Wow, the records keep getting broken for PlayStation’s first-party titles. According to the July NPD report, Ghost of Tsushima enjoyed the fourth biggest launch month dollar sales in US history for a Sony published title. That means, only Marvel’s Spider-Man, The Last of Us: Part II, and God of War managed to move more units in their first month on sale.
It signals a huge success for Sucker Punch, and the title has also become the best-selling non-bundled PS4 exclusive in Japan as well, where it’s even outsold Marvel’s Spider-Man. Knack is still Sony’s top-seller in the region, but that came with the console day one as compensation for the device’s delay in the region.
We already knew that the title had beaten Horizon Zero Dawn to become the fastest-selling new IP in PlayStation history, and this pretty much establishes Jin Sakai as one of Sony’s iconic heroes. We loved the game in our 9/10 review, and you can check out our Ghost of Tsushima guide for much more information on the release if you’re just getting started with it.
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Bloody hell, that's impressive isn't it? I thought it'd do well but not this well.
''Knack is still Sony’s top-seller in the region''
Nice.
Can't wait until I have the time to play both this and tlou2!
Sony launched many new IPs this gen but you the one that actually got a sequel this gen too? That's right, nothing beats Knack.
The main reason behind Ghosts success was the misguided hatred for TLOU2 and the need to make anything sell better. Ghosts is a pretty basic sandbox game in reality. If you compare it to the likes of Red Dead Redemption 2, from my perspective RDR2 is far superior in almost all aspects. With the exception of the different combat mechanics.
@GamingVeteran
But The Last of Us Part II is up there as well...and it's ahead of Ghost (#2 if the order is any indicator). Not to mention that TLoU2 is the #3 best selling game of 2020 year to date behind 1) Call of Duty and 2) Animal Crossing.
@gamingveteran The game would have been successful regardless, it was getting plenty of buzz long before it's release. Not everything revolves around TLOU2 you know.
Looks like another 10M+ hits for playstation 1st party games, we've got a lot of these lately
@GamingVeteran RDR2 is good but more like a sim rather than an action game, the gameplay is slow. TLou2 is hated because the story sucks, the gameplay is good though.
Can we please not derail this comments section into arguments about The Last of Us? We've had more than enough of those already!
Very happy its doing so well as its fantastic, easily one of my favourite open worlds this gen as well and the combat is so good especially when you start unlocking more options for it.
Still doing side content early on in act 2, fantastic game, bought this and the other game everyone seems to have it in for and they are both unmissable experiences. Whichever way crazy people try to spin it to make themselves feel better, one things for sure. Sony is laughing all the way to the bank with a very successful console and amazing lineup of 1st party titles!
Can't beat the Knack, baby!
@GamingVeteran Eh, I would definitely contribute Ghost of Tsushima's very much inflated 9.3 Metacritic user score on the hatred for TLOU2, But not it's sales. It's one thing to go on a website and give a hyperbolic review but it's entirely different to actually go out and BUY a $60 game just to spite another. I just don't see it
@GamingVeteran So out of pure hatred everyone went out and spend $60+ on a game? Yeah no. So Ghost deserves no credit according to you 😐 also why are you trying to put exclusives against each other? They are both in the Sony family, you should be rooting for both.
@NYJetsfan123. No doubt playa. 👻 ghost of tshushima is amazing.god of war and ghost of tshushima is the best ps4 exclusive ever.whats the science.hows every.word to god.word to your mother.word is bond.word life.word ☝ up son
@GamingVeteran I found rdr 2 incredibly boring to be honest. All that space and it didn’t make me want to explore it, at all.
I couldn’t even bring myself to finish it.
1) Haven't played it yet but congrats to Sucker Punch and everyone involved with Ghost of Tsushima!
2) I don't believe even if I had of played it that it would top The Last of Us Part II as my personal GOTY.
3} Heh no need to knock RDR2, indeed it clearly is the GOAT of it's generation. Sorry Geralt!
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@playstation1995 I like you and usually agree with your comments but the best two PS4 exclusives are clearly The Last of Us Part II and Horizon Zero Dawn.
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@Col_McCafferty One of those two you mentioned isn't exclusive so playstation1995's two are more legit then yours 😉
@Col_McCafferty @playstation1995
At the moment I have to agree with both of you. Until I play g.o.t. and TLOU 2, my two favorites right now are horizon zero dawn and God of war haha!
@Juanalf Well, it's not on Xbox nor Switch so it's still a console exclusive.
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@Col_McCafferty I guess that makes sense if u put it like. Oh and with my strict definition of what an exclusive is Xbox has a grand total of 0 exclusives now and in the future.
@Juanalf Ah and to muddy the waters even more what about Persona 5?
Released in both PS3 & PS4 but still very much a PS exclusive. Then there's Royal which has only been released on PS4.
If I'm allowed to count P5 then it would be up there as one of my favourite games this gen and one of only four titles that I would give 10/10!
@Juanalf. Thank you haha.whoop there it is.word up son
@Col_McCafferty but ghost of tshushima and god of war is the best.everyone got different opinions. god and ghost are 2 of the best exclusive but best games ever made.thats a fact black.word up son
This game deserves all the praise it's getting! I've completed the have twice and I still can't put it down. I really need a new game plus!!!
The game is amazing!
Just made it to the 2nd Island after clearing the first 100%. I love the duels and have played pretty much as a samurai and not the ghost. Love me them standoffs! So good!
@playstation1995 Haven't played GoT yet but as much as I loved God of War there are others that I loved even more.
Amazing gen all round for PS and bodes well for the future!
PS I also rate both Uncharted 4 and Death Stranding very highly, DS in particular left a big impact on me and helped me get through my post-TLoU 2 blues.
This game is so addictive and well done. I’m still on Act 1 and loving going through all the ? and optional quests/tales
This has fast become one of my favorite Playstation exclusive games, and as a fan of Sucker Punch, I had all the faith in the world and they knocked it out of the park. Definitely gonna be remembered as the big swan song for PS4 I think.
@Col_McCafferty. I actually enjoy days gone more than death stranding.word up son
How can Last of Us 2 sold better if we haven't seen the US sales numbers. Mind you the first week sales were uninformed people who were basing it on the good will of the first game. But then people played it, saw it for what it is, and then the big drop off happened from the 2nd week onwards.
And a New IP.
Sony has single player story driven games down to a science. GOT is amazing (1-2 punch with TLOU2 😎)
@Octane I need a breakdown of Knack since I didnt get involved in this gen until 2 months after HZD released. Was the game that terrible and were the other options really so bad it became a top seller by default?
@Juanalf lol it's still a Microsoft exclusive even if it comes out on PC. Also you do know some of these PS4 and ps5 exclusives are coming to PC too... So what's your point
@Octane why "nice" ? 🤔
@PupTwilight what's confusing? I don't consider games that go to PC exclusives, and yes I do consider Death Stranding, Horizon and Detroit multiplatform games.
This is great for Sucker Punch esports when you think of the games its outsold. We dont talk about Uncharted 4 sales much but they weren't bad and this surpassed it ( in month #1) Amazing game, deserves every accolade!!
“Knack is still Sony’s top-seller in the region, but that came with the console day one as compensation for the device’s delay in the region.”
...aaahhh, it all makes sense now. No wonder PS4 has struggled to sell well in Japan. Those poor people who had to get Knack as their first PS4 game.... they never recovered from the trauma.
@lacerz
The last of us part 2 was sold by the first game. People waited for it because of the first game. Had this been a stand alone game I would not have bothered with it at all. You will judge the success of lou2 when an eventual third part comes out.
@playstation1995 Oh I liked Days Gone as well, quite possibly the most underrated PS game of its gen, but for me Death Stranding is a level above it.
@Octane ps5 isn't ready to launch without a Knack 3 announcement!
@NomNom That explains everything lol!
and GHOST of TSUSHIMA is the ONLY BRAND NEW IP from those 4. THIS IS HUGE. It should be compared to Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last of Us 1 (the good one), Uncharted 1 or Ratchet & Clank 1. It is far and away a huge achievement/trophy.
Still loving this game.
still haven't picked up ghost of Tsushima yet, from everything I've seen & read this game is definitely a new PlayStation classic! I recently finished the uncharted collection on my PS4 pro console, I was blown away with how well the games hold up even decade later! the first one was good but uncharted 2/3 remastered on PS4 pro was absolutely stunning in ultra HD! I just started uncharted 4 about a week ago & WOW it's incredible! Sony PlayStation has the BEST first party games I've ever played! can't wait to give ghost of Tsushima a play through. happy gaming! 😎💨✌️
@DotM
I would challenge your statement by countering that The Last of Us Part II was a success because of the developer. Sony has a pedigree that far exceeds most, and Naughty Dog is perhaps the best in the business. Just look at their aggregated review scores since Uncharted:
96 - Uncharted 2
95 - The Last of Us
94 - The Last of Us 2
93 - Uncharted 4
92 - Uncharted 3
88 - Uncharted
88 - TLoU: Left Behind
84 - UC: Lost Legacy
That's over the span of 13 years.
Then look at teams like Guerrilla and Sucker Punch. Guerrilla was known for Killzone. Sucker Punch for Infamous. Both very solid franchises...but both development teams stepped out and created what are sure to be new Sony franchises in Horizon and Ghost. Good devs make good games...and Sony has the best devs.
I for one will not be playing this game!!!
@wiiware I've never played the last of us, is it any good?
@Davidblainesarse It's really really good, it's one of my fav games of all time, the gameplay is really good, the (normal) difficulty is perfect, the story is simple but the characters are great.
The second game gameplay is good too, but the characters are weird, it's like they're a different characters from the first one, that's they're just there to make the story going. I think most people will like the second game if they never played the first one.
@wiiware thanks, I'll give it a go!
@ShogunRok I don't think anyone's derailing anything, but if you're posting an article about the 4 best selling games and TLoU2 is one of them, sure it gets mentioned. And yes it DID play a role in sales of Ghosts. Not saying Ghosts isn't a brilliant game but many people were left hungry for a satisfying experience after TLoU2 and Ghosts offered all that.
I think Ghosts success is well earned, especially considering it's a new IP and Sucker Punch is a great studio.
@Tchunga People kill other people because they like another soccer club, stab someone for a €15 MP3 player and much much more weird stuff.
@lacerz
I applaud your polite reply. Anyone critical of the game is usually attacked.
What you said is all true. But having played all the games you mentioned, I need to emphasise two points.
The creative team behind all of those titles has left Naughty Dog under, lets say, strange circumstances.
Let's come to this title. it has been shrouded in controversy and there was not ONE mainstream reviewer, that gave it a good, honest and unbiased opinion. This website included. The journalism I have seen on all websites is appalling.
I am now close to the end of last of us part 2. I have never seen such confused story telling. Irrespective of whether you like the character named abby or the fate of the character called Joel. LOU part 2 was a game
Ellie has a nice story going in the background with her mini love triangle. Where does that go? Nowhere. Dinah and Jesse are sooo under developed. I won't even go into Joel.
I'm currently in the last 4 hrs of the game i think. This game does not deserve a 10/10! All things considered, its hovering between a 6 and a 7. 7 so that I am not unkind.
What do i mean by all this? The artistic team that gave us all the titles you mentioned are not what will give us future titles. Its the one i mentioned above. And when I play the game, just now. every minute i spend, i feel sad and hopeless for what the future will give. Just like this game, I will wait and see what will happen. At best, I'll borrow the game.
Looking forward to your reply.
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