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News July 2017 NPD: Nintendo Switch Stops PS4 Party
But systems were apparently neck and neck
Nintendo managed to put enough Switch stock on American shelves to halt the PlayStation 4’s mini-winning streak, but both systems did well by all accounts. Leaked numbers put the platforms neck and neck, and Sony’s console is actually up year-over-year, which is a surprise. Considering that the device is...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dragon Quest XI Keeps Slime Time Alive
Square Enix RPG sales strong
It’s another week of Dragon Quest XI domination on the Japanese sales charts, as Square Enix’s role-playing game racked up another 200k units across the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 4 – the kind of numbers most games would dream of at launch, let alone several weeks later. New releases this time on Sony’s system...
News European PlayStation Store Reloads with Cheap PS4 Games
Cough up
Sony’s dropped a big new sale on the European PlayStation Store which has seen various titles in the storefront’s catalogue dip below £16 – or €20 for those of you on the continent. Some standouts include Elite Dangerous for £13.99, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for £6.49, and Get Even for £15.99. The likeable Yonder can also...
News Dragon Quest XI PS4 Sales are 'Stronger' Than 3DS, Says Square Enix
Home console is where the heart is
Given the popularity of portable systems in Japan, we fully expected the 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age to top the PlayStation 4 edition by some distance when it launched a few weeks ago, but things didn't really work out like that. The game still performed best on Nintendo's...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot Lands Fourth Successive Week at Summit
Crash the party
In another quiet week for the UK sales charts, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has secured its fourth consecutive week at the summit – and its sixth overall. The throwback platformer has proven to be the success story of the summer, with it demolishing Activision’s expectations – and convincing it to invest more into the...
News Tekken 7's Sales Are Off to a Pretty Strong Start
Brawler on track to meet Bandai Namco's expectations
Tekken 7 is selling well, crossing the 1.66 million sales milestone roughly two months after its launch. Bandai Namco expects the brawler to sell 2.1 million copies by the end of the year, so it’s well on track. Speaking as part of an earnings call, the organisation noted that the majority of...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dragon Quest XI Breaks 1 Million on PS4, Crash Enters Top 5
PS4 sales also strong
As expected, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age has broken through the 1 million mark on PlayStation 4 during its second week on the market. The massively popular role-playing release came very close to hitting 1 million after just a few days, but having shifted another 200,798 copies since the last sales...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot Runs Away with Fifth Number One
He's havin' a good time
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has cruised unchallenged to a fifth week at the top of the UK sales charts, although the retail release schedule is a bit barren right now. Nevertheless, it marks the first time that a PlayStation 4 exclusive has registered five weeks at the summit – and it’s also the secured the most...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dragon Quest XI Almost Hits 1 Million in Less than a Week on PS4
Return of the king slime
Dragon Quest has done it again in Japan, as the series' latest instalment has absolutely demolished the most recent software charts. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age shifted a whopping 950,315 copies on PlayStation 4. Impressively, the home console version wasn't that far behind the 3DS edition, which...
News Dozens of PS4 Games Added to Gigantic EU PlayStation Store Summer Sale
Including Horizon: Zero Dawn and Gravity Rush 2
Sony’s added dozens more PlayStation 4 discounts to its ongoing PlayStation Store Summer Sale in Europe, including Gravity Rush 2 (£19.99), Nioh (£24.99), and Horizon: Zero Dawn (£29.99). Other discounted games include Sniper Elite 4 (£24.99), Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (£21.99), and...
News PS4 Shipments Pass 63.3 Million As Sony Finds Itself in Good Health
Fine first quarter results for platform holder
Sony has shipped 63.3 million PlayStation 4 consoles globally. The figure comes courtesy of the Japanese giant’s first quarter financial report, which covers the period spanning 1st April to 30th June. We know that, as of 13th June, the console had sold 60.4 million units directly through to...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot Can't Be Stopped At This Point
Top of the charts again
Ain’t no one getting in the way of the ‘coot, as Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has continued its N. Sane sales trajectory with a fourth week at number one in the UK sales charts. To be fair, there’s not much competition for the classic platformer at the moment, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that the remake...
News Persona 5 Has Stolen the Hearts of Around 1.8 Million People
SEGA provides sales update
Persona 5 has shipped 1.8 million copies worldwide, according to publisher SEGA. Obviously shipped doesn't mean sold directly to consumers, but as we always say, retailers aren't really in the habit of buying stock that they won't be able to shift. It's also worth remembering that Persona 5 ran into a number of stock...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Passes 5 Million Milestone
The big 5 M
The PlayStation 4 has passed the five million units sold mark in its native Japan, which is a relatively impressive milestone for a home console in the Land of the Rising Sun these days. We suppose that congratulations are in order. And boy are we glad, because there's bugger all else to write about from a PlayStation perspective this...
News Good God, Grand Theft Auto V Is Actually the Best Selling Game of 2017 in the UK
It never ends
Grand Theft Auto V has been an eternal presence in the UK software charts since it launched all the way back in 2013 on the PlayStation 3. Its PlayStation 4 re-release in 2014 ensured that it wasn't left behind, and to this day, it refuses to be pushed outside of the top ten. It's crazy. Even more crazy, though, is the realisation...
News PlayStation Plus Members Save in New NA PlayStation Store Sale
Another one
If you missed the North American PlayStation Store Flash Sale which ran last weekend, then maybe you should turn your attention to the new PlayStation Plus Specials Sale. Scheduled to run through 08:00 on 1st August, the promotion includes up to 70 per cent discounts on a range of titles, including For Honor, Resident Evil 7, and The...
News Publisher Take-Two Doesn't Expect Red Dead Redemption 2 to Equal Grand Theft Auto V
Who does?
Grand Theft Auto V has been an outrageous success for Take-Two. Since it launched on last generation consoles back in 2013, the open world romp has shifted around 80 million copies, which is frankly insane. Naturally, the company has high expectations for developer Rockstar's next product, Red Dead Redemption 2, but does it think that...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot Paints Over Splatoon 2
Ink-redible
Here’s a bit of a twist: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy actually outsold new release Splatoon 2 in the UK sales charts this week – despite the former being almost a month old. Now the comparison’s not entirely fair because Activision’s remaster is cheaper and on a console with a bigger install base, but it had looked like...
News June 2017 NPD: PS4 Enjoys Best June Since Launch
Tekken 7 tops, Crash Bandicoot hits
The PlayStation 4 may be knee-deep into its fourth year, but it’s showing no signs of slowing – in fact, it’s actually performing better than in previous years. Sony’s console topped the United States hardware charts for a second successive month, registering its strongest June on record since release...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Journeys to the Top on PS4
PS4 sales also see a boost
It doesn't come as much of a surprise, but Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age has topped the latest Japanese software charts. The superb remaster shifted a reasonable 100,764 copies on PlayStation 4, while Gundam Versus enjoyed its second week in the top five. Meanwhile, sales of Sony's current-gen console actually...
News European Totally Digital Sale Expands with More Impulse Buys
Your wallet's already dead
Not content with one new European PlayStation Store sale, Sony’s complemented its scorching Summer Sale with some all-new Totally Digital deals – including favourite games like Stardew Valley, INSIDE, The Witness, and more. There are some ridiculous impulse bu
News Ubisoft Games Are Selling Way Better on PS4 Than on Other Platforms
PS4 share sees a jump over 2016
Ubisoft games have always performed well on the PlayStation 4, and going by the publisher's latest financial report, that fact's not going to change anytime soon. In this quarter of 2016, 31 per cent of Ubisoft's game sales were on PS4 -- an already big share that's actually jumped this year. Sony's console accounted...
News My God! There's a Sizzling Summer Sale on the EU PlayStation Store
Hot in here
Well this is just getting silly now. Sony has followed up that amazing Big in Japan sale on the European PlayStation Store with a slew of summer sizzlers that are going to leave you broke. This enormous sale sees prices slashed by up to 60 per cent, with an absolute wealth of PlayStation VR goods up for grabs. Don’t worry if you’re...
News Digital Games Go Ruinously Cheap on the NA PlayStation Store
Here we go again
Another week, another wallet-busting North American PlayStation Store sale. This time it’s digital games that are discounted, with PlayStation Plus members scoring savings of up to 60 per cent on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita. Some standouts include INSIDE for $9.99, SOMA for $5.99, and the wonderful The Witness for...
News UK Sales Charts: Final Fantasy XII Heralds the Zodiac Age
Square Enix remaster scales summit
Slow week or extremely successful remaster? Probably a mixture of both: Final Fantasy XII’s excellent PlayStation 4 re-release has topped the UK sales charts, beating out Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Overwatch, and Grand Theft Auto V. Elsewhere, big sales on sites like
News Japanese Sales Charts: Gundam Versus Soars to Number 1 on PS4
PS4 and PS4 Pro still top hardware
Almost 40 years after its debut, Gundam is still insanely popular in Japan, so it comes as no real surprise to learn that the latest Gundam video game has absolutely massacred the latest Japanese software charts. Gundam Versus - a PlayStation 4 exclusive - soared to number one, shifting a very respectable...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Claims Top Spot for Second Week Running
Horizon: Zero Dawn also returns
There's just no stopping Crash Bandicoot at the minute. The orange mascot managed to retain his place at the top of the UK software charts for the second week in a row, fighting off the evergreen Grand Theft Auto V, which moved up into second place. Here's a reasonably impressive fact for you: the last...
News Friday the 13th, Crash Bandicoot Top June 2017 PlayStation Store Charts
Summer camp
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Friday the 13th: The Game were the big winners in the June 2017 PlayStation Store charts. Unsurprisingly in Europe, the ‘Coot topped with just a couple of days of data tracked, while Jason Voorhees massacred the summit in North America. Heavy discounting propelled Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and...
News Crash Bandicoot PS4 Was June's Best-Selling UK Game by a Mile
It was on sale for two days
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy was the UK’s best-selling game by a country mile in June, more than doubling the tally registered by second-place title, Tekken 7. The remake was on sale for just two days. This follows reports that the Activision published package stole the biggest single format debut of the year from...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 and PS4 Pro Continue to Outsell Switch
Stock locked
Those reported Nintendo Switch stock shortages are having an impact in Japan, where the handheld hybrid console has once again been outsold by the combined efforts of the PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro. Sony's systems shifted around 29,000 units despite the ongoing lack of new software. Speaking of which, the top five did see a new PS4...
News Tons of Digital Deals on PS4, Vita Games Live in Europe
Yes, there are more
No, the Big in Japan sale isn’t the only promotion on the European PlayStation Store right now. FML. Sony’s also rolled out a bunch of new digital discounts, spanning must-owns like Rocket League and What Remains of Edith Finch. The highly acclaimed The Sexy Brutale is £8.39 with PlayStation Plus, while the likes of
News Prices Plunge on Japanese Gems in Gigantic PS4, Vita Sale
Don't look if you're trying to save
Stop! Sony’s got this whole PlayStation Store sale thing down to an art now, and it’s extracting money from our wallets with reckless abandon. A new sale has gone live in Europe named Big in Japan, which focuses on all of the very best Eastern releases. And it’s just ridiculously large, spanning the...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Largest Single Platform Launch of 2017
N. Sane
Who cares about Crash Bandicoot, right? Well, the N. Sane Trilogy has just smashed past Horizon: Zero Dawn to become the largest single-format release of 2017 thus far. It’s the UK’s second biggest debut of the year, with Ghost Recon Wildlands’ multiplatform release edging it out overall – but this is still a seriously impressive...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Back on Top with Several New Releases
Final Fantasy XIV targets software summit
The low stock Nintendo Switch situation has opened the door for the PlayStation 4 to return to the top of the Japanese hardware charts – albeit with relatively unimpressive figures all told. Combined sales of the PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro propelled Sony’s console back to the summit, with several lower-profile...
News PlayStation Plus Members Save Big in Mid-Year NA PSN Sale
Cut down to size
At this point, there’s always some kind of promotion running on the PlayStation Store in one territory or another, and Sony has just launched a new mid-year sale in North America which is packing some pretty big savings – especially if you’re a PlayStation Plus member. There are genuinely some really good savings here: the...
News UK Sales Charts: Gran Theft Auto V Steals Back Top Spot
You're a Rockstar
There’s just no stopping Grand Theft Auto V, which has robbed back the UK sales charts summit for the 13th time since its release. To be fair, this was a very slow week, with Dead by Daylight being the best new arrival in 16th position. Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood debuted in 23rd place, and that’s all she wrote really. The...
News Japanese Sales Charts: All's Quiet on the PlayStation Front
Summertime snoozefest
Bad news if you thought the Japanese sales charts were about to get interesting, because for the millionth week running, there's bugger all happening as far as PlayStation's concerned. There are no new PlayStation 4 releases in the top 20, with Tekken 7 the only current-gen release remaining in the top five. Bandai Namco's...
News Huge Savings for PlayStation Plus Members on EU PS Store
More double discounts
Double Discounts are live not just in North America, but in Europe as well. PlayStation Plus members will secure the best bargains here, with deals like MLB The Show 17 for £19.99 and Batman: Return to Arkham for £10.49. Other highlights include Far Cry Primal for £13.79, Metro Redux for £7.49, and The Crew for £7.99. If...
News PlayStation Plus Members Unlock Double Discounts on NA PS Store
Cheap as chips
Has the E3 2017 hype whet your appetite for some new gaming goodness? Good news, there are a bunch of double discounts on the North American PlayStation Store right now – and PlayStation Plus subscribers are getting the best deals. For example, Battlefield 4 is just $7.99, while the entire first season of Hitman is $23.99. Other...
News May 2017 NPD: Nintendo Switch Stock Shortages Open the Door for PS4
Injustice 2 leads software chart
After being overthrown by the Nintendo Switch for a couple of months, stock shortages have opened the door and allowed the PlayStation 4 to reclaim its crown at the summit of the United States hardware charts. May 2017 wasn’t a brilliant month for the games industry, as overall spend dropped 11 per cent, though...
News UK Sales Charts: Horizon Keeps ARMS at Arm's-Length
The huntress returns
Horizon: Zero Dawn has returned to the summit of the UK sales charts, after being reduced nationwide as part of the Days of Play promotion. Aloy’s adventure managed to keep new Nintendo Switch exclusive ARMS at arm’s-length – though it was retailing at double the price on a significantly smaller install base, so that’s...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Read the E3 2017 News Instead
Another slow week
The Japanese sales charts are out, and as has been the case for several weeks now, there’s naff all going on apart from the Nintendo Switch getting a trickle of stock. PlayStation 4 sales are in the gutter, but it’s just a dry spell for the entire industry at the moment; expect sales to perk up across the board when Dragon...
Deals Former E3 Favourites Discounted on NA PlayStation Store
Some decent savings
Sony’s plunged the price of some former E3 favourites on the North American PlayStation Store, with the spotlight being on the best convention attendees from yesteryear. PlayStation Plus members will get the best savings, with standout offers including Batman: Arkham Knight for $9.99 and Mirror’s Edge Catalyst for $9.99. The...
News PS4 Continues to Sell Like a Runaway Freight Train
System surpasses 60.4 million units
Sony’s announced that the PlayStation 4 has sold 60.4 million units worldwide, as of 11th June. This number represents the proportion of units sold directly to consumers. Software sales have also reached 478.8 million units, per the aforementioned date.
News UK Sales Charts: WipEout Omega Collection Earns an Elite Pass
First ever number one for franchise
We’re going to blow your mind a bit here: WipEout Omega Collection has scored the first ever UK sales charts number one in the iconic series’ history. Yes, that’s really true – it’s the first WipEout game ever to top the British sales charts. Has your mind been blown? We’re pretty bloody shocked...
News Days of Play Discounts Dominate PS4 Store in NA and EU
Lots of PlayStation Store savings live
Sony’s big Days of Play promotion is live at retailers around the globe, and the PlayStation Store’s certainly not missing out on any of the action. The platform holder’s rolled out a spate of deals in Europe and North America, with some games receiving discounts of up to 50 per cent. Over in Europe,...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Tekken 7 Juggles Its Way to Number 1
Tekken it higher
Well, there's only one worthwhile story to extract from the latest Japanese sales charts. Soaring straight to the top of the software list, Tekken 7 shifted 58,736 copies on PlayStation 4 during its debut. Certainly not an amount worth shouting about, but it's worth remembering that the series has traditionally moved more units in...
News Digital PS4 Games Get Discounted in EU Ahead of Days of Play
Expect big deals on the entire PS4 line later this week
First and foremost, Sony’s big Days of Play promotion has been officially confirmed for Europe, as we previously reported. The big global sale – which is being billed as a thank you to fans – is set to kick off on 9th June around the world, and will run right the way through E3 2017 until...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Has Been a Colossal Hit for Sony
The robo-dinos deliver
Launching brand new franchises is always a risky business, but Horizon: Zero Dawn has been an enormous success for Sony. After selling over 2.6 million units within its first two weeks on store shelves, the Guerrilla Games developed action role-playing release has now hit 3.4 million units as of 30th April. This statistic is...
News Digital Game Sales Are Becoming More and More Important to Sony
The PlayStation Store makes a lot of money
We're heading towards a digital age and have been for a while now as far as gaming is concerned, and Sony knows that as well as anyone. According the Polygon, CEO of Sony America Shawn Layden says that the PlayStation Store - Sony's digital marketplace for PlayStation software - is now "the number...
