God Of War Is Now The Fastest Selling PS4 Exclusive

The excitement for God of War was at fever pitch in the run up to its launch, and so it’s no real surprise that it raced to 3.1 million sales in its first three days on sale, making it the fastest selling PlayStation 4 exclusive so far.

It takes over from Horizon Zero Dawn (we believe), which sold 2.6 million in its first two weeks on sale, though that is still qualified as the best selling new IP on the system and enjoyed a lot of success over the rest of 2017.

Compared to other platforms, Xbox One’s fastest selling exclusive was this year’s Sea of Thieves, though Microsoft have only disclosed the initial 2 million player count which includes Game Pass players, while Super Mario Odyssey did exceptionally well to sell 2 million copies in three days on Nintendo Switch, with the instantly recognisable plumber a must-have game for the fledgling console.

Santa Monica Studio’s head Shannon Studhill shared a personal message of thanks via the PS Blogs:

I would like to personally thank the millions of fans around the world who decided to embark on Kratos’ latest adventure with us. Your support is truly inspiring, and it’s a reason why we push ourselves every day to go beyond the boundaries of play. I’d also like to thank our Creative Director, Cory Barlog, and Director of Product Development, Yumi Yang and our entire amazing team at Santa Monica Studio. The belief in the game’s vision and the passion for storytelling across the team is undeniable. We look forward to hearing more about how fans are creating new memories of their favorite God of War gameplay moments that will be remembered for a long time.

Source: EU PS Blog

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6 Comments

  1. Deserved too. It’s been a while since I completed a game and really felt disappointed that I was done. I just wanted more and more. Also been a while since I’ve been really excited about a sequel that I know nothing about.

  2. No price drop anytime soon then, dammit!

  3. only got 2-3 weeks to play this! the wait is killing me…
    Finally managed to find a PS4 pro after weeks on seeing them all sold out!

    • I’ve been hearing about the stock shortages. I wonder why there are so few available?

      You’re in for a treat with the new GoW – it’s amazing! :D

      • I have no idea where the shortages came from.. was really odd, reserved one at argos the other week.. arrived, paid for it, for them then to tell me they didn’t have one in stock, but i could drive 50 miles to another store to get one – f*ck off! ;)

        paid £350, including GOW plus 2 crap games, so reasonably happy with that. The PS4 was delivered today, but told myself i have to wait till the new OLED TV is up before i can play it.. very very excited!

  4. Its a fantastic game and shift from the originals which are still up there even today. My backlog is huge and remaining so thanks to GoW.

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