, making the survival horror remake a big success. The game – brilliantly developed by Bloober Team – launched as a PS5 console exclusive, so these numbers also include PC purchases as well...
News In the US, PS5 Is Selling Much Faster Than PS4 At a Higher Price
Increases gap in 2024
There’s been much doom and gloom about the PS5’s performance, but in the US at least, it’s selling faster than the PS4 at a higher price. Even more pertinently, it increased its advantage on the last-gen console in 2024. <related ids="177226"> Circana analyst Mat Piscatella reports that, through December 2024,...
News Dec 2024 USA Sales: PS5 Best-Selling System of the Year, PS Portal Best-Selling Accessory
Sony had another big year
It’s business as usual for PS5 in Circana’s USA sales report for December 2024, as Sony’s system was the month’s top-selling console yet again, despite dipping 18% year-over-year. It’s important to remember that the device had a particularly strong 2024, so these are still very respectable numbers. Both the...
News PlayStation Reveals Top 20 Most Downloaded PS5 Games of 2024
Out with the new
PlayStation has just published its full top 20 lists of the most downloaded PS5 games from last year — and they make for an interesting read. Outside of the usual suspects — Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, FC 25, and, of course, Grand Theft Auto 5 — the likes of Helldivers 2, Black Myth: Wukong, and Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero did...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard, FC 25 Underperform, Force EA to Lower Financial Forecast
Dragon Age sells roughly 1.5 million
EA has lowered its financial forecast for the rest of this fiscal year, ending March 2025. The publisher points primarily to the underperformance of FC 25 — formerly known as FIFA — alongside sales of Dragon Age: The Veilguard failing to meet expectations. As outlined in the company's latest report, FC 25...
News Brilliant Balatro Breaks 5 Million Sales, Dev Asks Everyone to Give Indies a Chance
No joker
Many would argue that Balatro was one of 2024's finest games. The insanely addictive card-based indie ended up on numerous Game of the Year lists — including our own — and its excellence has been rewarded with 5 million sales. Balatro's a bona fide hit, then, and we're sure that its appearance at The Game Awards 2024 — where it...
News Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Sales Reach New Heights as Game Celebrates Sixth Anniversary
Watch your altitude
Bandai Namco has announced a new sales milestone for the brilliant Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. Now six years old, the campy combat flight sim has sold over six million copies across all platforms. The publisher also notes that this means the series as a whole has now surpassed 20 million units. "Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is...
News Japan Sales Charts: There Are Just Two PS5 Games in the Entire Top 30
Living in a Nintendo world
Nintendo's total domination in its home turf of Japan continues with the latest physical sales information (thanks, Gematsu). In the final weeks of 2024, the top 30 games almost exclusively comprise Switch software, with just a couple of exceptions. In the week ending 5th January 2025, Astro Bot appeared in 20th and...
News UK Sales Charts: Mortal Kombat 1 Combo Breaks a Very Familiar Top 10
Dry January
The UK's latest physical games chart features almost exactly the same set of games in its top 10 as the previous week. This doesn't come as some huge shock, as things typically stagnate a little after the holiday season and before big new releases start to drop. The only new addition to the top 10 is Mortal Kombat 1, which moves from...
News PS5 Tipped to Top Switch 2 Sales in the US This Year
Here comes a new challenger
PS5 is expected to outsell the Switch 2 in the United States this year, despite enthusiasm for Nintendo’s new machine reaching fever pitch. Circana analyst Mat Piscatella says he anticipates the unannounced appliance to sell 4.3 million units in USA this year, assuming it’s released in the first half of 2025...
News The State of the UK's Physical Games Market Might Explain PS5 Pro's Lack of Disc Drive
Digital world
The UK has seen dwindling physical game sales for several years now, but 2024 may have seen the most dramatic shift yet. Year-on-year, the country's video game revenue for 2024 was down 4.4 per cent overall, but physical sales specifically were down by nearly 35 per cent. Digital sales by comparison were overall down by one per cent...
News UK Sales Charts: Hogwarts Legacy Leads 2025's First Top 10 Filled with Old Favourites
Back to school
The UK's first physical games chart of 2025 is in, and there aren't many 2024 games in the top 10. Hogwarts Legacy, which has now charted 100 times since its release, is number one. It's followed by EA Sports FC 25 in second, but leapfrogging into third is 2022's Elden Ring. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is bumped down to fourth, which...
News Resident Evil 4 Remake Sales at Nine Million, Series' Fastest-Selling Game
You've certainly been buyin'
Capcom has confirmed its phenomenal PS5, PS4 remake of Resident Evil 4 has now sold more than nine million copies, meaning an additional one million units have been bought since its last report less than three months ago. According to Resident Evil author Alex Aniel, this makes the latest Capcom remake "by far" the...
News UK Sales Charts: Old Favourites Elden Ring, GTA 5, Cyberpunk Raid Top 10 in 2024's Final Week
Out with the new
The UK's very last physical games chart of 2024 doesn't hold too many surprises, but mixing in with the games you'd expect are a few past bestsellers. Elden Ring hasn't been in the top 40 for a couple of weeks, but re-enters the top 10 at number six. Meanwhile, Grand Theft Auto V has jumped up from 16th to eighth, and Cyberpunk...
