The biggest PlayStation release for the year beat a lot of other heavy hitters in the sales charts.

We had previously reported that God of War Ragnarok was highly successful in smashing UK sales records. Now we have a better idea of just how successful the game was in this period.

Again, using data shared by GI.Biz, God of War Ragnarok outsold Elden Ring, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Pokemon Legends Arceus, in the same sales period. Interestingly, FIFA 23 did outsell God of War Ragnarok, but that’s not necessarily a negative for the franchise. FIFA is of course a cornerstone in European gaming, and FIFA 23 is particularly highly anticipated for being the last FIFA game from EA’s signature football game franchise.

To further clarify, GI.Biz mainly tracked physical sales. If digital sales were taken into account for any of these franchises, it is possible that many or all of these games did also outsell God of War Ragnarok. In particular, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is highly likely to have outperformed it, as a considerably older and bigger franchise, which is also multiplatform.

Focusing on God of War Ragnarok itself, only 18 % of total game sales were made on PlayStation 4, and a clear majority of 82 % were sold on PlayStation 5. With regards to the PlayStation 5, 12 % of the game’s boxed sales for the period were thanks to the special God of War Ragnarok PlayStation 5 bundle.  The same bundle made up 60 % of all PlayStation 5 consoles sold…