NPD: God of War is fastest selling PS exclusive since tracking began in '95

[Jawbreaker]

 

[~Fake]

Yeah I saw a moment ago. Amazing. Thx corybarlog

 

[Maneil99]

TLOU was the previous record holder correct? Or Uncharted 4?

 

[Deleted member 249]

Amazing. So faster than Final Fantasy 7, The Last of Us, or GTA3. That's mind blowing.

 

[Gestault]

Hell yes. It's gotta be incredibly encouraging seeing a series that had felt maybe a bit overdrawn at one point back to this kind of performance.

 

[Deleted member 4346]

The Last of Us 2 is going to break this record. IMO. Though we'll see but that would be my bet.

 

[Shark]

Amazing. So happy for SSM and so deserved.

 

[giancarlo123x]

Most impressive

 

[Servbot24]

That's wild. I guess GOW2 is locked in.

 

[Acquiescence]

No One Can Stop Mr Domino must've come out before 1995 then.

 

[Deleted member 3017]

Very cool. God of War was already a big IP but now it's top tier.

 

[DekuBleep]

Wow Crazy! Can't imagine it's going to have the legs of a GTA game but still... I think GTA3 was also a sleeper hit that didn't explode right away but not 100% sure....

 

[Memento]

God of Legs is a monster

 

[ActWan]

It's insane how well it did (and keeps on doing), being a mostly linear single player only game.

 

[fiendcode]

Amazing. So faster than Final Fantasy 7, The Last of Us, or GTA3. That's mind blowing.

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GTA3 wasn't really huge upfront. WOM played a huge role there and it ramped up over time.

You could've said VC or SA though and it'd work. :)

 

[Damisa Sarki]

I AM KRATOS

 

[Psychotron]

To think, for a while I wasn't hyped about the game. Then as it got close to release it all started to set in. It ended up being absolutely phenomenal.

 

[kennyamr]

Awesome.

Again, it's a great game that deserves all the praise.

 

[crimzonflame]

That's wild. I guess GOW2 is locked in.

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I would have been locked in even it sold half as much.

 

[Border]

Even I find this a bit hard to believe, given the game's springtime release date.

Did Grand Theft Auto Vice City and San Andreas count as "exclusives" at the time of their release? I have to think they would have sold faster given their insane popularity and Christmas release window. Perhaps the videogame market just wasn't as big in 2003/2004.

 

[Deleted member 6573]

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[Venom]

All those people who are salty with Sony's Third Person narrative formula can go suck an egg.

Absolutely phenomenal news and a really well deserved success. God of War is the perfect example of what makes Sony first party games great. Everything about the game is absolutely amazing. Can't wait for no.2

 

[alr1ght]

I thought GaaS was required to be successful, though?

 

[Advance.Wars.Sgt.]

Wow that's pretty amazing especially given the recent success of TLOU and GT having once been the most popular/best-selling IP in their staple.

 

[chandoog]

Amazing.

Will love to see Sony put out a "God of War has sold 10 million units" presser in a couple of weeks.

Huge congrats to corybarlog and the SSM team.

 

[Miniature Kaiju]

Already funded a few sequels and some other WWS games, probably.

 

[ThisThingIsUseful]

And 1995 is when we began to get those PS exclusives, too.

What an achievement.

 

[zoltan]

Very cool. God of War was already a big IP but now it's top GOD tier.

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FTFY

 

[Majukun]

tell what you want about sony,but they sure can read their audience

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Cool achievement I guess. Dreams will top it in no time flat tho

 

[Deleted member 2145]

Legs of War

 

[Alethiometer]

Pretty crazy.

 

[Xx 720]

Well deserved, the ending made me tear up and miss my Mom. I hope epic single player games make a comeback.

 

[Memento]

I wonder what the numbers are currently?

It reached 5 million in 1 month, so could it have topped 7 million already, for example?

 

[-PyramidSong]

Congrats to Santa Monica Studios.

 

[Greigor the FellHand]

congrats. and fuck ya!!!

T'EALC GET EM.

 

[jviggy43]

Damn that crazy. Good for them.

 

[Venom]

Even I find this a bit hard to believe, given the game's springtime release date.

Did Grand Theft Auto Vice City and San Andreas count as "exclusives" at the time of their release? I have to think they would have sold faster given their insane popularity and Christmas release window. Perhaps the videogame market just wasn't as big in 2003/2004.

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Marginally smaller. Just over 60m on 2003 vs just over 70m for PS4.

So no it's not hard to believe. It's a phenomenal game that deserves all the success it gets.

 

[MentalZer0]

Masterpiece

 

[Ravelle]

I did not think God of War of all games would achieve this, I wonder how it got sold so well to the public not reading reviews and visiting hype threads on forums.

 

[Jiraiya]

I thought GaaS was required to be successful, though?

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Pick the record breaker to make this point. Right....

 

[Desfrog]

SSM needed this win after Acension and their new IP getting shut down. So happy for them.

 

[Dekim]

I wonder if TLOU2 can top this.

 

[Wollan]

I have been non-stop busy with work since I finished this game in the launch weekend. Just a few more weeks and I will be able to resume the hunt for the Platinum.

 

[FTF]

Pretty crazy but well deserved.

The Last of Us 2 is going to break this record. IMO. Though we'll see but that would be my bet.

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I agree. Though before that, Spider-Man will break the record.

 

[martinstraka8282]

Well deserved.

 

[Deleted member 437]

Like, PS exclusive exclusive?

Or first party?

Because exclusive only is fucking nuts.......

 

[Deleted member 6235]

That's absolutely incredible and well deserved. Hopefully, other publishers take note.

 

[Deleted member 3925]

Wow. Impressive stuff and very well deserved!

 

[sfortunato]

Amazing. So faster than Final Fantasy 7, The Last of Us, or GTA3. That's mind blowing.

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FF was a relatively lesser known brand back then. It did well, debut-wise, but it needed some time to sell a lot. Also, the market was much smaller in 1997.

Similar reasoning for GTA. GTA was a popular IP but the franchise exploded thanks to legs.

TLOU was a new IP.