Tag: Charts
News Black Ops 7 Dominates PS5 Downloads Despite Backlash
Arc Raiders and Dispatch climb
Despite all of the negativity that's surrounded the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — the middling reviews, the bafflingly bad campaign, the AI art accusations — Activision's latest shooter has still managed to top the PS5 down
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Lacklustre European Sales Continue Trending Downwards
Battlefield 6 on the up
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is looking like the weakest-performing game in the series in quite some time, and new data from the European market sees that story continue. As reported by Chris Dring on The Game Business, citing digital and physical sales data from GSD, Black Ops 7 has been replaced at the top of the chart by EA...
News Oct 2025 USA Sales: 2025's Best Seller Is Battlefield 6, the Biggest Game in Series History
The battle is won
There's no two ways about it: Battlefield 6 is a smash hit. According to Circana's October sales data for the USA, EA's first-person shooter has knocked it out of the park, already becoming the biggest game in the franchise's history and 2025's best selling game to date. As always, this stems from Circana's Mat Piscatella,...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 UK Sales Plummet 61% Compared to Black Ops 6
Behind Battlefield 6, too
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was always going to sell well enough to top the UK's physical games chart at launch, but it seems it might not be performing quite to the degree you might expect. While the game is currently number one, it's actually had a smaller launch sales period than its closest competition, Battlefield 6...
News In Japan, Switch 2 Retail Sales Are Already Closing on PS5
Mind the gap
The release of Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake in Japan last week was always going to be interesting, because the series is immensely popular and was available across Switch 2, Switch, and PS5. According to Famitsu sales data, the Switch version sold best on Nintendo’s enormous install base, shifting 232k copies. But the Switch 2...
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...
News Sep 2025 USA Sales: Ghost of Yotei PS5 Boycott Fails, Sequel Sells 'Great'
PS5 unit sales up 10% month-over-month
There was a small pocket of social media users who insisted Ghost of Yotei would be a failure. Unfortunately for them, the Sucker Punch sequel has done “great”. A vocal minority of the terminally online took umbrage with the release’s heroine, as well as some industry drama involving employees at the...
News Battlefield 6 Is a Smash Hit in First Sales Report, Selling Best on PS5
Dominates UK's physical chart
As was perhaps expected, Battlefield 6 has made a strong impact; the first-person shooter has made a number one debut on the UK's physical games chart. EA's bombastic multiplayer FPS is top of the table, and at physical retail, 82 per cent of copies sold were the PS5 version. The game knocks Ghost of Yotei off its...
News Aug 2025 USA Sales: Massive Month for Single Player Games, PS5 Can't Catch Switch 2
Helldivers 2 doesn't chart on Xbox, but could be an error
August 2025 was a big month for single player games, with both Mafia: The Old Country and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater charting third and fourth respectively on the all-formats best-sellers list. Neither game could overcome NBA 2K26 or Madden NFL 26 as you’d expect, but these are...
News Sports Games Rule PS Store in September, Sweeping Silksong and Borderlands 4 Aside on PS5
Balls out
Despite September being packed with highly anticipated titles, the PS Store charts were topped by two annual sports games: NBA 2K26 in the North America, and EA Sports FC 26 in Europe. This result shouldn't really comes as any huge surprise; there's a damn good reason why these sports sims are wheeled out every 12 months. Still, to see...
News Cronos: The New Dawn, Hell Is Us Compete with Popular Favourites in UK Physical Charts
New IPs are in the mix
New names and ideas are pretty risky business in the world of video games, so it's pleasing to see a couple of recent new IPs in the UK's physical games top 10. Cronos: The New Dawn, an original horror title from Bloober Team, has debuted at number four in the chart, while two positions lower is Rogue Factor's unusual action...
News Mafia: The Old Country on PS5 Was an Offer PS Store Shoppers Couldn't Refuse
One of August's most downloaded PS5 games
The PS Store charts for August are here, and while there are no huge surprises, you may be interested to know that the middling Mafia: The Old Country was one of the month's best-selling PS5 games. While it didn't review especially well, the crime thriller action title made a splash in terms of sales,...
News Metal Gear Solid Delta, Super Robot Wars Y Keep PS5 Software in the Japanese Top 10
Lost Soul Aside is there too
The Japanese games market is usually dominated by Switch software, but the latest Famitsu sales figures reveal a rare week in which a PS5 title rules the roost. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater has managed to score the number one slot on the physical sales chart, selling an estimated 63,585 copies. Further down the...
News Jul 2025 USA Sales: PS5 Hardware Tumbles 47% Year-Over-Year in Tough Month
Switch 2 powers sector to growth, though
After a very good month of USA sales in June 2025, PS5 slumped to a bit of a stinker in July 2025, registering a 47% decline in dollar sales year-over-year. Remember, this precedes the system’s price increase on 21st August, so it’s going to be fascinating to see what kind of impact that has. This was a...
News Gritty FPS Ready or Not Ruled the PS Store in July 2025
Top of the pops
With console sales now up to two million units worldwide, and PS5 likely occupying the lion’s share of that, it’s no real surprise to see Ready or Not rule the PS Store in July 2025. Sony’s published the digital best-sellers for last month, with few real surprises on its new-gen console.
News Jun 2025 USA Sales: PS4's Record Launch Month Stomped by Switch 2
Let the battles begin
Sony no longer holds the record for USA launch month sales. As expected, the Nintendo Switch 2’s humongous 1.6 million opening has stomped the PS4’s still impressive 1.1 million debut. It’s perhaps worth remembering that the PS5 probably had a shot at putting up similar numbers back in 2020, but it dropped in the thick...
News May 2025 USA Sales: PS5 the Only Console with Growth as Xbox Price Hike Proves Costly
Elden Ring: Nightreign a best-seller
Year-on-year, PS5 was the only console to see growth in May, as the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S saw spending decline quite dramatically. There is context for this, of course — especially on the Nintendo side of things. The imminent arrival of the Switch 2 meant that general interest in its predecessor...
News Death Stranding 2 and Rematch Trade Blows in PS Store's Top Selling PS5 Games of June
Thing about Sam Bridges is he'll always try and walk it in
Two games you wouldn't expect to see in the same sentence are Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Rematch, but it turns out they were two of the best-selling PS5 games on PS Store last month. In fact, they trade places exactly in the North American and European charts; Kojima Productions'...
News Critically Panned MindsEye Makes Surprising Debut in First Sales Report
No accounting for taste
MindsEye is being put through the wringer right now, but it seems UK gamers are willing to give it a shot. The country's physical games chart is here, and the action title has made a pretty strong debut at number four. Not a bad position for most new games, let alone one that's been so heavily criticised. As usual, the PS5...
News Switch 2 Absolutely Destroys PS2's Launch Record in Japan
It's not even close
It’s not enormously surprising, but the Nintendo Switch 2 has ground pounded the launch records of practically every other console in the country. The system debuted with 947,931 units, according to Famitsu. This number even excludes some data, like purchases from the My Nintendo store. To put this into context, the previous...
News Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 Is Cleaning Up on PS5 Right Now
That multiformat push is playing out well
We predicted it, and it’s come true: Forza Horizon 5 is officially one of the biggest PS5 games on the planet. After launching right at the end of the month, the game did well in April’s PS Store sales charts, where it raced away with pole position in Europe and finished on the podium in USA. But now in...
News UK Sales Charts: The Last of Us Season 2 Puts the Game Back in the Top 10
Wasn't for nothing
Regardless of your feelings on The Last of Us season 2, it seems Sony's cross-media approach is working nicely, as it's brought the game back to prominence. The Last of Us Part II Remastered makes a return to the UK's physical top 10, coming in at number six — the highest it's been in a long time. Discounts in the Days of Play...
News Apr 2025 USA Sales: PS5 Ports Award Microsoft's Forza Horizon 5, Indiana Jones Huge Boosts
Indiana Jones up over 100 places
The recently released PS5 versions for Forza Horizon 5 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle have sent overall sales of the games into overdrive in the USA, as confirmed by new Circana data. Forza Horizon 5 was the second-best-selling game of April 2025, beaten only by Oblivion Remastered. The month prior, the open...
News UK Sales Charts: Expedition 33 Parries the Competition to Claim Number One
Almost entirely the PS5 version
In its third week on the market, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has risen to the top spot on the UK's physical games chart. It debuted in third, moved down to fourth, and now resides in first position, with 94 per cent of the copies sold being the PS5 version. The game's breakout success continues apace. Astro Bot has...
PS Store Sales Charts The Top Three Best-Selling Games on PS5 Are from Microsoft
Bring me the Horizon (and the Oblivion)
The monthly PS Store charts for April 2025 are here, and Microsoft's doing very well for itself on Sony's current-gen console. North America's top-selling title is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, followed by the ever-popular Minecraft in second, and then Forza Horizon 5 completes the podium. It's...
News UK Sales Charts: Expedition 33 Debuts in Second Place, Almost All Sales for PS5 Version
A strong start
The UK's physical sales charts for last week are here, and it's more good news for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The RPG has debuted at number two, only trumped by Hogwarts Legacy, which has been top for several weeks in a row. Furthermore, 96 per cent of the copies sold were for PS5 — perhaps not as shocking a statistic when you...
News Mar 2025 USA Sales: Assassin's Creed Shadows Is the Second Best-Selling Game of 2025 So Far
And number one for March
In the USA, Assassin's Creed Shadows has already become one of the year's top-selling titles. In new data from Circana, it's revealed that Ubisoft's open world RPG reached number one for the month of March, and number two in the year-to-date chart, with Monster Hunter Wilds holding onto the top spot. Despite only having...
News UK Sales Charts: Tekken 8 Comes Back Swinging While Astro Bot Holds Second Place
Tekken 8 to the next level
Thanks to the PS5 console bundle, Sony's adorable platformer Astro Bot remains very high in the UK's physical games chart. It's in second place, and has been in the top three for many weeks in a row. Tekken 8 has returned to the top 10, coming back from the dead straight to number three. In fact, several games have made...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
News UK Sales Charts: Astro Bot PS5 Cracks the Top 10 Right Before Christmas
Under the Papa tree
With the festive holiday just a couple of days away, the UK's physical top 10 is filled with your typical bestsellers, but Astro Bot has just about broken into the scrum. In 10th place, it's the highest it's been for a few weeks, likely due to customers buying PS5 consoles for Christmas and grabbing the family-friendly...
And yes, the PS5's still killing it
An eventful Circana report tracking the US video game industry for November 2024 has confirmed a couple of fascinating milestones: the Nintendo Switch has now overtaken the PS2 as the country’s best-selling console of all time, while EA Sports College Football 25 has cemented itself as the best-selling sports...
News UK Sales Charts: Black Myth: Wukong Breaks into a Predictable Top 10 as Christmas Looms
Monkey business
As we quickly approach the holiday season, the UK's physical games chart is looking about as predictable as you can imagine — save for one new entry. Black Myth: Wukong launched to retail on 12th December, and it's managed to secure a debut position of 7th place. That's not too shabby considering the game has been available...
PS Store Sales Charts Nothing Can Top Call of Duty, But Phasmophobia Came Close
Spooky
Sony has unveiled the November download charts for PS Store, and it makes for unsurprising reading. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 tops the North American charts for both PS5 and PS4, as well as PS5 in Europe. Meanwhile, Phasmophobia, which launched just before Halloween on PS5 and PSVR2, is in the top five — second place in NA and fourth in...
News Oct 2024 USA Sales: PS5, PS4 Account for 82% of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Sales in the US
The impact of Game Pass
The US sales data for the month of October has arrived, courtesy of Circana and analyst Mat Piscatella. Perhaps most interesting is the sales performance of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, which is the first entry to be included on Xbox's Game Pass subscription service. As noted by Piscatella, 82 per cent of the game's sales in...
