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Just physical UK sales.



Edit:

Full Chart for Uk | Week 43, 2024 (Oct 20 - Oct 26) | Retail (All Formats) | GFK

UK Charts: Sonic X Shadow Generations Speeds Onto The Podium

But Black Ops 6 takes the gold

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Last Week	This Week	Game	Platform Split
NEW	1	Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
2	2	EA Sports FC 25	PS5 55%, Switch 16%, Xbox 16%, PS4 13%
NEW	3	Sonic X Shadow Generations	PS5 51%, Switch 29%, Xbox 12%, PS4 8%
1	4	Super Mario Party Jamboree
3	5	Hogwarts Legacy	Switch 38%, PS5 34%, PS4 23%, Xbox 2%
5	6	The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
7	7	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
8	8	Nintendo Switch Sports
10	9	Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate	PS5 64%, PS4 34%, Xbox 2%, Switch 0%
8	10	Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
14	11	Animal Crossing: New Horizons
NEW	12	Alan Wake II
12	13	Astro Bot
-	14	Batman: Arkham Knight
15	15	Grand Theft Auto V
40	16	Mafia Trilogy
13	17	Batman: Arkham Trilogy
25	18	Super Mario Bros. Wonder
-	19	Mad Max
6	20	Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
4	21	Tomb Raider I-III Remastered	PS5 50%, Switch 28%, PS4 21%
16	22	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
19	23	Wreckfest	PS5 99%, Switch 1%, PS4 0%
-	24	Mortal Kombat X
18	25	Lego Harry Potter Collection	Switch 54%, PS5 24%, PS4 15%, Xbox 4%
9	26	Undisputed
-	27	Minecraft: PlayStation Edition
-	28	WWE 2K24
-	29	Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
22	30	EA Sports FC 24	PS4 52%, PS5 23%, Xbox 20%, Switch 5%
23	31	The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Complete Edition
28	32	Little Nightmares: Complete Edition	Switch 94%, PS4 6%
29	33	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
-	34	Batman Arkham Collection
33	35	Marvel's Spider-Man 2
35	36	Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
32	37	Tramsformers Battlegrounds	Switch 98%, PS4 1%, Xbox 0%
30	38	Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
20	39	Just Dance 2025 Edition	Switch 93%, PS5 7%
37	40	Dark Souls Trilogy

[Compiled by GfK]

 

[Zones]

 

[clarky]

Did anyone expect sales on xbox not to drop?

 

[LordBritish]

Microsoft still rolling in it with COD

 

[Neolombax]

Is it commensurated by the growth of GP subscribers? This would be the more meaningful question. The drop is sort of exepected

 

[clarky]

Is it commensurated by the growth of GP subscribers? This would be the more meaningful question. The drop is sort of exepected

Also if any existing subs on xbox stick around and end up buying MTX, customers they otherwise wouldn't have.

 

[Joel Was Right]

The only way to judge the Game Pass effect is to see how many subscribers they earn/retain after a few months.

 

[KaiserBecks]

Unless you're a collector, there is zero incentive to buy this game on Xbox imo. You're only interested in the campaign? Get GPU for a month and play it. You're interested in Multiplayer? You'll need some form of Gamepass anyway, get GPU. I'm actually surprised the drop isn't more significant.

 

[clarky]

Unless you're a collector, there is zero incentive to buy this game on Xbox imo. You're only interested in the campaign? Get GPU for a month and play it. You're interested in Multiplayer? You'll need some form of Gamepass anyway, get GPU. I'm actually surprised the drop isn't more significant.

A 10% drop in total physical sales means xbox sales are basically next to zero.

80% of sales were already on Playstation last year.

A Whopping 80% of Modern Warfare 3's Physical UK Sales Were on PS5, PS4

Domination

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[vaibhavpisal]

I will play my first COD in 20 yrs.

Win some, loose some.

Just figuring out how to install it.

 

[clarky]

I will play my first COD in 20 yrs.

Win some, loose some.

Just figuring out how to install it.

Just click install.

 

[LeftThumbstick]

How is this a surprise? Who in their right mind would fully purchase this on Xbox when you can get a cheap sub and try it for a month?

 

[Kvally]

How is this a surprise? Who in their right mind would fully purchase this on Xbox when you can get a cheap sub and try it for a month?

Most people don’t like subscriptions. I don’t. I bought it.

 

[DenchDeckard]

only 10 percent?

But like clarky says ...that means it should be around 90 percent PS5 now....

The gamepass effect!

But I thank them for it. Best COD in years and all included in my cheap 3 years. Im gonna ride it till the wheels fall off.

 

[dragonyeuw]

It would have been news if there wasn't a drop.

 

[Esparadrapo]

Why would they get any new subscriptions from CoD? It's most likely recurring players and they'd be on Game Pass already from the online tax sub.

Unless they break down the type of sub this isn't going to do anything for them PR wise and if they really say anything about GPU you'd know there's no subscriber increase.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

A 10% drop in total physical sales means xbox sales are basically next to zero.

80% of sales were already on Playstation last year.

A Whopping 80% of Modern Warfare 3's Physical UK Sales Were on PS5, PS4

Domination

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Not how percentages work though... a 10% drop from a 20% share is only 2% of said 20%. That's like saying Xbox UK sales went from 2M to 1.8M.

If they said sales dropped "to" 10% of total sales compared to last year, that would have been very different.

Anyway, more important, though, is that the UK is the Xbox's biggest market in the EU, so across the EU, this number is likely a lot worse. This is all only part of the equation, though. We need to see how much the overall drop is compared to the overall gain of GP subs.

 

[Ronin_7]

A 10% drop in total physical sales means xbox sales are basically next to zero.

80% of sales were already on Playstation last year.

A Whopping 80% of Modern Warfare 3's Physical UK Sales Were on PS5, PS4

Domination

www.pushsquare.com

DAMN

 

[Heisenberg007]

Is it commensurated by the growth of GP subscribers? This would be the more meaningful question. The drop is sort of exepected

Most likely, no.

Most of the hardcore Xbox gamers are already subscribed to Game Pass already, so they will just get to play the game without additional cost.

And those COD players that already weren't subscribed to Game Pass will probably subscribe for a month or two to play COD before dropping the subscription again. If it couldn't entice them before, chances are that it wouldn't entice them now.

The net-result would most likely be negative for Xbox here, which is why we haven't seen much "Play COD on Game Pass" marketing from them.

 

[Kvally]

Not how percentages work though... a 10% drop from a 20% share is only 2% of said 20%. That's like saying Xbox UK sales went from 2M to 1.8M.

If they said sales dropped "to" 10% of total sales compared to last year, that would have been very different.

Anyway, more important, though, is that the UK is the Xbox's biggest market in the EU, so across the EU, this number is likely a lot worse. This is all only the equation, though. We need to see how much the overall drop is compared to the overall gain of GP subs.

He’s right ^

 

[RoboFu]

But did game pass subs increase ?

 

[Mibu no ookami]

only 10 percent?

But like clarky says ...that means it should be around 90 percent PS5 now....

The gamepass effect!

But I thank them for it. Best COD in years and all included in my cheap 3 years. Im gonna ride it till the wheels fall off.

That is not how math works...

 

[pasterpl]

wondering how digital sales look like, most comments online were about people didn’t knowing how download games so that suggest quite big chunk being digital. Regardless, 10% if far less that I expected.

 

[adamsapple]

only 10 percent?

But like clarky says ...that means it should be around 90 percent PS5 now....

The gamepass effect!

But I thank them for it. Best COD in years and all included in my cheap 3 years. Im gonna ride it till the wheels fall off.

Just a 10% physical drop even with the game on game pass, while sequels like Rebirth saw as high as 30% drop in physical sales as a sequel, is pretty good turnaround.

which is why we haven't seen much "Play COD on Game Pass" marketing from them.

This is simply not true. There's game pass branding on the console dash, xbox's game page, youtube ads etc.

Not sure what other kind of marketing there would be ? They're not gonna advertise the game pass version on the Sony website or the PS5 dash, where you'd be most likely to see it.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Sales estimations from install base:

Around 90k for COD retail launch (Including ~80k sales from PS).

Last year was slighty over 100k (Including also ~80k sales from PS).

 

[Mr Moose]

Not how percentages work though... a 10% drop from a 20% share is only 2% of said 20%. That's like saying Xbox UK sales went from 2M to 1.8M.

If they said sales dropped "to" 10% of total sales compared to last year, that would have been very different.

Anyway, more important, though, is that the UK is the Xbox's biggest market in the EU, so across the EU, this number is likely a lot worse. This is all only the equation, though. We need to see how much the overall drop is compared to the overall gain of GP subs.

It's a 10% drop of total sales though, isn't it?

Launch sales are 10% lower compared with Modern Warfare 3.

 

[StueyDuck]

I thought it was smashing records or something?

 

[adamsapple]

I thought it was smashing records or something?

Don't know about smashing records, but it is currently on top of all the platforms it's on.

Courtesy of Kvally

Microsoft Store Top Paid:

1. COD Black Ops 6 Cross Gen Bundle $69.99
2. COD Black Ops 6 Vault Edition Upgrade: $30.00
3. COD Black Ops 6 Vault Edition: $99.99

Xbox Store Top 3:

1. COD Black Ops 6 Vault Edition Upgrade: $30.00
2. COD Black Ops 6 Vault Edition: $99.99
3. COD Black Ops 6 Cross Gen Bundle Edition: $69.99

PlayStation Store Top Paid:

1. Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (all combined)

Steam Store:

1. Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (all combined)

Game Pass Most Popular:

1. Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (all combined)

Amazon 100 best sellers:

1. COD Black Ops 6 Cross Gen Bundle $69.99 (and #43 Physical and #66 Digital)

 

[Elios83]

10% is really not much if that's the Gamepass effect considering there are already 25m subscribers . But this is just physical so let's see.

 

[StueyDuck]

Don't know about smashing records, but it is currently on top of all the platforms it's on.

Courtesy of Kvally

I swear i saw like an IGN article or something talking about how it's the best selling cod game since X (some older cod game)

but honestly i don't keep up with COD so yeah maybe i dreamt it.

 

[Radical_3d]

10% is not that much.

 

[Beechos]

Doesn't seem too bad 10%, this 10% is prob about the ratio of ppl going from physical to digital every year. Digital sales will prob be the real measure.

 

[Ozriel]

A 10% drop in total physical sales means xbox sales are basically next to zero.

80% of sales were already on Playstation last year.

A Whopping 80% of Modern Warfare 3's Physical UK Sales Were on PS5, PS4

Domination

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The 80% from last year counts the significant bump from PS5 bundles. Last year, the game was bundled with PS5 consoles.

Only a 10% drop in total sales actually suggests the GamePass reduction on Xbox was much more muted than in many other games.

 

[Thebonehead]

Just click install.

Are you a retard? it's not that simple

/s

 

[Mr Moose]

The 80% from last year counts the significant bump from PS5 bundles. Last year, the game was bundled with PS5 consoles.

Only a 10% drop in total sales actually suggests the GamePass reduction on Xbox was much more muted than in many other games.

It's a 50% drop in Xbox sales, isn't it?

 

[clarky]

Are you a retard? it's not that simple

/s

Don't you start.

 

[kaizenkko]

Sales estimations from install base:

So 10% of total sales, who means 50% of Xbox sales. If this replicate for digital ratio, not good news. Microsoft would need long term subscribers to recoup.

 

[clarky]

The 80% from last year counts the significant bump from PS5 bundles. Last year, the game was bundled with PS5 consoles.

Only a 10% drop in total sales actually suggests the GamePass reduction on Xbox was much more muted than in many other games.

What percentage of COD sales in launch weekend came from Playstation bundles? I don't think we have access to that information do we?

 

[clarky]

10% is not that much.

Its a significant portion of the Xbox user base.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Math is def not mathing in this thread.

The split for MW3's launch physical sales in the UK last year was 80% PS and 20% Xbox. A 10% drop in total sales for BLOPS 6, with the PS share of sales remaining mostly the same, means Xbox sales dropped by 50%.

 

[clarky]

So 10% of total sales, who means 50% of Xbox sales. If this replicate for digital ratio, not good news. Microsoft would need long term subscribers to recoup.

They must have known that before they did this.

How much did game pass on xbox grow as a result of this move though?

 

[Radical_3d]

Its a significant portion of the Xbox user base.

But not of the sales, and it was expected as those people already have it on game pass. If they up the subscriptions and keep 90% of the sales is an absolute win. But we need the digital data.

 

[clarky]

Just a 10% physical drop even with the game on game pass, while sequels like Rebirth saw as high as 30% drop in physical sales as a sequel, is pretty good turnaround.



This is simply not true. There's game pass branding on the console dash, xbox's game page, youtube ads etc.

Not sure what other kind of marketing there would be ? They're not gonna advertise the game pass version on the Sony website or the PS5 dash, where you'd be most likely to see it.

Its a 50% drop for Xbox.

 

[Little Chicken]

Game Pass Ultimate subs rising

 

[clarky]

But not of the sales, and it was expected as those people already have it on game pass. If they up the subscriptions and keep 90% of the sales is an absolute win. But we need the digital data.

They lost 50% of the sales on xbox, transfer that world wide and its very significant.

 

[kaizenkko]

They must have known that before they did this.

How much did game pass on xbox grow as a result of this move though?

The value of this decision can only be perceived after some months. It's not about how many subs gamepass got in this month, but if they will maintain these numbers for several months.

 

[Ozriel]

Most likely, no.

Most of the hardcore Xbox gamers are already subscribed to Game Pass already, so they will just get to play the game without additional cost.

And those COD players that already weren't subscribed to Game Pass will probably subscribe for a month or two to play COD before dropping the subscription again. If it couldn't entice them before, chances are that it wouldn't entice them now.

The net-result would most likely be negative for Xbox here, which is why we haven't seen much "Play COD on Game Pass" marketing from them.

Amazing how people are always just ‘subscribing for a month before dropping it’ anytime you guys post this hopium.

Apparently, COD players were always paying $70 just to play the campaign and have zero interest in multiplayer. Even though we’ve had COD games with no SP component before, and Activision confirming that the bulk of players play MP.

With STALKER 2 in November and Indiana Jones in December…I’m not sure lots of folks will be canceling their subscriptions anyway.

 

[Radical_3d]

They lost 50% of the sales on xbox, transfer that world wide and its very significant.

They lost 10% of the sales. That’s how relevant Xbox is.

 

[ryzzz]

They lost 50% of the sales on xbox, transfer that world wide and its very significant.

Not sure about significant. Xbox has the lowest player base by far out of all the platforms. Xbox accounts for about 8% of total cod players I believe.

 

[clarky]

They lost 10% of the sales. That’s how relevant Xbox is.

I know?