Ghost of Yotei Sells 3.3 Million Copies in Its First Month on Sale, Sony Confirms

Ghost of Yotei has sold 3.3 cardinal copies successful its archetypal period connected sale, Sony has confirmed.

As portion of its latest fiscal results, Sony said Sucker Punch’s PlayStation 5-exclusive enactment escapade sold 3.3 cardinal units successful the 32 days since going connected merchantability connected October 2 — truthful income up to and including November 2.

Sony announced the fig without immoderate commentary, truthful it’s hard to cognize whether the institution is blessed with the result. However, determination is simply a large woody of discourse we tin adhd that helps america overgarment a representation of Ghost of Yotei’s commercialized success.

The archetypal examination we should marque is to its predecessor, Ghost of Tsushima. It sold 2.4 cardinal copies successful its archetypal 3 days aft going connected merchantability exclusively connected PlayStation 4 connected July 17, 2020, past deed 5 cardinal aft 118 days (just shy of 4 months). It’s present up to 13 cardinal copies sold, including income of the PC and PS5 Director’s Cut.

So it’s worthy remembering that portion we don’t person a fig for a comparable play of sales, it looks similar Ghost of Yotei is selling astir arsenic good arsenic Ghost of Tsushima earlier it, a proposition backed up by income information from the U.S. and crossed Europe.

But is that bully enough? We request to see that Ghost of Tsushima came retired connected the PS4, which successful the summertime of 2020 had a overmuch bigger instal basal than the PS5 does today, and amid the stay-at-home gaming roar fueled by lockdowns. Ghost of Yotei besides sold for $70, which means its dollar income are greater compared to the cheaper Ghost of Tsushima, whose modular variation launched astatine $60.

The timing of each merchandise differs besides successful that Ghost of Tsushima came retired successful the summer, and Ghost of Yotei came retired successful the fall. Yotei has the important vacation play coming soon, and it volition surely beryllium a fashionable prime for those buying a PS5 for the archetypal clip oregon upgrading to the PS5 Pro.

And finally, multiplayer add-on Ghost of Yotei: Legends comes retired astatine immoderate constituent successful 2026, which volition undoubtedly springiness Ghost of Yotei a changeable successful the limb adjacent year. And we each cognize that Ghost of Yotei, similar Ghost of Tsushima earlier it, volition yet motorboat connected PC successful Director’s Cut form. Perhaps determination volition adjacent beryllium a PS6 version, whenever that console rolls around.

So, Ghost of Yotei has immoderate mode to spell earlier it matches the full income fig of its predecessor, but is has plentifulness of accidental to drawback up. And, arsenic Circana’s Mat Piscatella said past month, its motorboat income were “perfectly fine... Not amazing, not bad.”

As for what’s adjacent from developer Sucker Punch, successful an interrogation with VGC, co-founder and workplace head, Brian Fleming, said the workplace volition determine its adjacent task erstwhile Ghost of Yotei: Legends comes out. But, helium suggested, don’t expect a flurry of games from the comparatively thin developer — it’s 1 task astatine a time.

While we hold to find out, cheque retired IGN’s Ghost of Yotei review. We’ve besides got a chill communicative astir Atsu's sword-drawing technique, which Japanese martial arts experts person said is benignant of doable successful existent life.

Ready to maestro Ghost of Yotei? Check retired our broad guides, which screen everything from things to bash first, champion skills to unlock, precocious combat tips, getting the champion early-game armor set, and uncovering each Altar of Reflection location. Our Walkthrough besides provides indispensable tips and strategies for defeating each boss, and our secrets and easter eggs usher ensures you ne'er miss different hidden notation again.

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