UK Sales Charts: Spider-Man Is PS5's Hero While Call of Duty Shoots to Number One

People are buying the PS4 version of Valhalla because that way you get the PS5 version for free anyway. 😉

I haven't bought Sackboy, Demons Souls or Miles Morales yet because tbh there's too much choice and I've got too many games to play. AC Valhalla alone I expect will occupy me for the next 2 weeks plus all of the PS+ collection. And GoT just went on sale so picked that up.

Miles Morales would be my first pick of those I haven't got. So I understand why the latter 2 aren't selling as well.

Last week they did well as it was all PS enthusiasts buying but now people realise the choice they have are waiting a bit.

Install base is too small to compete right now for Demons Souls and Sackboy I think.

Spider-Man was always going to be the biggest launch game, Demon's Souls looks great but isn't for everyone and the price tag is too high. Sackboy's performance is a little disappointing as its cross platform but maybe not the type of game the core Playstation audience gravitates towards, still a fun game from what I've played so far.

Of course most people actually bought this games last week and its not as if more PS5's are going to be available anytime soon, with Demon's Souls proving why so few games have gone the next gen exclusive route in the first place

I find it interesting and honestly a little surprising that cross-gen games sell better on the new gen. It's probably a good thing though! For PS5 owners anyway

With my PS5 I got the PS Collection, meaning I really haven’t felt the need to spend £60-70 on a single game. Plus I still have PS Now and a backlog. I’ll get Sackboy soon but that’s about it fir a while...maybe Dirt 5. Q1 of next year is going to be so busy with games I’d rather get rid of my backlog first.
Incidentally, COD sold twice as much on PS5 as Series S/X, which surprises me, as it indicates Sony made twice as many next generation consoles available in the U.K. as MS did.

Where did Godfall place? Im just curious. I got my PS5 on Frday and have yet to buy a new gen game yet and im in no rush either, im throughly enjoying No Mans Sky on the PS5 it looks stunning and plays much more smoothly and and also D2 Beyond Light has been surprisingly very very good indeed.

Where is Demons Souls? Gutted it hasn’t hit the top 10. Might have encouraged them to commission a sequel with Bluepoint.

@bighal "Demon's Souls, which debuted in sixth, is down to 17th"

So when is the inevitable Demon Souls price drop? Waiting for the sub £20 before I bite.
Assuming the Watchdogs rise is because of the price drop to £35 on PS4 (with free upgrade to PS5). I was almost tempted. Almost. But went with Valhalla as it reviewed a lot better and will keep me occupied for a while longer hopefully.
One thing I have noted, however, is Valhalla doesn't really look like a next gen game visually? Not really that impressed as think Last if Us 2 still looks more impressive visually. Do other people think similarly or am I just wrong?

I think sales chart without digital data is a bit useless now since more and more people going digital, and the pandemic is still going on.

@StonyKL Maybe in about 1 year since ps5 is still new and demon's souls is one of the few true exclusive for it.

I'm picking up Sackboy this week, thought Miles Morales was pretty decent, but Cold War felt really half assed.
Demon's Souls was pricey, but worth it in my opinion. Hopefully it sticks around as more people get consoles.

@StonyKL The Last Of Us 2 is one of the best looking games ever and it won't be just a matter of more powerful hardware to top that
I wouldn't expect any open world game to look better anytime soon.

@Cloud39472 I mean £70 for a remake that most people won't even complete due to it's difficulty is a big ask, and that is coming from me who loves the Souls game and has bought and is loving DeS Remake.

Sony will definitely lower their pricing down the line as they aren't sustainable for users, especially seeing as Sony have a woeful refund policy.

You're so mistaken on your argument on MM not having much game to it. Miles Morales has tons of content for the price, yes the story is short (took me 7.5 hours and I rushed through it) but there are tons of sidecontent and to everything would easily take 20-25 hours.

@Cloud39472 Sometimes the length of game isn't the only reason why people want to buy a game. Spiderman just appeals to a bigger audience.

@Cloud39472 agree. Whilst i thoroughly enjoyed Miles Morales (i must have as my attention span is terrible) i completed it twice in a week and got the plat for it. Absolutely 0 reason to go back to it now. If i had a ps5 id go Demons as i feel there is alot more work gone in to it and alot more content/replay value in there.

@DonJorginho Maybe it's hard for sony to make single player games with no mtx or lootbox without raising the price. I have no problem with the price, I just buy less games and focus on finishing the game first rather than buying new games the moment it released.

Also sony 1st party games usually get discounted pretty quickly ($40 in a couple of month, $20 in about 1 year) so it's not a big deal if you're patient and don't buy games day one.

@wiiware there sure to have a "hits" range at some point. Like you, i dont mind dropping 60-65 on a game but i will just be more selective in my choice.

@KPraj MM was defenately a fun game. Was a joy to platinum and i kind of liked the length of it. It stops me getting bored and turning my attention to something else. First time ive ever completed a game+

I think the issue is not everyone got a ps5 so ps5 exclusive Demons Souls was always going to suffer from that. Aswel as being a Souls game which isnt for everyone.

@Cloud39472 weren't most God of War games shorter than that?

@Cloud39472
Yes sure but that's not representative of real world behaviour. People see 2 PS5 games one for £50 and one for £70. Some people will ignore the differences and just go off the price alone, plus Spiderman is so much more popular.

Add to the fact that there's so much choice atm, I haven't felt the need to buy either and will buy when I'm satisfied with my completion of last gen games and Valhalla; and hopefully they both will be cheaper.
Already platinumed Bugsnax and Astros Playroom.

@KPraj thats some good going. How did you find bugsnax? I dont own a ps5 but not heard too many personal opinions on it despite hearing alot of praise for astro.

@Kidfunkadelic83

It's interesting for sure. I wouldn't have played it if it wasn't free but I wanted to get it out of the way before I delved into the real meat as I would never have a chance to go back to it.

Gets strangely dark towards the end which adds an element to a seemingly innocent game. Learning how to optimise catching them can sometimes be frustrating and it does start slowly. Didn't enjoy that there's no fast travel either. But theres some haptic inclusion which makes it more enjoyable too.

@KPraj how long did the platinum take to get? Ive saved it to my account so i can play it when i finally get a ps5. Like you say, not something id usually buy but for free.... 👍

@Medic_Alert Why not may I ask whats wrong with Demon Souls it's a big game looks fantastic and runs fantastic no microtransaction? LBP is a fantastic game quite fun?

Lets see next exclusive game will be like a Ubisoft cheap full with MT and expansions somehow I think thats what people want . About the so called price hike the first party title of Sony are almost all MT free and have no expansions.

@Kidfunkadelic83 Says my total play time is 14 hours but I think that includes time you're leaving the PS5 alone. Also if you complete all the side quests before finishing the game it won't take as long as I did.
Did need a guide to help pick up all the trophies however as there's a few hidden.

@KPraj nice. Will be sure to give it a go when i get it.

@Kidfunkadelic83 Yup, I don't mind $70 for big 50-60+ hours games like next ff7 remake, persona, spider-man, or god of war, but I don't want to pay $70 for something like 10-15 hours games like next uncharted or next ratchet. Of course I still want to play it, but maybe I'll wait for the first discount.

Basically it's like the snes era where's rpg games surely give you the best bang for your buck lol.

@naruball That reminds me. I bought the original GoW and completed it in one go. I couldn't believe it. I took it back to Choices (this is how long ago this was) and the guy said they wouldn't normally refund a sale for the game being too short but that GoW is taking the piss, so I got my refund. Didn't bother with the series again until the most recent one.

I think the Sony published games are too expensive and that will hurt the sales to some degree however, I don't think you can compare sales of Demon Souls on a platform with a relatively small userbase with cheaper AAA games which are available on multiple platforms.

Even if Demons Souls was more affordable I still think you would see it fall down the list which contains multiplatform titles or titles on Switch which has a huge userbase.

For my part, in the pursuit of a platinum trophy in Miles Morales, I got 23 hours of fantastic entertainment so I don't feel shortchanged per se, however, I would love to hear Sony defend the selling of the game at £50 when you can buy it for $40 in the US. I am now playing Demon Souls and whilst the price was unpalatable (I paid £66), I am confident I will more than get my monies worth from the title. Going forward though, I dont see me spending that kind of cash when I can wait a few months and get it at a more reasonable cost.

@Danloaded That's my issue. (also I have no PS5 lol) but yeah, I was never gonna buy Demon Souls as I find Soulborne games really boring. It's running round streets doing combat . I find it extremely one note tbh. I know a lot of people love them and that's great, just not my thing. I'm more excited to play older PS4 games on my PS5 with no loading. Finally gonna finish The Witcher 3, lol.

@get2sammyb @Darten Additionally, the system is pretty much sold out, so I expect exclusive game sales to be lower in the coming weeks. Most people buy their games with their console, and don't immediately buy a new game the following week. This is less of an issue after a couple of months, but it does have a big impact on the second week software sales; especially when it's incredibly hard to buy a PS5 right now.

@LemonHaze you completed the campaign yet? If so what sort of length was it?

@Cloud39472 My point is that obviously your personal feelings don't align with most gamers'. I may feel like 5 USD is enough for a 5-hour game, but my opinion doesn't mean anything, when pretty much everyone else is willing to pay more for it.

I brought up God of War because it's been widely successful and its sales at full price have been excellent (both the latest and God of War 3).

@Matroska well, as someone who played and loved all of them, I'd say your loss since they're incredible games. Then again, if you, personally, didn't enjoy the first one enough to buy the sequels, then perhaps you didn't miss out anyway.

I still find it very entitled to return a game that wasn't faulty. That definitely wouldn't fly in my country.

@KPraj you should be ashamed buying a launch PS5 and choosing Valhalla over its exclusive

Anyone occasionally having to restart ps5 because demons souls gets stuck in splash screen. Only happened twice but still weird. Only happened to demons souls

@2cents
It was a financial decision. I bought Valhalla for £42 and is expected to last me for the next few weeks alone. By the time I'm ready to get a new game MM which you can't get for cheaper than £40 right now will be alot lower. I have no issue waiting.

I'm working out best value per playtime for me personally. So no I'm not ashamed.

@KPraj I totally understand your value proposition, and would have probably done the same thing but I’m spoiled with Uplay+ on pc

@Darten Demon's Souls was at number 6 and Sackboy at number 11 last weem. Remember the games released 1 week prior to the PS5 launch.

@Medic_Alert The games arent that expensive they dont have microtransaction and are polished too perfection. In the end what do you want games laced with MT, seasonpasses, expansions, liveservices, copy and paste . I will take a complete €70 firstparty game anyday or a Ubisoft mediocre crapfest full of bugs. And a Ubisoft complete game with extra timewastes starts at €99. 🤪

@Medic_Alert Its going too be like the mobilemarket in the future isnt it. Games cheap or free with tons of all that nonsense. Im gonna miss my complete triple A. ☹️

The suits have won.