wraggster
June 28th, 2020, 09:35
The Last of Us Part 2 sold through more than 4 million copies in its first three days on sale, Sony announced today.
That makes the Naughty Dog sequel the fastest-selling first-party PlayStation 4 exclusive to date, topping previous holders of that title, God of War (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-03-god-of-war-tops-3-1-million-sold-in-three-days) (3.1 million sold in three days) and Spider-Man (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-09-20-spider-man-sells-3-3-million-in-three-days) (3.3 million in three days).
Over the weekend, it also claimed the title of Sony's fastest-selling PS4 game in the UK (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-06-21-the-last-of-us-part-2-smashes-sales-records-uk-charts), although that distinction was wrested from 2016's Uncharted 4.
The Last of Us Part 2 had been set for a May 29 release, but Sony pushed that back (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-02-the-last-of-us-part-2-iron-man-vr-delayed-indefinitely) and refunded all digital preorders for it after the COVID-19 pandemic created logistical concerns for the launch.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-06-26-the-last-of-us-part-2-sells-4-million
That makes the Naughty Dog sequel the fastest-selling first-party PlayStation 4 exclusive to date, topping previous holders of that title, God of War (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-03-god-of-war-tops-3-1-million-sold-in-three-days) (3.1 million sold in three days) and Spider-Man (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-09-20-spider-man-sells-3-3-million-in-three-days) (3.3 million in three days).
Over the weekend, it also claimed the title of Sony's fastest-selling PS4 game in the UK (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-06-21-the-last-of-us-part-2-smashes-sales-records-uk-charts), although that distinction was wrested from 2016's Uncharted 4.
The Last of Us Part 2 had been set for a May 29 release, but Sony pushed that back (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-02-the-last-of-us-part-2-iron-man-vr-delayed-indefinitely) and refunded all digital preorders for it after the COVID-19 pandemic created logistical concerns for the launch.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-06-26-the-last-of-us-part-2-sells-4-million