And there are therefore more than 2.5 million copies of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 which were sold to consumers within 24 hours, including pre-orders as well as games sold in packs with the console. A performance that Sony Interactive Entertainment describes as a new speed record for an in-house game. This is good to know, even if the early timing of this announcement complicates the comparison game. Because most of the time, the first sales figures for a PlayStation game are for the first three days (when a game releases on Friday) or the first five days (if it launches on Wednesday).
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On a three-day basis, Sony Interactive Entertainment previously gave us figures like 4 million sales of The Last of Us Part II, 3.3 million sales of Marvel’s Spider-Man, 3.1 million sales of God of War or the 2.4 million sales of Ghost of Tsushima. On a five-day basis, God of War Ragnarok holds the lead with its 5.1 million copies sold. In any case, it is obvious that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has established itself as a new critical and commercial success to add to the list of PlayStation Studios, a family within which Insomniac Games is particularly effective.
Here are some recent examples of the best PlayStatio Studios game starts with the number of days for context. All figures below are consumer sales, without exception.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 | 2.5 million sales (1 day)
The Last of Us Part II | 4 million sales (3 days)
Marvel’s Spider-Man | 3.3 million sales (3 days)
God of War | 3.1 million sales (3 days)
Ghost of Tsushima | 2.4 million sales (3 days)
God of War Ragnarok | 5.1 million sales (5 days)
Uncharted 4 | 2.7 million sales (7 days)
inFamous Second Son | 1 million sales (9 days)
Bloodborne | 1 million sales (11 days)
Horizon Zero Dawn | 2.6 million sales (14 days)