Ghost of Yotei (PS5) News Articles
Monday29th Jun 2026
News Ghost of Yotei Fronts New Japanese Tourism Push with Tours and Merch
Visit the locations, buy local crafts
Towns near the real-life Mount Yotei are continuing to leverage the popularity of Ghost of Yotei to attract tourists to the area by providing tours inspired by the real-life locations featured in the PS5 game. When Ghost of Yotei came to PS5, tours around the Hokkaido region were using the game's name in their...
Sunday17th May 2026
Just two months since release
Sucker Punch will not add any more content to its free Ghost of Yotei update, Legends – and not everyone is taking the news well. The mode, which we described as “fantastic” in our initial hands on, launched on 10th March. Now just two months later, the Seattle studio has revealed it won’t be adding any more...
Monday6th Apr 2026
News Ghost of Yotei's Brutal Raid Will Have No Matchmaking at Launch, So Bring Friends
No time to be antisocial, samurai
If you want to tackle Ghost of Yotei Legends’ endgame Raid this week, you’re going to need to find a few likeminded friends and fast. Sucker Punch has confirmed that, at launch on 10th April, the difficult mission will not support matchmaking. You will need a squad of four players to challenge it, however...
Thursday2nd Apr 2026
News PS5's Brilliant Ghost of Yotei Legends Expands with 'Hardcore' Raid Next Week
Four players required
Developer Sucker Punch Productions has confirmed the release date for a big new challenge coming to Ghost of Yotei Legends. The multiplayer mode is already a generous package, but soon it'll also feature an endgame raid that sounds like a tough challenge for dedicated players. It arrives on 10th April, and the team has teased...
Friday13th Mar 2026
News 'This Would Have Been $30 DLC by Most Studios': Players Praise Ghost of Yotei's Free PS5 Update
"This is absolutely insane"
“We criticise game companies when they f*ck up, and we should also praise companies when they do good.” Those are the wise words of one PS5 fan, writing on X (or Twitter) in response to the sheer scale of Ghost of Yotei’s new online multiplayer update. The anticipated Legends mode launched this week
Wednesday11th Mar 2026
News Ghost of Yotei Nearly Stole One of Breath of the Wild's Most Distinctive Features
But it didn't fit the game
In a parallel universe, Ghost of Yotei is a very different game, one that includes a key mechanic from one of Nintendo's most highly praised games of the last 10 years: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In this reality, however, the idea was scrapped, as revealed during a GDC talk from Sucker Punch leaders Nate Fox...
Tuesday10th Mar 2026
News Ghost of Yotei's Massive Legends Update Out Now for Free on PS5
Legends, reborn
It's a big day for Ghost of Yotei fans, because its Legends update has just arrived on PS5. It weighs in at a whopping 27GB. As promised, this sizeable patch adds the anticipated co-op mode, which, based on what we've been told, is seriously robust. And yes, it's totally free for all Yotei owners. Much like Ghost of Tsushima's...
Monday9th Mar 2026
News Ghost of Yotei's Free Legends PS5 Update Looks Generous in the Live Service Age
Sucker Punch to the rescue
In case you forgot, Ghost of Yotei Legends is out tomorrow, 10th March 2026, and it sounds like developer Sucker Punch has put its all into this multiplayer expansion. Much like the Legends DLC for Ghost of Tsushima, this will be available to all owners of the game for free — which is pretty crazy when you consider...
Thursday5th Mar 2026
News Sony Apparently Pulls the Plug on PC Ports of Saros, Ghost of Yotei
No longer on the agenda
As part of a wider story on Sony’s decision to pullback PC ports of its single player games, it seems planned versions of Saros and Ghost of Yotei have been scrapped. While the former isn’t even out on PS5 yet and was likely up to a year away, it’s possible Sucker Punch’s sequel – which originally released last...
Thursday12th Feb 2026
News Ghost of Yotei Legends Launches for Free on PS5 in March
The Yotei Six return
Ghost of Yotei Legends now has a confirmed release date on PS5: it arrives in just under a month from now, on the 10th March. We don't have long to wait, then. Just in case you're somehow out of the loop on this one, Legends is a co-op mode — for up to four players online — that'll be added to the game for free as an...
Thursday5th Feb 2026
News Launch-Aligned, Ghost of Yotei PS5 Is Selling Better Than Tsushima
It's "exceeded" the sales in the "same period of time"
In the four months since its release, Ghost of Yotei has outsold Ghost of Tsushima when comparing the numbers to its own launch period. On a better sales trajectory than the original 2020 game, Sony said (via VGC) that Ghost of Yotei "exceeded the sales of the previous title in the same period...
Thursday22nd Jan 2026
News In a Sea of Live Service, Ghost of Yotei Was the Third Best-Selling PS5 Game of 2025 in the US
Top of the mountain
Ghost of Yotei must have made Sony a pretty penny, because the PS5 exclusive ended up being the third best-selling title of 2025 on PS5 in the US. As per Circana's data (thanks as always Mat Piscatella), the first-party exclusive was the only single player release in the entire top ten, with every other spot being taken up by...
Friday19th Dec 2025
News Claim 8 Free PS5 Avatars from Ghost of Yotei Dev Sucker Punch This Holiday
We Atsu a Merry Christmas
It’s the season of giving, and Ghost of Yotei dev Sucker Punch has a special treat in store for you. You can claim eight free PS5 avatars right now, inspired by the Seattle studio’s award winning exclusive. All you need to do is enter one of the codes below into the PS Store, depending on your region: Americas:...
Thursday18th Dec 2025
News Ghost of Yotei Wins Big in PS Blog's Game of the Year Awards
Big surprise there
The results are in for the PlayStation Blog's Game of the Year awards, and Sucker Punch's PS5 sequel Ghost of Yotei walks away with lots of wins. The open world action adventure scoops up Best PS5 Game, along with awards for Best New Character, Graphical Showcase, Art Direction, Audio Design, Accessibility, and Use of DualSense...
Monday1st Dec 2025
News Ghost of Yotei Gets 'Incredible' PS5 Pro Frame Rate Boost Thanks to New Patch
No cap
Ghost of Yotei's latest update — patch 1.1 — has resulted in some pretty significant performance boosts. Analysed by our friends over at Digital Foundry, the update's introduction of VRR support is a win for all players, but it's an especially big deal on PS5 Pro. Just to recap, version 1.1 wa
Friday28th Nov 2025
News Japanese Ghost of Yotei PS5 Sales Are Just About Hanging On
The country's 26th bestseller last week
Across hardware and physical software sales, Nintendo dominates Japan — so much so that Ghost of Yotei was one of just three games not released for Switch 1 or Switch 2 to make the country's top 30 best-selling games chart last week. Accounting for physical copies alone (digital sales aren't counted),...
Monday24th Nov 2025
News Ghost of Yotei Huge Patch 1.1 Out Now on PS5, Adds New Game+, Armour, and Much More
Full patch notes revealed
Update 1.1 for Ghost of Yotei has arrived, and as promised, it brings some significant features and improvements to the open world title. New Game+ is the headline act, letting you replay the whole game with your skills and equipment intact, while also introducing fresh weapon and armour upgrades, as well as cosmetic...
Friday21st Nov 2025
News Expedition 33, Ghost of Yotei Have Started Scooping Up GOTY Awards
Clair Obscur wins Ultimate Game of the Year
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Ghost of Yotei were two of the big winners at today's Golden Joystick Awards, with the Sandfall Interactive game earning seven awards in total, including Ultimate Game of the Year. The fan-favourite RPG also won the following categories: Best Storytelling, Best Visual...
Thursday20th Nov 2025
News PS5 Exclusive Ghost of Yotei Is One of the USA's Best-Selling Games of 2025
No masking it
There's been an unusual, negative narrative surrounding the sales momentum of Ghost of Yotei, but when it comes down to the hard facts, the PS5 exclusive is doing very well for itself. As revealed in Circana's USA sales data for the month of October, Ghost of Yotei came in as the third best-selling game of the month, behind...
Wednesday19th Nov 2025
News Huge Ghost of Yotei PS5 Patch Drops Next Week, Adds New Game+, Items, and More
Available on 24th November
Sony has confirmed a significant PS5 update for Ghost of Yotei will go live next week on 24th November that adds New Game+, an additional vendor and cosmetic items, stat tracking, and more. Updating the title to version number 1.1, the New Game+ option is the headliner. You can start up a second playthrough from the main...
News One of Ghost of Yotei's Most Unique Features Was Meant to Be Much Bigger
But had to be scaled down
Ghost of Yotei makes great use of PS5 and all its bells and whistles, but one of the clearest examples is its time travel mechanic. At certain spots in the game, you're able to warp instantly to the past in order to see the world from Atsu's perspective when she was a child. Combining the PS5's speedy SSD with Sucker...
Tuesday11th Nov 2025
News PS5 Fans Say Ghost of Yotei Plays Better, But Can't Match Ghost of Tsushima's Story or Hero
Jin wins over Atsu
At the end of last week, we published a public poll, asking Push Square readers to ruminate on Ghost of Yotei, and whether it really is a better game than its predecessor, Ghost of Tsushima. Nearly 10,000 users voted in our poll, making it one of the biggest we've ever ran here on the site. And with that in mind, the results are...
News Ghost of Yotei PS5 Sales Surpass 3.3 Million Units, Crush Boycott Nonsense
Exactly Atsu expected
Ghost of Yotei has crushed any lingering social media narratives, selling 3.3 million units as of 2nd November. That’s the total number of copies sold through to consumers, and spans the full 32 days since the game’s release. By comparison, Ghost of Tsushima sold 2.4 million units in three days, and crossed five million...
Wednesday5th Nov 2025
News Pay $150 for a Ghost of Yotei Jacket in Sony's 'Rewards' Scheme Update
$25 for a pin, $30 for a t-shirt
If the announcement of Sony's new "rewards" scheme didn't go down badly enough with a Ghost of Tsushima line, then it's back again to prove it's committing to making you pay for them. You can now pay for some Ghost of Yotei merchandise on the Ghost Rewards website, depending on whether you've unlocked specific...
News Ghost of Yotei Can't Beat Battlefield 6 as EA's Shooter Dominates PS5 in October
Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2 struggle
October saw the release of some very heavy hitters on PS5, and so the PS Store download charts were always going to make for an interesting read. Given that it released right at the start of the month and is a PS5 exclusive with the full weight of Sony's marketing behind it, you would have expected...
Monday3rd Nov 2025
Public voting now open
Public voting for the Golden Joystick Awards 2025's most talked-about prize is now open. The annual awards show takes place later this month, on the 20th November, and features public voting across a wide range of categories. But as alluded, 'Ultimate Game of the Year' is the big one. 12 titles have been nominated, and...
Monday20th Oct 2025
News The Possibility of Ghost of Yotei DLC Could Be Down to You
Sucker Punch wants to hear from its players
Beyond the previously confirmed Legends mode, it seems that what Ghost of Yotei developer Sucker Punch will do next is still very up in the air. The studio will soon decide what its next big project shall be, and it doesn't sound like any DLC or expansions for Ghost of Yotei have been locked in yet. In...
Saturday18th Oct 2025
News Ghost of Yotei Continues to Iron Out Its Minor Flaws with PS5 Patch
Smooth as butter
Sucker Punch has been cleaning up some minor bugs in its acclaimed PS5 open world game Ghost of Yotei, with v1.10 available now. The patch largely focuses on some very small flaws, like a “rare crash that could occur when ray tracing is enabled” and other progression hiccups. The full list of fixes, as provided by the Seattle...
Thursday16th Oct 2025
News Ghost of Yotei Sales Fall Off In Japan, But PS5 Exclusive Still Sticks Around in Second Place
Mario's back on top
Following on from its impressive number one debut in the Japanese sales charts last week, Ghost of Yotei's numbers have fallen off fairly hard — but it's still managed to hold on in second place. The PS5 exclusive moved 120,196 physical copies within its launch week, having dropped on the 2nd October. It's shifted an...
Wednesday15th Oct 2025
News Ghost of Yotei Is Sony's Biggest PS5 Launch Since Spider-Man 2 in Europe
Selling similarly to Ghost of Tsushima
Ghost of Yotei, the latest historical sandbox from Seattle studio Sucker Punch, is crushing it. According to sales data emerging out of Europe – which compiles both physical and digital data – the sequel is selling in-line with its predecessor Ghost of Tsushima, which launched to a much more mature PS4...
