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PS5 stock influx boosts Spider-Man: Miles Morales sales | UK Boxed Charts

EA's Mass Effect: Legendary Edition has knocked Resident Evil: Village off the top spot. The remastered collection of M…

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The remastered collection of Mass Effect games was released on last generation consoles (PS4 and Xbox One), and sold best on PS4 (68% of sales). It's not a huge boxed launch for the collection, selling half of what last week's Resident Evil: Village managed. However, digital data is not available until later in the week, and it's likely the game performed far better than the physical numbers suggest.

Resident Evil: Village sits at No.2 after a relatively modest 59% drop in sales during its second week.

Rising nine places to No.3 is Spider-Man: Miles Morales, with the majority of sales (88%) coming on the PS5 version. The action game shoots up the charts on the back of new PS5 stock coming to the UK market last week. This has happened the last time more PS5 units emerged in March, and so Spider-Man appears to be the game of choice for new PS5 customers. Another game that bumped in sales on the back of PS5 stock is Assassin's Creed Valhalla at No.13, with the PS5 version of that increasing 224%. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War at No.14 also saw its PS5 version jump in sales by 49%.

Last Week	This Week	Title
New Entry	1	Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
1	2	Resident Evil: Village
12	3	Spider-Man: Miles Morales
3	4	FIFA 21
New Entry	5	Subnautica: Below Zero
5	6	Animal Crossing: New Horizons
3	7	Minecraft (Switch)
8	4	Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
7	9	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
2	10	New Pokémon Snap

 

[mansoor1980]

yet more lions share for playstation

 

[Bernd Lauert]

These charts would be so much more useful if they had actual numbers like the Japanese ones. Also where's the Demon's Souls and Returnal stock bump?

 

[Papacheeks]

Be nice to get digital numbers to compare the drop is physical.

 

[Warnen]

Returnal had a short shelf life huh?

 

[ZywyPL]

Without digital sales all those charts are meaningless, misleading even.

Also where's the Demon's Souls and Returnal stock bump?

The real question is where's GTA5?!? ;D

 

[Snowdonhoffen]

Returnal had a short shelf life huh?

I've always thought that when a game is said to be difficult, it scares a lot of people from getting the game and hurts the game's sales. And it shows even more when your potential buyers are less than 8 million in the entire world.
Pretty sure if the game was a more traditional sci fi shooter it would have sold better.

 

[DenchDeckard]

How has Demons souls and Returnal performed? I feel like i've never seen them in the charts after the first week. Such a frigging shame.

 

[The Hamburglar]

These charts would be so much more useful if they had actual numbers like the Japanese ones. Also where's the Demon's Souls and Returnal stock bump?

Returnal had a short shelf life huh?

so concerned for games on a console you have no interest in.

 

[Markio128]

Nice to see Subnautica in the top 10.

 

[Birdo]

"Spider-Man appears to be the game of choice for new PS5 customers."

So they are buying a PS5 to play a game they could play on PS4...... Where are the PS5 exlusives in the chart? Why didn't they get bumped with "Stock Influx"?

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

yet more lions share for playstation

Seems that way. I truly don’t think the majority of XBOX gamers actually buy games. Most recent example was RE8 and now the game that originated on the XBOX most likely sells considerably better on the PS4? I know Gamepass has been in existence for awhile, but I’m really wondering what’s going on.

 

[modiz]

Someone wake me up when they report digital sales.

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

Returnal had a short shelf life huh?

It’s definitely a really good game, but the unforgiving difficulty, $70 price tag and lack of saves probably turned a lot of gamers away from it. I’m progressing through it and having fun, but imo it can make Sekiro or Dark Souls look like child’s play at times.

 

[mansoor1980]

Seems that way. I truly don’t think the majority of XBOX gamers actually buy games. Most recent example was RE8 and now the game that originated on the XBOX most likely sells considerably better on the PS4? I know Gamepass has been in existence for awhile, but I’m really wondering what’s going on.

one thing to add is that mass effect LE only has a ps4 version and no ps5 specific version , its just running on BC on ps5

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

one thing to add is that mass effect LE only has a ps4 version and no ps5 specific version , its just running on BC on ps5

I see.

 

[skit_data]

Legs Morales at it again

 

[Stuart360]

Prettty beastly sales for Mass Effect if you think about it, selling over half of what a brand new entry in a mega successful franchise sold the week before in Resident Evil 8.
Not bad for a remaster!.

 

[Snowdonhoffen]

"Spider-Man appears to be the game of choice for new PS5 customers."

So they are buying a PS5 to play a game they could play on PS4...... Where are the PS5 exlusives in the chart? Why didn't they get bumped with "Stock Influx"?

Some people think that game is a next gen only title.

 

[Birdo]

I know Gamepass has been in existence for awhile, but I’m really wondering what’s going on.

There is this way of buying games in digital form on the console. It's quite revolutionary.

 

[Zoro7]

Returnal had a short shelf life huh?

Hello again concern. How are you?

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

That price for Returnal was a mistake

 

[mansoor1980]

i am commander shepard and MASS EFFECT LE is my favourite game at UK retail

 

[Bernd Lauert]

so concerned for games on a console you have no interest in.

Hello again concern. How are you?

What's wrong with you guys? This is a sales thread framed as a Playstation thread, and we're participating. Feel free to contribute.

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

There is this way of buying games in digital form on the console. It's quite revolutionary.

That’s true, but they never seem to list digital sales though so it seems we only have the physical sales to compare. Honestly though, I don’t think the digital sales would be significantly different either ratio-wise though.

 

[SLB1904]

These charts would be so much more useful if they had actual numbers like the Japanese ones. Also where's the Demon's Souls and Returnal stock bump?

Your obsession with demons souls lol.

 

[SLB1904]

so concerned for games on a console you have no interest in.

These 2 are like clockwork. Ask them what xbox exclusive is on top 100

 

[Markio128]

I’d have thought ME would have sold more on Xbox Series X, considering it runs okay sometimes in 120fps mode and doesn’t drop to 31 FPS in a cutscene. What a crazy world we live in!

Also, for those lucky enough to pick up a PS5, I can’t imagine they would have limitless money to buy every game available, so Spider-Man, Ass Creed and COD jumping in sales is no surprise because these games are always picked up first. Returnal and Demon’s Souls are in no way, shape or form, a casual purchase haha.

 

[Warnen]

Hello again concern. How are you?

more like vindication if I had to put a word to it. Always said a $70 roguelike was not going to be a mainstream game.

 

[SLB1904]

more like vindication if I had to put a word to it. Always said a $70 roguelike was not going to be a mainstream game.

You are so desperate that using uk to feel vindicate. And no one said a roquelike will be a mainstream game.

 

[Warnen]

You are so desperate that using uk to feel vindicate. And no one said a roquelike will be a mainstream game.

 

[Markio128]

more like vindication if I had to put a word to it. Always said a $70 roguelike was not going to be a mainstream game.

You are so desperate that using uk to feel vindicate. And no one said a roquelike will be a mainstream game.

Have you ever heard of the phrase ‘pissing in the wind’?

 

[SLB1904]

Have you ever heard of the phrase ‘pissing in the wind’?

Yep. You are right. Waste of time

 

[MasterCornholio]

This is a sales thread framed as a Playstation thread

Actually it's a sales article from Gamesindustrybiz.

 

[Warnen]

Have you ever heard of the phrase ‘pissing in the wind’?

In all fairness he is right these sale threads mean nothing.

 

[demigod]

So much for 90% of xbox users being digital.

 

[Kerotan]

Some people think that game is a next gen only title.

Or else they're holding off buying it until they get a ps5.

 

[reksveks]

So much for 90% of xbox users being digital.

Have I missed something in the article that says what percent of the game was sold digitally?

 

[SLB1904]

Some people think that game is a next gen only title.

People are not stupid. They are well aware the game is on ps4 and ps5. Do you think they dont see miles being advertised on their ps4?
They want that next gen juice

 

[lh032]

Seems that way. I truly don’t think the majority of XBOX gamers actually buy games. Most recent example was RE8 and now the game that originated on the XBOX most likely sells considerably better on the PS4? I know Gamepass has been in existence for awhile, but I’m really wondering what’s going on.

I believe in the future majority of xbox owners is going for subscription service and not going to buy physical copies or even digital copies anymore, and there is a big possibility Microsoft is going to eliminate physical disc and go full subscription service + cloud.

Playstation on the other hand will be on the traditional side.

 

[Bonfires Down]

32% for a franchise that originated on Xbox seems weak.

 

[reksveks]

I believe in the future majority of xbox owners is going for subscription service and not going to buy physical copies or even digital copies anymore, and there is a big possibility Microsoft is going to eliminate physical disc and go full subscription service + cloud.

Playstation on the other hand will be on the traditional side.

We just love assumptions here. I would suggest that we wait for the first subscription only game before we even start thinking down that line.

32% for a franchise that originated on Xbox seems weak.

PS4: 55%, Xbox One 41%, PC 4%. For the last Mass Effect, not sure what the console split was for the UK in 2017.

 

[SLB1904]

32% for a franchise that originated on Xbox seems weak.

Yep that's terrible. No wonder ubisoft is going free to play, needs to squeeze every bit of pennies from the subscription users

 

[Zoro7]

more like vindication if I had to put a word to it. Always said a $70 roguelike was not going to be a mainstream game.

Are you worried about the split of 3rd party sales between PS/Xbox? Or is it just Returnal sales that bother you?

 

[Warnen]

Are you worried about the split of 3rd party sales between PS/Xbox? Or is it just Returnal sales that bother you?

Neither

 

[Interfectum]

Nintendo just cleans up as we nitpick over PS/Xbox splits and first party sales data huh? Switch seems unstoppable.

 

[jroc74]

More info that ppl want next gen games. PS5 versions of cross gen games continue to sell like hotcakes.

Some people think that game is a next gen only title.

Then please explain the PS5 bump for Assassins' Creed Valhalla and Call of Duty....

 

[M1chl]

Pretty understandable that ME is going to dominate, if you look at that garbage which is below it. Holy shit what a year of games /s

 

[Sander Cohen]

I just want to know, finally, total number sold (physical + digital) of Demon’s Souls and (maybe too early) Returnal. Are they really bust, the way it looks like from the outside or not. Morales seems like game of choice for new PS5 owners and that’s least surprising thing here.

And Warnen , that’s quite possibly best GIF I’ve ever seen.

 

[Azurro]

Interesting that a franchise mostly alligned with Xbox has 68% of sales on PS4. That means that most of its fanbase moved to PS during the PS4 era.