Der er lidt længere mellem Sonys første- og andenpartslanceringer end der tidligere har været. Man ville kunne argumentere for at det sidste rigtig store PlayStation-studie der stod klar med en afgørende lancering var Insomniac med Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
Og derfor kommer det ikke som nogen overraskelse at The Game Business nu kårer Ghost of Yotei som den største europæiske PlayStation-lancering siden... ja, netop Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
Vi har naturligvis siden da fået serveret Astro Bot, Lego Horizon Adventures og til dels Death Stranding 2: On the Beach og Helldivers II, der dog er andenpartstitler. For ikke at tale om Concord.
Pointen er at salget følger Ghost of Tsushima, der dog havde ekstra vind i sejlene fordi det udkom midt under COVID-19:
"Ghost of Yotei debuts at No.2 in the GSD European charts, with opening sales in-line with its predecessor, 2020's PS4 hit Ghost of Tsushima (digital and physical). Ghost of Tsushima was a surprise hit for Sony back in 2020, and launched during the COVID-19 lockdown year, which drove record numbers for video game sales. It's the biggest first-party PlayStation launch since Spider-Man 2 in October 2023. nThe PS5 exclusive narrowly missed out on No.1, with EA Sports FC 26 holding on for a third week at the top. The football game's standard edition had only launched the week before, and sales are down 62% week-on-week."