Ratchet & Clank (-49%) holds on to No1 in the All Formats Chart for a second week.
The last Sony title to do this was The Last of Us: Remastered back in W32 2014. Ratchet & Clank is also the 7th biggest Sony first-party PS4 launch and gives Sony PS4 exclusive titles a total of 8 weeks at No1 compared to Microsofts 5 weeks for Xbox One first-party exclusive titles. PS4 retailer hardware bundling alongside the recent launch of Eclipse the first new DLC, help propel Call of Duty: Black Ops III (+82%) up five places to No2, its highest chart position since it topped the chart back in week 7. Dark Souls III (-29%) slips one place to No3, while Tom Clancys The Division (-5%) and EA Sports UFC 2 (+2%) are both non-movers at 4 and 5 respectively.
Spring and Bank Holiday retailer promotions push three titles back in to the Top 10 with reappearances for Lego Marvel Avengers (+45%) up from No11 to No6, Grand Theft Auto V (+33%) up from No12 to No8 and Far Cry Primal (+53%) up from No17 to No9. The only new entry this week is Nintendos Yo-Kai Watch for 3DS which debuts at No14. Retailer promotions extend to the rest of the Top 40 with most titles seeing sales boosts. In fact ¾ of all Top 40 titles experience sales increases this week