Wait, what? No Man's Sky has become Sony's second biggest PlayStation 4 launch of all time, with only Uncharted 4: A Thief's End performing better during its first week in Britain. The game outsold Bloodborne to become the fastest selling new intellectual property published by the platform holder, and was fifth on the list of new IP from all publishers on PlayStation platforms. These are frankly staggering statistics.
Needless to say that the title topped the charts, with Grand Theft Auto V, Overwatch, and LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens all making up the top five. Rocket League, FIFA 16, and DOOM fleshed out the remaining slots, in a week that was relatively flat elsewhere. First-party games are actually doing really well for Sony right now, with the likes of Ratchet & Clank and even the Heavy Rain & Beyond: Two Souls Collection continuing to hold their own.
The full top ten is embedded below.
UK Sales Charts: Week ending 13th August, 2016
- No Man's Sky
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Overwatch
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
- Rocket League
- FIFA 16
- DOOM
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- Minecraft: Xbox Edition
[source chart-track.co.uk]
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That's how you do a timed exclusive!
Nice to see Ratchet & Clank still getting some love, too
@get2sammyb no confirmation of it being timed or coming to Xbox.
@viciousarcanum Sure, but I'm willing to bet £100 that some form of No Man's Sky will come to other platforms eventually.
I can't stop playing no man's sky
Awesome! I've been play playing this since thursday. I completely understand why some people are disappointed with what this game has turned out to actually be. But I just can't put the f#@$ing thing down. It's like a drug! Must...keep...going.
@get2sammyb I would be surprised, I don't think Sony would put so much time and money into NMS if it came to Xbox One, besides Hello Games didn't have the best of relationships with Microsoft.
@Neolit Hope they update this one for 2 years or more! This could really be a super great game (better than it is)
The success of no man's sky is really good news. Its not just a new IP its a niche new IP and its always good for video games when games like this see massive success.
@Neolit
Yeah, It's a really cool Science/ tech demo / Proof of Concept with an average game tacked on almost.
Reminds me of the first Assassin's Creed game, being underwhelming, but the sequel knocking it out the park; here's hoping!
@MadAussieBloke Wins what? It could be the best selling, highest reviewed game of all time, but I'd still say it's boring.
I'm glad other people are likin' it, though.
@RPE83 It is quite a lot better than average in my opinion, we'll see how I feel about it after some more extended play sessions but having spent 20 or so hours on it, it may well be beating Doom and Hyper Light Drifter as my game of the year. I am quite impressed with it!
Congrats to hello games, it's really great that indie games can hang out with the big AAA games in chart, I hope they will updated it for many years to come (like minecraft).
@get2sammyb Well, different strokes for different folks and all that.
@kyleforrester87
Hey, I love the game as a whole, it's just my cup of tea, but being objective, the space combat isn't the best, the the planet combat isn't the best, the target assist for my ship seems to intermittantly appear/unappear meaning I've had to over beef up my cannons to compensate for it so if the assist just doesn't appear, it won't take many shots to bring a pirate down with almost blindfire. There is the constant crashing, immersion breaking mega take offs that cannon you into space (i thought this might be a low gravity thing and in my RPG mind, it is being spun as such now with mental gymnastics ).
The love of the art, music and the compulsion to explore overcomes the average gameplay parts and mechanics to be honest. That's why I'd agree with a 7/10 review, however, It's just the game I've been longing to play, and I love it, warts and all.
@get2sammyb
I had the same with "Gravity Rush", I thought it was cool, and the idea was great, just the colour palette was dull and I was bored constantly even after playing on a bit further to see if my interest piqued as I got into it more.
It didn't and with only so much free time to spend, I just stopped playing and moved on.
I see why people liked it though, and respected the things that were good (The Witness and Ico fell into this same category for me) , but sadly, just not for me.
Going on the general mood about this game in various gaming communities and the average score the game seems to be getting (a respectable, but not overwhelming 7, which often feels like it gets based on its potential rather than what is currently there) I would say this game shows the power of hype and marketing. I would be interested to see how many of those copies sold that make this such a success end up being traded in - that will truly tell you if Sammy is in the minority or not
To infinity and beyond!
Great title, well and truly deserves the success.
@Neolit Surely the potential is there to simply build upon this game for a long time rather than make a sequel, a la Minecraft . Judging by the first patch notes it's almost as if they've already started down this root and I can't wait to see what they come up with, especially if the Base/freighter building turns out to be true.
I doubt I'm gonna finish this game anytime soon as I just can't leave planets undiscovered and unexplored, not to mention my odd habit of constantly repairing crashed ships. Which rrminds me i need to get back to my frozen planet and repair my new ship. Live long and prosper my friend
And a special thank you and congratulations to Hello Games for this truly wonderful game
I'm actually surprised Uncharted did so well. Always considered it more of a niche game.
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(...y'know, for people who enjoy watching action movies and fumbling through stilted shooting sequences than actually playing video games)
They already confirmed they'll be supporting/updating the game, its not possible to 'expand' the game.
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